CANADA LAW AND PRACTICE Contributed by: Kevin West, Andrea Hill, Priya Ratti and Meryam Kellow, SkyLaw
SkyLaw is a premier corporate and securities firm in Canada. The SkyLaw team has an unpar - alleled practice in international M&A, govern- ance and corporate finance. SkyLaw lawyers have worked at top-tier global law firms in To - ronto, New York, London and Sydney, providing the firm with a unique reach into major global fi - nancial centres. The firm excels in major acqui - sitions, bespoke equity and debt investments,
joint ventures and reorganisations. The major - ity of SkyLaw’s M&A work involves acquirors based in the USA, the Middle East, Australia, China, Europe and elsewhere around the world. Recent engagements include high-profile pri - vate equity investments and strategic acquisi - tions by Fortune 500 companies. The firm has once again been voted as one of Canada’s Top 10 corporate law boutiques.
Authors
Kevin West is a senior corporate and securities lawyer with 25 years of experience. Kevin has led countless corporate transactions, including M&A, financings and joint ventures. He
Priya Ratti is a corporate and securities lawyer with a focus on M&A transactions. Prior to joining SkyLaw, she ran her own practice, representing clients in a wide range of civil litigation
also has significant experience advising companies on corporate governance, disclosure and compliance issues. Prior to launching SkyLaw in 2010, Kevin was a partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, where he represented a number of foreign companies making acquisitions in Canada. Before joining Davies, he practised with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York and Sydney, Australia, and clerked for Justice Ian Binnie at the Supreme Court of Canada.
and corporate matters. Priya currently manages SkyCounsel, SkyLaw’s practice support platform for independent legal professionals, and actively contributes to the firm’s Our Insights blog.
Meryam Kellow is a corporate and securities lawyer at SkyLaw
with extensive experience in various areas of business law. Her work includes structuring and completing M&A transactions and advising on commercial agreements.
Andrea Hill is a corporate and securities lawyer at SkyLaw with a decade of experience in a broad corporate practice. Her areas of expertise include establishing, structuring and
governing corporations, raising capital, M&A, and general corporate and securities matters. Andrea has published multiple articles in national Canadian media and is a repeat contributor by invitation to the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business.
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