Joel E. Binder

Joel E. Binder

Toronto, ON recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2006
Stikeman Elliott LLP

216 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Mergers and Acquisitions Law Corporate Law Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law Securities Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Toronto.

Biography

Joel Binder is a partner in the Corporate Group with a broad corporate/securities practice. Joel is widely recognized as one of Canada’s leading corporate lawyers and has been ranked in the areas of M&A, private equity, capital markets and securities, and corporate law by The Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A, International Financial Law Review’s IFLR1000 and The Best Lawyers in Canada.

Joel has over 30 years’ experience in public and private mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate finance, and other complex corporate transactions. On the public side, he frequently represents public issuers, boards of directors, special committees, and investment dealers in connection with take-over bids, business combinations, public offerings, private placements, and governance and securities compliance matters. On the private side, Joel advises private equity and strategic buyers and sellers, and counsels large family-owned businesses.

Joel has been a director and audit committee member of two public companies, a past member of the TSX Advisory Committee and formerly served on the Management Committee in the Toronto office.

Stikeman Elliott LLP

216 Best Lawyers awards

Stikeman Elliott LLP logo

Overview

  • Ontario, 1991

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Toronto, Canada (2026)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026 for work in:
  • Corporate Law
  • Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Securities Law
Special Focus:
  • Finance

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