Overview

For 35 years, clients have trusted Michael’s unparalleled legal knowledge and expert legal opinions.

Michael advises on corporate law, capital markets, restructuring, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and investment funds, banking and gaming. A substantial part of his practice focuses on third-party legal opinions for commercial transactions – particularly secured financing deals. Michael regularly prepares, negotiates and reviews our firm’s opinions, as well as those of firms on the other side of our clients’ transactions.

A frequent teacher, lecturer and writer on legal opinions, Michael oversees our firm’s resources, quality control and risk management for giving legal opinions. He regularly participates in initiatives to improve opinions practice and to educate the profession on third-party legal opinions. In addition, Michael has written extensively on corporate law issues and is frequently involved in research into corporate and commercial legal issues that arise in the firm’s practice.

Acted as Canadian counsel to The Visualize Group in the financing of its acquisition of BMM Testlabs, a global leader in testing, inspection, compliance, and certification services for the regulated gaming industry.

Acted for Phoenix Partners Management Inc. in its acquisition of Launchlife International Inc., a leading franchisor of education platforms and brands, with franchisees located in Canada, the United States and the United Kingdom.

Acted for Nasdaq-listed Bit Digital, Inc. in its acquisition of Enovum Data Centers Corp., a Montreal-based owner, operator, and developer of high-performance computing datacenters.

Acted as Canadian counsel for RelationShop Inc. in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Mercatus Technologies, a leading provider of eCommerce solutions for regional grocers and independents.

Acted for Tegus, a leading research platform for investors, with its acquisition of Canalyst, a provider of data and analytics on listed companies.

Practice Areas

• Banking/Finance
• Securities
• Bankruptcy & Insolvency
• Corporate & Commercial Law

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1980 (ON)