William A. "Bill" Nickel 15YEARSAWARDED

William A. "Bill" Nickel

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Awarded Practice Areas
Corporate Law Corporate Governance Practice Energy Law Mergers and Acquisitions Law Oil and Gas Law Securities Law Venture Capital Law
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2027 edition in Saskatoon.
Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2027 - Corporate Law
William A. "Bill" Nickel
William A. "Bill" Nickel
Saskatoon, SK
Works at
McDougall Gauley LLP

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Biography

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 securities law practice includes structuring public offerings, private placements and providing guidance and assistance to clients who need to meet their continuous disclosure obligations.

His corporate and commercial practice focuses on assisting clients in a wide variety of endeavors, ranging from incorporating the entrepreneur to assisting established clients with financing, raising equity, mergers, acquisitions, and corporate governance. He represents a number of Saskatchewan-based companies and extra-provincially registered companies in Saskatchewan.

Bill has assisted many clients through initial formation, incorporation, raising of initial start-up capital, one or more public offering or private placements, debt financing and, if necessary and on an ongoing basis, with fulfilling their reporting requirements to shareholders and regulatory authorities. He also provides assistance to clients in areas of asset and share purchase transactions, preparing information circulars and proxy solicitations for annual or special meetings of shareholders, facilitating friendly take over bids, and defending hostile take-over bids.

Works at
McDougall Gauley LLP

40 Best Lawyers awards

McDougall Gauley LLP logo

Locations

Education

  • University of Saskatchewan, Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), graduated 1990
  • University of Saskatchewan, Juris Doctor, graduated 1995

Bar Admissions

  • Saskatchewan, Law Society of Saskatchewan, 1995

Affiliations

  • Saskatoon Bar Association - Member
  • Law Society of Saskatchewan - Member
  • Canadian Bar Association - Member

Client Testimonials

Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2027 - Corporate Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Corporate Governance Practice Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Mergers and Acquisitions Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - Securities Law Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Securities Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Corporate Law, Saskatoon, Canada (2027)
  • Corporate Governance Practice, Saskatoon, Canada (2026)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Saskatoon, Canada (2024)
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Saskatoon, Canada (2022)
  • Securities Law, Saskatoon, Canada (2017)
  • Securities Law, Regina, Canada (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2027 for work in:
  • Corporate Governance Practice
  • Corporate Law
  • Energy Law
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Oil and Gas Law
  • Securities Law
  • Venture Capital Law
Awards:
  • Featured in Lexpert Special Edition: Finance, 2026; Finance and M&A, 2022

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