Overview

Vaughn MacLellan is a business lawyer who advises clients on corporate and securities law matters generally, with an emphasis on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and securities law compliance matters. Vaughn acts for a variety of clients including public and private companies, investment dealers, venture capital funds and private equity sponsors, on a range of securities and corporate finance transactions including public offerings, private placements and stock exchange listings, and public and private mergers and acquisitions. His experience includes acting on behalf of clients across various industries including the mining, real estate, industrial, technology and cannabis sectors. Over his career, Vaughn has focused on and acted for a number of entrepreneurial clients seeking to build companies within these sectors. He also advises his clients on an array of general securities and corporate law matters, including public company securities law compliance and corporate governance issues. Vaughn was the contributing author to Halsbury's Law of Canada - Securities (2008 and 2013 and 2018 Reissues), and has been a part-time instructor on Corporate Transactions at the Faculty of Law, University of New Brunswick. Vaughn served as the Managing Partner of the Toronto office from 2022 through 2025.

Practice Areas

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

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1997 (NS); 1999 (ON)