Norton Rose Fulbright
Client SatisfactionValued by clients for its ‘business-first mindset’, Norton Rose Fulbright’s sizeable capital markets team brings to bear extensive national and international firepower in domestic and cross-border securities transactions. Kristopher Miks (Vancouver/Toronto) delivers ’complex solutions to unique issues’ and co-heads the practice together with Bruce Sheiner (Toronto) and Elliot Shapiro (Montreal). The group also draws on finance partner Peter Wiazowski (Montreal), who is noted for debt capital markets; Heidi Reinhart KC (Toronto), who handles securities and special situations work; and corporate and finance practitioner Marcus Archer.
Testimonials
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- ‘We highlight the firm for the expertise and breadth of the skillset of the team that supports us. Peter Wiazowski is outstanding. Extremely knowledgeable and yet creative and highly efficient. We love working with Peter and feels it gives us an advantage in our transaction negotiations.’
- ‘It has strong knowledge in a number of matters including assisting with internal corporate organizational matters, M&A and securities registration. The other significant advantage in using NRF is its bench strength in other offices (both in Canada and in other countries) and in other areas of law.’
‘Jennifer Kennedy is always responsive and has a great breadth of knowledge. She understands our business and provides clear options explaining the pros and cons. Associate Mitchell Ng does a great job of efficiently handling all of our day-to-day work, reducing the need for more expensive partner time.’
‘The team consistently delivers high-quality legal advice with a business-first mindset. It has a broad bandwidth of talent and the bench strength to assist on complex matters with very short timelines. It delivers legal advice that is practical and in line with our organization's brand values and risk tolerances.’
‘The team understands our organization, the complexities of our lines of business across international jurisdictions, the varying risk tolerances and it provides speed to market legal advice with a business-minded approach. This is consistent across its entire team.’
‘I use NRF Canada mainly for corporate, litigation and capital markets. I work mostly with partner Kristopher Miks. He is very knowledgeable and responsive. One of the best lawyers I have worked with in Canada.’
‘The team is very responsive and lawyers internally collaborate and support each other with their various expertise. The team is very diverse and inclusive and it is always a pleasure to work with it. Lawyers are knowledgeable in their field and are able to provide insight into current market conditions and trends.’
- ‘Kristopher Miks provides comprehensive service across both securities and M&A. He and his group are both responsive as well as knowledgeable, delivering complex solutions to unique issues. Kristopher is proactive; specifically, he is thoughtful about identifying the most important issues.’
Key clients
- Cogeco Communications
- Bombardier
- Dollarama
- Canadian Tire Corporation
- Royal Bank of Canada
- CAE
- Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Canaccord Genuity Group
- OpSens
- Aimia
- Gildan Activewear
- Echelon Wealth Partners
- Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario
- H2O Innovation
- HEALWELL AI
- Patriot Battery Metals
Work highlights
- Represented the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Cogeco Communications on the repurchase of C$2.3bn of subordinate voting shares from Cogeco.
- Advised the Royal Bank of Canada on numerous transactions, including on its C$2bn offering of non-viability contingent capital subordinated notes through its Canadian medium-term notes program.
- Advised the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of Canaccord Genuity Group on the reconstituted Special Committee’s response to the unsolicited management-led take-over bid.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Bruce Sheiner, Kristopher Miks, Elliot Shapiro