Laura's practice focuses on corporate and securities law. She acts for vendors and purchasers in both public and private M&A transactions and issuers and dealers in corporate finance transactions. She also advises clients on a range of matters including M&A, corporate finance, securities law compliance, corporate governance and other commercial matters.
Laura worked as an associate at BLG and then as in-house counsel at a large Canadian public company before returning to BLG.
Laura has a broad corporate practice. She advises clients on various matters, including mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, commercial arrangements and other transactional and strategic matters.
M&A
- Acted for Cormark Securities Inc., an independent investment bank, on its acquisition by ATB Financial, the largest financial institution headquartered in Western Canada
- Acted for Banneker Partners on its acquisitions of Remsoft and Lim Geomatics
- Acted for the purchaser of a national food processing business
- Acted for Cormark Securities Inc., an independent investment bank, on its acquisition by ATB Financial, the largest financial institution headquartered in Western Canada
- Acted for Banneker Partners on its acquisitions of Remsoft and Lim Geomatics
- Acted for the purchaser of a national food processing business
Health Sector Integrations
- Acted for Grand River Hospital Corporation and St. Mary’s General Hospital to complete the integration of the two public hospitals to form Waterloo Regional Health Network
- Acted for a public hospital to complete an integration with a local community health centre
- Acted for Grand River Hospital Corporation and St. Mary’s General Hospital to complete the integration of the two public hospitals to form Waterloo Regional Health Network
- Acted for a public hospital to complete an integration with a local community health centre
Other Transactions
- Represented Telesat Corporation in $2.54B funding agreement (for its subsidiary, Telesat LEO Inc.) for its broadband satellite constellation
- Represented Telesat Corporation in $2.54B funding agreement (for its subsidiary, Telesat LEO Inc.) for its broadband satellite constellation
Corporate and Commercial
- Regularly advises clients on commercial and contractual matters, including services agreements, supply agreements and operating agreements
- Provides clients with ongoing advice on corporate governance matters
- Regularly advises clients on commercial and contractual matters, including services agreements, supply agreements and operating agreements
- Provides clients with ongoing advice on corporate governance matters