Ranked in 1 Practice Areas
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Band 3

Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial

Nationwide - Canada

5 Years Ranked

About

Provided by R. Hector MacKay-Dunn KC

Canada

Practice Areas

Mergers & Acquisitions; Corporate Finance & Securities; Corporate & Commercial; Mining Law; Information Technology; Private Client Services; Life Sciences; Emerging Companies & Start-Ups; Government & Public Municipal Sector; Private Equity; Technology; Private Enterprise

Career

British Columbia Bar (1978)

Ontario Bar (2014)

Alberta Bar (2014)

Professional Memberships

Member of the Law Society of British Columbia

Member of the Canadian, American and International Bar Associations

Publications

The Best Lawyers in Canada (2025)

Chambers Canada Ranked Lawyers (2024)

Lexpert Leading Lawyers in Canada (2024)

Lexpert Leading Finance and M&A Lawyers (2024)

Lexpert Leading Technology and Health Sciences Lawyers (2024)

Lexpert Leading Mining Lawyers (2023)

Personal

Hector has over 30 years of practice experience providing legal advice to high growth public and private companies, many of which achieving valuations exceeding $1 billion over a broad range of industry sectors, including technology, life sciences, health and new media, mining, and clean energy advising on corporate domestic and cross-border public and private securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions and international partnering and licensing transactions, and boards of directors and independent board committees on corporate governance matters.

Hector is recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada and Lexpert, as being among the top 100 Canada/US cross-border corporate lawyers in Canada. He is recognized among Canada’s leading lawyers in infrastructure, global mining, finance and mergers & acquisitions, and technology, and as a leading lawyer nationally by Chambers Canada in the life sciences category.

Hector received the King’s Counsel designation upon recommendation by the Attorney General of British Columbia for exceptional merit and contribution to the legal profession.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Canada

Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial - Nationwide - Canada

3
Band 3
Individual Editorial

Hector MacKay-Dunn KC regularly advises on commercial deals and corporate governance. An experienced Vancouver-based lawyer, he serves clients that include healthcare and medical device companies.

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