CANADA Trends and Developments Contributed by: Kevin West, Andrea Hill, Priya Ratti and Gabriel Potkidis, SkyLaw
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
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
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.
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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