Dentons

Corporate; Corporate Governance; Intellectual Property and Technology; Mergers and Acquisitions; Venture Technology and Growth Companies; Life Sciences and Health Care; Private Equity; Technology

Counsel

Tom provides strategic advice on corporate finance, venture capital, securities, M&A and corporate governance matters to clients across various industry sectors, with an emphasis on the technology and not-for-profit sectors.

Tom has particular expertise in technology start-ups and has assisted many companies from formation through successful exits. Many transactions have involved cross-border elements, both on investments and acquisitions. Tom initiated and oversees Dentons’ involvement in C100, a preeminent organization formed to facilitate mentorship of Canadian technology start-ups by successful Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and investors, including sponsorships of a number of GROW and Accelerate events.

In recent years, Tom has also become more actively involved in providing corporate governance advice to industry associations and others in the not-for-profit sector.

Read Tom's full biography here.

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Member of the Queen's Law School Dean's Law Council Member of the Ottawa Art Gallery's Campaign Committee and past Board member Member of the Board of Directors of the Royal Ottawa Golf Club and Chair of the Finance Committee and the Compensation Committee Past Member of the Board of Directors of the United Way/Centraide Ottawa Past Member of the Board of Directors of the Rideau Lakes Environmental Foundation Past Vice-Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Past Chairman of the Finance Committee and Member of the Board of Governors of Elmwood School Past Member of the Queen’s University Business School Capital Campaign

Queen's University, 1975, LL.B., 1978; B.Comm