Overview

Rachel Hamilton, K.C. practices in Ontario and Alberta in the areas of corporate law, including mergers and acquisitions, complex commercial law matters and disputes, commercial transactions, construction matters, and commercial real estate law.
Rachel is also highly experienced in the area of pension and benefits law, where she acts for and provides ‎comprehensive advice to the sponsors, governing bodies and administrators of pension and other forms ‎of benefit plans. Rachel advises clients on de-risking transactions, including the termination and wind-up of employee pension plans and the negotiation and purchase of annuity contracts with third party insurance companies, as well as navigating the regulatory landscape throughout the process. Rachel's pension and benefits practice also includes providing ‎‎‎governance ‎and ‎succession ‎advice, ‎‎reviewing, ‎negotiating and advising ‎on ‎‎investment funds and ‎‎‎investment ‎‎‎management ‎‎agreements for pension ‎and ‎‎benefit plans, and advising on ‎the ‎‎‎conversion of ‎‎health and ‎‎welfare trusts. ‎
Rachel has significant experience advising domestic and international clients on commercial transactions and representing owners, investors, secured lenders, benefit plans and a broad range of companies on commercial, secured lending, financing and real estate matters including:
• acquisition and disposition of companies
• corporate organization and restructuring
• share and asset transactions
• construction industry matters
• legal review and advice on investment matters
• acquisition, development, leasing and financing of real estate
• governance, privacy and data protection
Rachel was recognized in 2010 with the prestigious "Lexpert Rising Star Leading Lawyer Under 40" award and was Managing Partner of the firm's Edmonton Office from 2013 to 2020.

Practice Areas

• Administrative Law
• Corporate & Commercial Law
• Real Estate

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 2000 (AB)