Lawyer Profile

Ava G. Yaskiel

Toronto, Ontario

Overview

Ava G. Yaskiel is a corporate director and Chair of the Board of Directors of TSX Trust. She is also a Senior Strategic Advisor serving public and private sector clients and serves on the board of Plan Catalyst. She previously served as Canada's G7/G20 Deputy Minister of Finance and Associate Deputy Minister of Finance from 2018 to 2021. Before entering government, she was a partner and Global Head of Corporate, M&A and Securities at Norton Rose Fulbright, formerly Ogilvy Renault LLP, from 1996 to 2018. Her experience includes corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, securities, corporate governance, and finance.

Practice Areas

Bar Information

Called to the Bar of Ontario

Professional Details

Education

LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School
LL.M., University of Cambridge
ICD Directors Education Program, Rotman School of Management
Mining Law Certificate, Osgoode Hall Law School
Undergraduate degree, University of Toronto

Associations

Institute of Corporate Directors