CANADA Law and Practice Contributed by: Kevin West, Andrea Hill, Priya Ratti and Gabriel Potkidis, SkyLaw
SkyLaw is a premier corporate and securities firm in Canada. The SkyLaw team has an unparalleled practice in international M&A, governance and cor - porate finance. SkyLaw lawyers have worked at top- tier global law firms in Toronto, New York, London and Sydney, providing the firm with a unique reach into major global financial centres. The firm excels in major acquisitions, bespoke equity and debt invest -
ments, joint ventures and reorganisations. The major - ity of SkyLaw’s M&A work involves acquirors based in the USA, Europe, Australia, China and elsewhere around the world. Recent engagements include high- profile private equity investments and strategic ac - quisitions 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 over 25 years of experience advising clients on complex domestic and cross-border transactions, founding SkyLaw in 2010 to provide sophisticated,
Priya Ratti is a senior corporate and securities lawyer with nearly a decade of experience advising clients on mergers and acquisitions, including in her own legal practice, advising clients on a broad range of civil
strategic, judgment-driven legal advice to clients, founders, investors, growth companies, and boards at all stages of their business. He focuses on mergers and acquisitions, strategic financings, joint ventures, and corporate governance matters, with particular emphasis on high-stakes and transformational transactions. Kevin has held senior roles at leading global law firms, including as a partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP in Toronto and as an associate at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP in New York and Sydney.
litigation and corporate law matters. Since 2017, in her practice at SkyLaw she brings a high degree of organisation and efficiency, clarity and precision to complex transactional matters, producing work of the highest quality and maintaining clear, thoughtful communication with clients. Priya leads SkyCounsel, SkyLaw’s innovative practice support platform for independent legal professionals. While at the University of Ottawa, Priya co-founded Canada’s first national, bilingual, student-run business law clinic, providing pro bono legal services to entrepreneurs and start-ups.
Andrea Hill is an accomplished corporate and securities lawyer focused on M&A and financing transactions. With over a decade of experience and nearly ten years at SkyLaw and a hospitality-style client
Gabriel Potkidis maintains a broad corporate and securities law practice, advising emerging companies and established businesses at various stages of growth. His work spans mergers and acquisitions, corporate
service mindset, she guides clients through all aspects of domestic and cross-border deals, including acquisitions and divestitures, equity and debt financings, and corporate restructurings. Collaborative and curious, Andrea takes pride in finding practical, deal-oriented solutions and capturing them clearly and simply. She is known for building lasting client relationships with warmth and sincere enthusiasm. She is a guest lecturer at University of Toronto and Osgoode Hall Law School.
financings, and general corporate and securities matters. Before SkyLaw, Gabriel worked at a venture capital firm, advising on structuring special-purpose vehicles for early-stage investments and supported portfolio companies on corporate and operational matters. He gained experience across a wide range of transactional mandates at a prominent Bay Street law firm. Called to the Ontario Bar in June 2025, he holds a dual JD/HBA degree from Western University’s Faculty of Law and Ivey Business School, graduating on the Dean’s Honour List, with the Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt Excellence in Business Law Award.
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