Education

University of Toronto, 2003, LLB Queen's University, 1997, M.I.R University of Ottawa, 1996, B. Soc. Sc. (Hons)

Associations

Ontario, 2004

Member, Canadian Bar Association Member, Ontario Bar Association

Awards & Recognition

First recognized in 2013, Lara has been commended for her extensive knowledge and experience in the following respected publications: Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer : Independently rated lawyer (formerly Acritas) The Lexpert Guide to US/Canada Cross-Border Lawyers in Canada - Leading Lawyer The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory: Leading Lawyer - Technology In the Media Contributor, " Will Canada Make Room for Crowdfunding ," VCExperts , June 13, 2013

Articles & Speeches

Co-author, "New platform for capital raising: TSX Private Markets Service to provide access to capital for private and public companies," November 14, 2014

Selected Decisions

Kinaxis, HarbourVest and TechnoCap: Advising Kinaxis, HarbourVest and TechnoCap in CA$45.8 million secondary offering of Kinaxis common shares. This was a follow-on offering to Kinaxis' CA$115 million TSX IPO. Confidential client: Advising this leading provider of cloud-based subscription software, in its CA$115 million TSX IPO, the largest SaaS IPO in TSX history. The deal was also the largest Canadian technology IPO on the TSX in 2014 and the highest performing Canadian IPO in 2014. Confidential client: Acting as Canadian counsel to this leading provider of contract development and manufacturing services to the global pharmaceutical industry in connection with its going private transaction by way of plan of arrangement, and business combination with a pharmaceutical products business. Patheon Inc.: Acting as Canadian counsel to a leading provider of contract development and manufacturing services to the global pharmaceutical industry, in its US$255 million acquisition of Banner Pharmacaps and US$30 million rights offering of restricted voting shares. Premier Gold Mines Limited and Premier Royalty Corporation: Advising in connection with the reverse transaction with Bridgeport