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Startups & Emerging Companies

About

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The Emerging and High Growth Companies Group at Osler are individuals passionate about entrepreneurship and fostering the growth of early and growth stage ventures. With offices in Toronto, Vancouver, Montréal, Ottawa and Calgary, team members are eager to share their experience and insight with emerging companies to help maximize their development and ensure long-term success. The team leverages the New York office’s cross-border legal expertise to support Canadian companies’ growth and transactional needs south of the border.

Osler has represented entrepreneurs and emerging and growth stage companies nationwide from a broad spectrum of knowledge-based industries, supporting them from incubation through their growth trajectory, as well as the venture capital funds, growth equity and private equity funds that finance them. The team provides legal advice on the wide range of issues and legal requirements that emerging and high growth ventures face, from corporate and tax structuring and fundraising and shareholder agreements to intellectual property strategies and employment- and compensation-related matters – all of which require a deep understanding of the market and expert counsel.

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What the Team is Known For

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt is a prominent national full-service law firm with leading experience acting for both nascent companies and high-profile investors. The emerging and high-growth companies group regularly advises growth equity funds, venture capital players, accelerator programmes, incubators and private entrepreneurs on a range of financing matters. It is also well respected for its representation of startup and scale-up technology and life sciences companies, including acting on later-stage M&A and other transactions. The team offers nationwide services to clients with expertise across its Toronto, Vancouver and Montréal offices. Additionally, it is well positioned to assist clients with cross-border mandates, with strong links to the USA via its New York office.

Work Highlights

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt represented Aspect Biosystems in its closing of a USD115 million Series B funding round led by Dimension.

Strengths

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The department’s deep and current understanding of the market has been a game-changer, especially during the volatile shifts of the past year.

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Our deal was extremely complex and the team gave me great confidence all throughout that.

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They were able to guide us towards the most favourable outcome and navigate all the complexity for us.

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The law firm is extremely responsive and enthusiastic about assisting us as efficiently and effectively as possible. We feel at ease reaching out to them, even calling directly.

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Notable Practitioners

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Chad Bayne
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Chad Bayne
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Toronto-based Chad Bayne is renowned for his deep expertise in the startup space. He continues to represent startup companies in investment rounds at various stages of their growth, as well as in acquisitions. He is founder and co-chair of Osler’s emerging and high growth companies practice group

Chad is the Godfather of EHG in Canada and is the most highly regarded lawyer in Canada.

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Mark Longo
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Mark Longo
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Mark Longo regularly provides guidance to emerging companies and venture capital funds in early and late-stage financing rounds. He co-chairs the firm's emerging and high-growth companies practice in Vancouver.

I've depended on his insights for numerous issues, and he consistently offers practical and thoughtful advice that aids us in navigating complex challenges.

He's very rational, with his tenure he has a lot of experience and he has a solid team around him. We get really timely advice.

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Christian Jacques
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Christian Jacques
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Montréal-based Christian Jacques is highly regarded for his advise to startup companies on financial transactions. He is also highlighted for his work with venture capital investors.

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Justin Young
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Justin Young
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Vancouver-based Justin Young acts for a broad client base, which includes emerging technology companies, angel investors and venture capital funds. He has great experience in guiding startup companies through M&A transactions as well as financing rounds throughout their life cycles.

Justin Young is an exceptional attorney who consistently goes far beyond what anyone could wish for, providing unparalleled service and guidance no matter the hour or circumstance.

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André Perey
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André Perey
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Toronto-based André Perey focuses on M&A and financing of foreign and Canadian startups and growth-stage companies. He advises clients from a diverse range of sectors, including financial services, AI and renewable energy.

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David Jamieson
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David Jamieson
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David Jamieson has a fast-developing reputation for acting for emerging and high-growth companies in corporate formation and governance matters, as well as venture capital and private equity financing transactions. He is based in Toronto.

With David you get a very clear picture of what the legal consequences and implications are.

I have the highest regard for David, and have had a genuinely positive experience working with him.

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Justin Dharamdial
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Justin Dharamdial is well placed to act for startups and emerging companies on growth-stage financings.

He understands that there's complexity in professional sides and personal sides, understands what's legally defendable and knows the nuances and practical aspects of it.

Justin is an extremely skilled lawyer who can both represent startups and fund managers.

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Ryan Unruch
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Toronto-based Ryan Unruch has significant experience advising clients in the technology, fintech, biotech and life sciences industries. He focuses on venture capital financings, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, structuring and reorganization transactions, both domestically and cross-border.

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Chad Bayne
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Chad Bayne
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Mark Longo
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Mark Longo
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Christian Jacques
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Christian Jacques
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Justin Young
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Justin Young
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André Perey
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André Perey
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David Jamieson
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David Jamieson
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Justin Dharamdial
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Ryan Unruch
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