Lawson Lundell's Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution Blog follows new and interesting issues emerging in the legal and business communities. Our goal is to provide a source of valuable information and insight on a wide variety of matters for our readers.
Practice Expertise
- Commercial Law
- Corporate Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Securities
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Law
- Corporate Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Securities
Profile
Andrew practices mergers and acquisitions and corporate commercial law. He advises public and private companies, private equity funds, family offices, institutional co-investors, and entrepreneurs on a variety of transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, minority and growth equity investments, and structuring and corporate governance matters.
Andrew's transactional experience extends across a number of industries, including insurance, energy, forestry, food and beverage, manufacturing, technology, and mining.
In addition to transaction-specific mandates, Andrew provides ongoing strategic and corporate advice to clients in a variety of industries.
Andrew is currently serving as head of the Business Services Group (Vancouver and Yellowknife), managing the solicitors' departments in those offices.
Andrew's transactional experience extends across a number of industries, including insurance, energy, forestry, food and beverage, manufacturing, technology, and mining.
In addition to transaction-specific mandates, Andrew provides ongoing strategic and corporate advice to clients in a variety of industries.
Andrew is currently serving as head of the Business Services Group (Vancouver and Yellowknife), managing the solicitors' departments in those offices.
Languages
English
Bar Admissions
British Columbia (2014)
Ontario (2013)
Education
University of Toronto, (J.D., 2012)
Simon Fraser University (B.A., 2009)
Completed Level 1 of the Chartered Financial Analyst Program (2014)
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Law
- Corporate Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Securities
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
* Acted for acted for a private investor group on their acquisition of Pan American Nursery Products Inc.
* Acted for Mytilineos Energy & Metals on its acquisition of five solar energy projects in Alberta from Westbridge Renewable Energy.
* Acted for Axis Insurance Managers on its strategic partnership with Lee Equity Partners.
* Acted for Canfor on the sale of its Mackenzie forest licence and related assets to McLeod Lake Indian Band and Tsay Keh Dene Nation.
* Acted for IPB Investments, the private equity arm of Bosa Properties, with respect to its acquisition of a portfolio of Home Hardware Stores across Western Canada.
* Acted for Highland West Capital on its acquisition of Pacific Coast Fruit Products.
* Acted for Westland Insurance Group on its strategic partnership with Blackstone.
* Acted for BDC Capital on its growth equity investment in Monarch Industries.
* Acted for Ansan Group on numerous acquisitions, including Universal Group, Valley Traffic, Beacon Lite, and others.
* Acted for Westland Insurance on numerous acquisitions, including Front Row Insurance Brokers, Andrew Agencies, Storm Insurance Group, and others.
* Acted for AllWest Insurance on its sale to Navacord Insurance.
* Acted for Highland West Capital on its acquisition of BID Group Holdings.
* Acted for BDC Capital on its growth equity investment in Lube City.
* Acted for Axis Insurance Managers on numerous acquisitions, including Magnes Group, BMG Insurance, Thomas O'Neill Group, and others.
* Acted for BDC Capital on its growth equity investment in Delco Automation.
* Acted for Enel Green Power Canada on its partnership with AIMCo in respect of two wind energy projects.
* Acted for Dometic Group AB on Canadian matters in respect of its USD$875 million acquisition of SeaStar Solutions from affiliates of American Securities LLC.
* Acted for CAI Capital Partners on its acquisition of Ansan Traffic.
* Acted for Highland West Capital on its acquisition of AllWest Insurance.
Additional Information
Rankings & Recognition
* Chambers Canada 2026: Corporate/ Commercial - BC (Up and Coming)
* Acted for acted for a private investor group on their acquisition of Pan American Nursery Products Inc.
* Acted for Mytilineos Energy & Metals on its acquisition of five solar energy projects in Alberta from Westbridge Renewable Energy.
* Acted for Axis Insurance Managers on its strategic partnership with Lee Equity Partners.
* Acted for Canfor on the sale of its Mackenzie forest licence and related assets to McLeod Lake Indian Band and Tsay Keh Dene Nation.
* Acted for IPB Investments, the private equity arm of Bosa Properties, with respect to its acquisition of a portfolio of Home Hardware Stores across Western Canada.
* Acted for Highland West Capital on its acquisition of Pacific Coast Fruit Products.
* Acted for Westland Insurance Group on its strategic partnership with Blackstone.
* Acted for BDC Capital on its growth equity investment in Monarch Industries.
* Acted for Ansan Group on numerous acquisitions, including Universal Group, Valley Traffic, Beacon Lite, and others.
* Acted for Westland Insurance on numerous acquisitions, including Front Row Insurance Brokers, Andrew Agencies, Storm Insurance Group, and others.
* Acted for AllWest Insurance on its sale to Navacord Insurance.
* Acted for Highland West Capital on its acquisition of BID Group Holdings.
* Acted for BDC Capital on its growth equity investment in Lube City.
* Acted for Axis Insurance Managers on numerous acquisitions, including Magnes Group, BMG Insurance, Thomas O'Neill Group, and others.
* Acted for BDC Capital on its growth equity investment in Delco Automation.
* Acted for Enel Green Power Canada on its partnership with AIMCo in respect of two wind energy projects.
* Acted for Dometic Group AB on Canadian matters in respect of its USD$875 million acquisition of SeaStar Solutions from affiliates of American Securities LLC.
* Acted for CAI Capital Partners on its acquisition of Ansan Traffic.
* Acted for Highland West Capital on its acquisition of AllWest Insurance.
Additional Information
Rankings & Recognition
* Chambers Canada 2026: Corporate/ Commercial - BC (Up and Coming)
Articles
The importance of tying executive compensation to performance, The Northern Miner (March 23, 2015), Co-Author
The pros and cons of private equity investment, The Northern Miner (March 2, 2015), Co-author
The pros and cons of private equity investment, The Northern Miner (March 2, 2015), Co-author
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