Lawyer Profile

Aaron E. Sonshine

Toronto, Ontario

Aaron E. Sonshine

Overview

Aaron Sonshine practises corporate and securities law with particular emphasis on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate governance matters. In his M&A practice, Aaron advises acquirors and target companies involved in friendly and hostile takeover bids, plans of arrangement, reverse takeovers and other business combination transactions. In his corporate finance practice, Aaron represents issuers, securities dealers and institutional investors in a wide range of financing transactions, including IPOs, secondary offerings, private placements, and other forms of debt and equity financing. Aaron's corporate governance experience includes advising management and boards of directors on executive and board compensation, director and officer liability, and regulatory compliance matters.

Aaron has extensive experience in agribusiness and life sciences, mining, power and utilities, and tech, among others.

Aaron is ranked Band 1 by Chambers Canada as well as being named a Lexpert Rising Star for 2017, as one of Canada’s leading lawyers under 40, a leading energy lawyer in Lexpert's Special Edition—Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers and a leading mining lawyer in Lexpert’s Report on Business Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Global Mining Lawyers. He is also repeatedly recommended for Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance and Securities in Lexpert.

,,Aaron is a fantastic lawyer. He could not be more insightful about the industry and is ultra responsive.,,

Medicus Pharma Ltd., in its acquisition of Antev Limited, a clinical stage biotech company, developing Teverelix, a next generation GnRH antagonist, as first in market product for cardiovascular high-risk prostate cancer patients and patients with first acute urinary retention episodes due to enlarged prostate, for consideration of up to approximately US$75 million.

Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition - Canada's Leading Global Mining Lawyers

4500 Bankers Hall East855 2nd Street SWCalgary, AlbertaT2P 4K7 Canada403.298.3100403.265.7219

Practice Areas

  • Administrative Law
  • Corporate Law
  • Banking/Finance
  • Securities
  • Corporate & Commercial Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2007 (ON)