Marshall Pawar

Marshall Pawar is a founding and managing partner of MEP Business Counsel. He regularly advises clients on their day to day corporate and commercial matters as well extraordinary corporate transactions such as mergers & acquisitions and other complex strategic business transactions. His clients range from start-ups and growth-stage companies to mature multinational enterprises, including private and public corporations, not-for-profit organizations, private equity funds, investment banks and entrepreneurs.

Having previously worked for several years at leading international law firms such as Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in Vancouver, and Clifford Chance LLP in New York, Marshall has accumulated a wealth of international business law experience spanning a wide range of commercial issues across many industries and jurisdictions.

Marshall is skilled at guiding his clients through every business-cycle of their enterprise, whether it be advising on: the initial structuring (or subsequent restructuring) of the organization (i.e., shareholder agreements, partnership agreements and joint venture agreements); the growth stage of the business and implementation of key contracts and documentation critical to its ‘day-to-day’ commercial operations (i.e., services and supply agreements, licensing, executive employment agreements, stock option plans, corporate governance guidelines, privacy policies and website terms and conditions); and guiding businesses through any extraordinary commercial transactions (i.e., capital raising, mergers & acquisitions, purchases or divestitures of stock or assets, strategic business combinations and dissolutions).

In terms of industry sectors, Marshall’s scope of commercial law experience spans multiple industries and disciplines including technology, hospitality and gaming, transportation (ride share programs), automotive (dealerships and services), medical marijuana, resources and infrastructure. Marshall also carries on a sports law practice and advises on commercial matters in the field of professional and amateur sports. He has represented individuals, professional sports teams and professional leagues in connection with various commercial agreements and licenses. Marshall has taught a Sports, Media and Entertainment Law course at the University of Victoria Faculty of Law and is a member of the Sports Lawyers Association (SLA).

Education: University of Victoria (J.D. 2003), Simon Fraser University (B.A. 1998).
Call to the Bar: British Columbia 2004, New York 2009.
Best Lawyers in Canada (2017): recognized for Corporate law.