Lawyer Profile
Leo Raffin
Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
Leo Raffin is a highly respected lawyer with a capital markets and securities law practice that focuses on mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive experience acting for technology, industrial and mining issuers.Working with startups as well as established companies, Leo advises his clients on public and private offerings, mergers, acquisitions and takeover bids, proxy contests, corporate reorganizations, business alliances, licensing transactions and corporate governance matters.Leo is consistently recognized in national and international directories for his expertise in technology, mining, and corporate finance and securities. Most recently, he was recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada (2021) as a leading lawyer in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions law, securities law and technology law. He is a leader of the firm’s Capital Markets & Securities Group and the public mergers and acquisitions practice.Leo has served as chair or co-chair of the Canadian Law Society of British Columbia’s Annual Advanced Securities Law session for more than 10 years.On January 16, 2025, Great Canadian Gaming Corporate completed its previously announced definitive agreements to sell Casino Nanaimo and Elements Casino Victoria to Petroglyph Development Group Ltd., a wholly owned corporation of Snuneymuxw First Nation.On November 7, 2022, Avcorp Industries Inc. (TSX:AVP) (“Avcorp”) closed its CAD$139 million acquisition by Latécoère S.A. (“Latécoère”). The acquisition was affected by way of a court-approved plan of arrangement under the Canada Business Corporations Act, pursuant to which Latécoère acquired all the issued and outstanding common shares of Avcorp for considerations of $0.11 in cash per share.On August 22, 2022, Uranium Energy Corp (NYSEAM: UEC) ("UEC") closed its previously announced plan of arrangement (the "Arrangement") under the Canada Business Corporations Act, pursuant to which UEC acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of UEX Corporation ("UEX") that it did not already own.McMillan LLP acted as West Fraser's lead counsel with a team led by Tom Theodorakis and comprised of Mike Taylor, Jill Pereira, Peter Botz, Leo Raffin, Morgan McDonald, Joanna Dawson, Becky Rock, Lindsay Dykstra, Navnit Duhra and Mark Neighbour.
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1987 (BC)