Justin Young

Practice Areas

Justin Young is a Partner in Osler’s Emerging and High Growth Companies practice group. His practice focuses on venture financing, mergers and acquisitions and corporate commercial matters for private technology companies. He has acted for hundreds of technology clients across Canada and in the US, from start-ups to listed public companies, as well as many of the leading Canadian and US venture funds.

Justin has acted extensively for entrepreneurs, start-ups and venture-backed technology companies, from start-up through their growth trajectory, as well as venture capital funds, private equity and strategic and angel investors, including on hundreds of venture capital and other private financings raising over $1 Billion since 2005, as well as on IPOs and other public offerings for technology companies.

Justin also frequently advises clients on M&A transactions with a particular focus on the purchase or sale of private Canadian technology companies. He has represented offerors and targets in friendly and unsolicited takeover bids, arrangements, asset sales, amalgamations and share sale transactions, with transaction values ranging from $2 million to $17 billion. Justin also regularly advises clients on various commercial and strategic matters, including corporate governance, company formation, shareholder arrangements, licensing, SaaS, joint ventures and other commercial relationships.

Professional Memberships

Law Society of Ontario

Law Society of British Columbia

Victoria Advanced Technology Council (VIATEC) – Board; Open Angel Vancouver – Board; BC CEO Cleantech Alliance – Counsel; Creative Destruction Lab - Mentor

Publications

UBC Sauder School of Business - Guest Lecturer on Venture Finance

Personal

McGill University, B.A. (Distinction)

University of Toronto, J.D. (Honours)