Stephen Kelly is the Canadian national chair of our business law group. He practises corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He regularly acts for large public companies, underwriters and investors in public offerings, including initial public offerings, bought-deal transactions and cross-border offerings as well as private placement transactions.Mr. Kelly frequently advises on public and private mergers and acquisitions both nationally and internationally and has advised numerous boards of directors and independent committees in the context of M&A, compliance, corporate investigations and governance matters generally. He also advises clients on corporate reorganizations, continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance matters, preparing shareholders’ meetings and other ongoing securities law questions.Mr. Kelly also sits on our national management committee.
Stephen J. Kelly
Awarded Practice Areas
Corporate Governance Practice Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Montréal.
Awarded Practice Areas
Corporate Governance Practice Corporate Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Securities Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Montréal.
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Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Corporate Governance Practice, Montréal, Canada (2026)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada™ 2026 for work in:
- Corporate Governance Practice
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Securities Law
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