Bio

Doug is counsel to a broad range of clients in the oil and gas, mining, agribusiness and manufacturing sectors. He has assisted these clients in negotiating and concluding key contractual arrangements and in completing the construction of various facilities and the purchase and sale of businesses. A number of these transactions have been between purchasers and vendors with international operations and have related to sizable industrial sites. While he acts for a number of large publicly traded corporations, many of his clients are individual entrepreneurs and small- to medium-sized enterprises. Doug has often been named one of the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada by Lexpert/American Lawyer Media. Doug has acted for issuers and underwriters on a substantial number of initial public offerings, subsequent debt and equity offerings and other capital raising initiatives, including the drafting of prospectuses, offering memoranda, underwriting agreements, subscription agreements and related documentation. Doug not only has experience with the TSX and TSX Venture Exchange but also with the Australian Stock Exchange and the NYSE and NASDAQ through cross-border equity offerings. His advice is sought on various disclosure issues and compliance and registration matters under applicable securities legislation. Doug routinely advises clients on corporate governance matters. Doug also assists a number of clients on pension and executive compensation matters, including pension plan governance issues and equity-based compensation arrangements. He has been involved in establishing defined contribution and defined benefit plans for both private and public sector clients. His experience extends to the law related to trust and fiduciary responsibilities in the pension plan context.