Lawyer Profile
Joanna Myszka
Montréal, Québec
Overview
Joanna focuses primarily on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, share and asset sale transactions, and general corporate matters. She takes part in several aspects of managing the M&A process, from due diligence to transaction closing, including drafting and negotiating the purchase agreement and other transaction documents.
In addition, Joanna advises companies on a wide range of commercial transactions involving information technology and intellectual property, including relating to the acquisition, licensing, development and disposition of intellectual property assets. She assists companies in the drafting and negotiating of license agreements, development agreements, implementation agreements and other technology-related agreements.
Joanna also has an active life sciences practice and has worked for some of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies on a wide array of operational matters, including the drafting and negotiation of clinical trial agreements, product listing agreements and consulting and advisory board agreements as well as the establishment of patient support programs, among others.
The Aichelin Group, one of the world’s leading providers of heat treatment solutions, in connection with its acquisition of the NTS & UPC business units from Nitrex Inc.
A U.S. private equity fund on its acquisition of 4Refuel from Finning International Inc. for a purchase price of up to C$400-million
Jam City, a US mobile entertainment company, on the sale of Ludia, a Montreal-based mobile game studio, to a group of Canadian institutional investors and members of Ludia's management team
A U.S. private equity fund in connection with the sale of BioVectra Inc. to Agilent Technologies for US$925-million
Valsoft Corporation in connection with US$170-million in growth funding from Coatue and Viking Global Investors
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2010 (QC)