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Corporate & Commercial Law
Corporate Finance & Securities
Mergers and Acquisitions
Energy Law
Technology Law
Michael is a partner in our corporate and commercial, corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, energy and technology law groups. He works with public and private company clients in a wide range of industries including resource, energy, technology and manufacturing.
Michael has been involved with a broad range of transactions, including public offering and private placement financings, mergers and acquisitions, takeover bids, privatizations and corporate reorganizations. He also advises public company clients and their boards of directors on corporate governance and securities regulatory compliance.
Lawson Lundell LLP is a leading Canadian business law firm based in Western Canada with offices in Vancouver, Calgary and Yellowknife. The firm has been ranked by The Canadian Legal LEXPERT® Directory as one of the top three business law firms in Vancouver for 10 consecutive years and by Canadian Lawyer magazine as the top regional firm in British Columbia.
Recent transactions in which Michael has been involved include:
public offerings and private placements of $225 million of equity and convertible debt by a B.C.-based coal mining company;
a $100 million initial public offering by a mining exploration company on the TSX Venture Exchange;
the sale by a fuel cell company of its automotive fuel cell research and development assets to two strategic partners based in Germany and the U.S.;
the acquisition of port terminal facilities by an infrastructure fund of a global financial institution;
the acquisition of a Canadian company operating hearing aid clinics in B.C., Alberta, Ontario and Nova Scotia by a company based in Switzerland;
a $182 million cross-border equity offering by a silver mining company;
the reorganization of an income fund to establish a limited partnership to operate a coal storage and loading facility business;
the reverse takeover of a TSX listed company by an Australian gold mining company;
the management buyout of a B.C.-based entertainment company by plan of arrangement;
the establishment of management and operational arrangements between two B.C. Crown Corporations relating to electrical power transmission;
the acquisition by a private equity firm of a specialty metals distribution and processing business with operations in Western Canada and the U.S.;
the formation and initial public offering of an income fund in the steel wire and fabricated wire products manufacturing sector;
the merger of two B.C.-based mining companies with operations located in Australia, Peru, Alaska, Ontario and British Columbia;
the outsourcing of the management of an Alberta-based gas supply pool to a U.S.-based company;
the privatization of a computer networking company;
the acquisition of a radio and cable television company by a Canadian media company;
the acquisition of a film distribution company by a B.C.-based entertainment company; and
the acquisition of a software development company by a U.S.-based company providing health and safety compliance services.
Prior to obtaining his law degree, Michael worked as a special assistant to a federal cabinet minister in Vancouver and Ottawa from 1990 to 1993.
British Columbia (1997)
University of British Columbia (B.Sc. in Biology, 1986)
University of British Columbia (B.A. (Hons.) in Political Science, 1989)
University of British Columbia (M.A. in Political Science, 1992)
University of Victoria (LL.B., 1996)
Science World British Columbia, Past Vice-Chair and Member, Board of Governors
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. (a community and social service organization), Past Vice-Chair, Programs and Board Member
Leadership Vancouver (a community leadership development program), Past Vice-Chair and Board Member
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