Conrad Nest

Conrad is a Shareholder and a member of Boughton Law’s securities law practice group.

Having been active in the capital markets for over 20 years and being qualified to practice law in both the U.S. and Canada, Conrad leverages his cross-border experience and relationships to connect clients to funding sources and strategic business opportunities and to devise practical, effective and creative routes of action to overcome challenges. He has significant experience advising local and international clients on a variety of matters related to cross-border public and private mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt offerings, including seed capital, venture capital financings, spin outs, initial public offerings, reverse mergers, PIPES and secondary public offerings. He also regularly advises clients on other matters including takeover bids, negotiating commercial agreements and ongoing corporate governance and securities law compliance.

Conrad’s diverse work on behalf of clients has given him a wealth of understanding across a wide variety of sectors such as mining, energy, manufacturing, plant based technology and technology related fields.

Prior to joining Boughton Law, Conrad practiced with prominent regional and international law firms. Conrad obtained a B.A. degree from the University of British Columbia in 1995 and an LL.B. degree from the University of Victoria in 2000. Conrad is a former editor of the University of Victoria Law Journal.

A list of our Securities Practice Group’s most notable financings, listings and more can be seen on its representative transactions page.

Professional Activities

• Member, Canadian Bar Association BC
• Member, Vancouver Bar Association
• Member, Washington State Bar Association
• Member, American Bar Association (ABA)Member, ABA Committee on International Business Law
• Lecturer, Canadian Tax Foundation, 2016 B.C. Conference
• Lecturer, Deal Flow Media – Cross Border Transactions