Best Lawyers in Canada for Securities Law

William (Bill) Nickel’s practice focuses on corporate commercial and securities law related matters. He assists entrepreneurs and established clients with incorporation or formation, mergers and acquisitions, raising capital through debt or equity offerings, and traditional commercial financing, corporate restructuring, corporate governance, reporting and continuous disclosure obligations. Bill Nickel’s practice focuses on securities law and corporate and commercial matters. His s...

David Hausman practices exclusively in the field of securities litigation. Regularly representing investment dealers, public companies, mutual funds, directors and officers, David advises clients on regulatory investigations and proceedings before provincial securities commissions, all Canadian stock exchanges and self-regulatory organizations. Representing both bidders and targets in contested mergers and acquisitions transactions, David also advises clients on governance issues in the publi...

Lyndsay Schooley is Counsel in Farris' Corporate Finance and Securities, Mergers and Acquisitions and Mining law practice groups. Lyndsay brings over ten years of experience advising both public and private clients in connection with corporate finance matters, securities regulation, mergers & acquisitions transactions, corporate governance and shareholder rights, with a strong emphasis on the natural resources sector. Lyndsay is the former Vice Chair of the Securities Law Section of the B...

Troy is a Partner practising corporate and securities law, with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, venture capital, corporate finance and corporate governance. Troy represents a number of public and private companies across a broad spectrum of industries, including manufacturing, automotive, food and consumer goods, technology and natural resources, and seeks to provide pragmatic advice after developing a thorough understanding of each client’s industry a...

Rishi’s practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions transactions and securities law matters. He acts for public and private companies, shareholders, independent committees of boards of directors and investment dealers in public and private offerings of securities, various types of corporate transactions, reorganizations and recapitalizations. Rishi regularly advises clients on purchases and sales of assets and businesses, corporate governance and regulatory compliance and continuous di...

Stuart is the head of the Corporate Finance and Securities Group at Lawson Lundell. For over twenty years, his practice has focused on corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on corporate finance and securities and mergers and acquisitions. Stuart acts for domestic and international companies in a wide variety of transactions including equity and debt financings, business combinations, acquisitions and stock exchange listings. He also regularly advises clients on corporate and securiti...

Steven is an experienced business and securities lawyer. He has acted on behalf of clients on significant M&A transactions, establishment of a wide range of public and private investment funds, complex corporate restructurings, securities regulatory matters, private placements, IPOs including Capital Pool Companies, and a wide variety of corporate finance transactions. Steven’s experience in mergers and acquisitions has involved acting for Canadian and international enterprises of v...

Angela leads the firm’s Fund Investments & Asset Management Group and has more than two decades of experience advising Canadian asset managers and institutional investors on fund structuring, formation, and investment activities across all asset classes, both domestically and internationally. Within her fund investments practice, Angela diligences and negotiates separately managed account agreements, pooled fund investments, secondary acquisitions, co-investments and direct investme...

Paul Raymond is experienced in corporate and securities law, financings and business acquisitions and sales. He has been involved in debt and equity financing of private and public corporations, governments and Crown corporations by way of private or public offerings in Canada and the United States, acting on behalf of issuers and underwriters. He has acted in various transactions for the purchase or sale of businesses as well as in mergers and reorganizations. Mr. Raymond has also been invol...

Brad Moore's practice focuses on corporate, securities, transactional and financial services litigation. Brad represents investment dealers, registered representatives and other market participants in civil and regulatory proceedings, and he also regularly leads complex and sensitive internal investigations in both the public company and securities dealer contexts. In addition, Brad frequently acts on matters involving shareholder disputes, and in statutory plan of arrangement proceedings. Br...

Sébastien Bellefleur has extensive experience in business law, more specifically in securities, mergers, acquisitions, corporate governance and mining law. He also helps set up funding, whether in the form of loans or equity financings. He has drafted a number of complex transactions on behalf of public and private corporations, such as the purchase, sale, funding and restructuring of businesses throughout Canada and abroad. He has represented issuers and brokers in connection with ini...

Peter Wiazowski practises corporate finance and securities law, focusing on cross-border debt capital markets and banking. With extensive experience in liability management, he represents borrowers and lenders, and issuers and underwriters, in secured loans, debt offerings, debt tender offers and strategic refinancings, as well as debt finance solutions for M&A, asset portfolio optimization and project finance. Mr. Wiazowski is a seasoned liability management practitioner, representing bo...

Pascal de Guise is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law, Securities Law and Venture Capital Law. Pascal practices law in Montréal, Quebec Best Lawyers has recognized Pascal de Guise since 2018. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Pascal de Guise is held by other lawyers.

Perry is a Founder and Managing Partner of Wildeboer Dellelce LLP, one of Canada’s leading corporate finance and transaction law firms. He practises in the areas of securities, corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Perry has been recognized in the Canadian Directory Legal Lexpert® as one of Canada’s leading practitioners in the areas of Technology Transactions and Global Mining. Charity/Not-For-Profit Organizations/Boards: Chair, Board of Directors – Canadian O...

Linda J. Hogg is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities Law. Linda J. practices law in Vancouver, British Columbia Best Lawyers has recognized Linda J. Hogg since 2024. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Linda J. Hogg is held by other lawyers.

Bryce Kraeker is a lawyer recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice areas of Corporate Law and Securities Law. Bryce practices law in Kitchener, Ontario Best Lawyers has recognized Bryce Kraeker since 2023. The Best Lawyers recognition is based on a peer-review survey of lawyers in the same geographic region and legal practice area. The recognition reflects the professional regard in which Bryce Kraeker is held by other lawyers.