Lawyer Profile
Janel Young
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Janel Young is co-head of the Corporate Group in Calgary. Her practice focuses on general corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance and securities. She acts for private and public companies on a broad range of matters including public and private offerings of securities, initial public offerings, asset and share purchase and sale transactions, plan of arrangement transactions and corporate reorganizations. She has particular expertise advising private equity firms and portfolio companies in both domestic and cross-border transactions. Janel also acts for public entities with respect to stock exchange listings, corporate governance and securities regulatory compliance matters.
Janel is a member of the Law Society of Alberta, the Canadian and Calgary Bar Associations, and the American Bar Association. Active in the international energy industry, she previously provided pro bono legal support to WPC Energy Canada in connection with the 24th World Petroleum Congress.
An active volunteer, Janel is on the governance committee of the Making Changes Employment Association of Alberta, an organization dedicated to supporting women and girls in the pursuit of meaningful work and educational opportunities.
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2013 (AB)