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What the Team is Known For

Stikeman Elliott is a national M&A powerhouse with a distinguished corporate and commercial base in Ontario. The law firm has a strong tradition of public M&A and is well equipped to advise on the regulatory aspects of market-leading deals. The Toronto corporate group also boasts a strong track record of private equity deals and capital markets transactions, particularly equity IPOs, across numerous industry sectors including tech and fintech, resources, cannabis and retail.

Work Highlights

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  • Stikeman Elliott acted on behalf of CanadaOne Auto Group in its acquisition from the AutoIQ Dealership Group of eight automotive dealerships.

Strengths

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Stikeman Elliott is a team you can rely on for timely support, pragmatic advice and practical solutions, offering tireless and wholehearted support. I haven’t had a better experience.

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The corporates lawyers at Stikeman Elliott were exceptional in handling the issues presented. They were extremely responsive to all questions and issues. 

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I can count on Stikeman Elliott to be timely and get the important things right.

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It's a great team that is highly responsive, commercial and incredibly focused during the course of a transaction.

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Notable Practitioners

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William J Braithwaite
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William J Braithwaite
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Senior Statespeople
William Braithwaite offers a vast wealth of experience to clients in the corporate arena. He advises on both domestic and cross-border M&A, securities and corporate governance matters.
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Jeffrey Singer
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Jeffrey Singer
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Eminent Practitioners
Jeffrey Singer enjoys an esteemed reputation for his handling of complex M&A mandates. He is the chair of the firm.

Jeffrey is a great lawyer. He's very commercial and engaged and he's a pleasure to work with.

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John Ciardullo
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John Ciardullo
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Toronto managing partner John Ciardullo has a wealth of experience in M&A and capital markets mandates, and displays additional strength in assisting clients with shareholder activism and corporate governance matters.

Simply one of the top M&A lawyers in Toronto. I have John's number on speed dial as I know I can get a direct answer from him on virtually any question.

John provides exceptional strategic advice.

He's very smart and extremely responsive. John has a lot of experience and is very proactive, responsive and commercially sensible.

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Brian M Pukier
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Brian M Pukier
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Toronto-based Brian Pukier focuses his practice on M&A transactions, corporate governance and private equity matters.

Brian is arguably the most brilliant legal mind I have run into - our go-to leader on all complex transactions and the type of lawyer that you can trust will do the deal perfectly.

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Simon A Romano
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Simon A Romano
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Toronto-based Simon Romano exhibits a strong grasp of both M&A and the capital markets, acting for a diverse client base that includes private equity firms and financial institutions.

Simon is the best - he has in-depth knowledge and is quick to respond.

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Amanda Linett
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Amanda Linett
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Toronto-based Amanda Linett handles a broad range of corporate and commercial transactions arising from the mining and private equity spaces.
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Sean Vanderpol
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Sean Vanderpol
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Sean Vanderpol is a well-regarded corporate lawyer based in Stikeman Elliott's Toronto office. He routinely acts for public companies on securities and M&A transactions.

Sean is excellent and a pleasure to work with.

It was the most positive experience of working with a lawyer I've ever had. I cannot stress the many ways in which he assists us; I would never hesitate to recommend Sean Vanderpol.

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Jonah Mann
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Jonah Mann
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Jonah Mann is a Toronto-based lawyer who is increasingly recognised for his corporate practice. He advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, private placements and other corporate transactions.

Jonah was able to seamlessly step in and support on complex transactions, which was important to the success of the transactions.

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J.R. Laffin
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J.R. Laffin
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Up and Coming

John R Laffin practices out of Stikeman Elliot's Toronto office, where he co-leads the firm's Capital Markets and Public Mergers & Acquisitions group. He possesses a strong reputation for advising on public mergers and acquisitions, as well as contested transactions.

John has an extremely strong grasp of the regulatory landscape and deals extremely well with very difficult issues. We trust him with the most important issues.

He has high IQ which he can apply to transactions very practically.

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William J Braithwaite
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William J Braithwaite
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Senior Statespeople
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Jeffrey Singer
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Jeffrey Singer
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Eminent Practitioners
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John Ciardullo
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John Ciardullo
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Brian M Pukier
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Brian M Pukier
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Simon A Romano
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Simon A Romano
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Amanda Linett
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Amanda Linett
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Sean Vanderpol
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Sean Vanderpol
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Jonah Mann
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Jonah Mann
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J.R. Laffin
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J.R. Laffin
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Up and Coming
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