Biography

Andrew assists domestic and international clients on a broad range of corporate legal matters with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and general corporate transactions. He has experience advising public and private companies and private equity funds on share and asset acquisitions and dispositions, reorganizations, financings and various other corporate proceedings.  Andrew also regularly drafts and reviews commercial agreements including shareholders agreements, confidentiality agreements and services agreements.

Prior to joining Lawson Lundell, Andrew articled and practised with a leading national law firm in Calgary.

Professional Activities

  • Canadian Bar Association, Member
  • Vancouver Bar Association, Member

Recognitions & Rankings

Recognitions & Rankings

  • Best Lawyers in Canada: Ones to Watch 2023-2024: recognized for Corporate Law, and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • 2023 Rising Star Award: Association for Corporate Growth BC's 2023 Dealmakers of the Year Awards

Experience

Experience

  • Acting for a publicly traded oil & gas company in connection with a $17.7 billion asset acquisition
  • Acting for a publicly traded forestry company on multiple purchase and sale transactions
  • Acting for private equity firms and syndicates of investors with respect to financings, investments, strategic acquisitions and exit transactions
  • Acting for a publicly traded oil & gas production company in connection with an approximately $12 billion asset acquisition
  • Acting for a publicly traded midstream energy company in connection with the $412 million sale of its industrial propane business
  • Acting for a major Canadian government investment entity with respect to domestic and international investments, reorganizations and general corporate matters
  • Acting for a real estate development and investment company in its $661 million reorganization of multiple corporations, partnerships and real estate assets via court approved plan of arrangement
  • Acting for a diversified global utilities company in connection with an approximately $835 million sale of power generation assets
  • Acting for an international ATM service provider in connection with an approximately $540 million sale to a global financial services company
  • Acting for a leading BC insurance broker on multiple acquisitions of other retail insurance brokerage businesses
  • Acting for a global water treatment company on a series of Western Canadian tuck-in acquisitions

News & Publications

Andrew Kemp, Lawson Lundell Photo
Vancouver
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Assistant Contact

Bar Admissions

  • British Columbia (2019)
    Alberta (2017)

Education

Dalhousie University (J.D., 2016)

University of British Columbia (B.A. (First Class), 2013)

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