CANADA Law and Practice Contributed by: Sarah Gingrich, Sean Stevens, Marie-Josée Neveu and Tracy Hooey, Fasken
Fasken is an internationally recognised law firm with over 950 lawyers and ten offices across three continents. The firm is trusted by clients to provide practical and innovative legal services, solving complex business and litigation chal - lenges while prioritising client needs. Fasken’s team is vigilant in monitoring the global regula - tory landscape and advising clients on relevant changes that may impact policy development and business practices. With offices in London, Johannesburg and across Canada, as well as alliances with firms worldwide, boards, commit - tees and executives often seek Fasken’s advice on various matters, including proposed trans -
actions, post-merger leadership, crisis man - agement, internal investigations, disclosure, proxies, stakeholder relations and engagement, whistle-blowing, board recruitment, and the de - velopment of governance policies and practic - es. The firm’s practice areas cover a wide range of legal specialties including M&A and capital markets, competition and antitrust, ESG, gov - ernment relations, insolvency and restructuring, intellectual property, international trade, labour, employment and human rights, litigation and dispute resolution, privacy and cybersecurity, procurement, and tax.
Authors
Sarah Gingrich specialises in securities and capital markets, M&A and corporate governance. She utilises a practical and results-oriented approach to tackle complex legal issues
Sean Stevens provides strategic advice on transformative transactions, applying a creative, pragmatic approach to structuring, negotiating and completing critical business
across various industries such as energy, mining, transportation, technology, and finance. Notable experience includes domestic and international corporate finance, public and private M&A, and private equity transactions. Sarah frequently acts on going-public transactions, plans of arrangement, amalgamations and take-over bids and provides strategic advice to management and board of directors. She is co-chair of Fasken’s Capital Markets and M&A group, and a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and the Alberta Securities Commission Advisory Committee.
deals across diverse industries. Sean supports businesses with corporate reorganisations, governance matters, succession planning and business transitions, often collaborating with third-party financial advisers, business valuators and tax advisers to support business owners’ liquidity transactions. Sean is recognised as a trusted adviser to several private equity and venture capital funds, providing strategic advice on fund formation, negotiations, governance, investments and dispositions. He is co-chair of Fasken’s Capital Markets and M&A group, and chair of Fasken’s Student Development Committee.
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