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Practice Expertise
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Corporate and Business
- Commercial Law
- Foreign Investment
Areas of Practice
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Corporate and Business
- Commercial Law
- Foreign Investment
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- WSG Regional Council - Member 2026-2027
Profile
Amaan is a partner based in Vancouver with a practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, private equity, technology, and corporate/commercial matters. He is recognized for his work by Best Lawyers in Canada and Lexpert as a leading lawyer in the area of Mergers and Acquisitions and was named a Lexpert Rising Star for 2023, distinguishing him as one of Canada's leading lawyers under 40.
Amaan has a breadth of experience advising on share and asset acquisitions and dispositions and other complex business transactions involving Canadian, U.S. and international stakeholders. He has advised and led large legal teams on transactions of all sizes, from mid-market to multibillion dollar, involving more than 20 countries and a variety of industries, including technology, infrastructure, food and beverage, forestry, manufacturing, insurance, consumer goods, mining, energy, utilities, real estate, hotels, and services. He is also relied upon for his expertise in securing competition and foreign investment approvals on complex M&A transactions.
Amaan represents a broad range of clients from entrepreneurs to private equity firms, multi-national corporations and institutional investors. He regularly works with institutional clients in the public sector, particularly pension plans and other tax-exempt entities, with respect to their structuring activities and their infrastructure, real estate and private equity investments. Beyond his transactional practice, he drafts, negotiates and advises on structuring and corporate governance matters and ongoing business operations.
Amaan has a breadth of experience advising on share and asset acquisitions and dispositions and other complex business transactions involving Canadian, U.S. and international stakeholders. He has advised and led large legal teams on transactions of all sizes, from mid-market to multibillion dollar, involving more than 20 countries and a variety of industries, including technology, infrastructure, food and beverage, forestry, manufacturing, insurance, consumer goods, mining, energy, utilities, real estate, hotels, and services. He is also relied upon for his expertise in securing competition and foreign investment approvals on complex M&A transactions.
Amaan represents a broad range of clients from entrepreneurs to private equity firms, multi-national corporations and institutional investors. He regularly works with institutional clients in the public sector, particularly pension plans and other tax-exempt entities, with respect to their structuring activities and their infrastructure, real estate and private equity investments. Beyond his transactional practice, he drafts, negotiates and advises on structuring and corporate governance matters and ongoing business operations.
Languages
English
Bar Admissions
British Columbia (2011)
Ontario (2010)
Education
Queen's University School of Law (J.D., 2009)
Simon Fraser University (B.A., 2006)
Areas of Practice
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Corporate and Business
- Commercial Law
- Foreign Investment
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Assisted and coordinated the completion of:
* M&A transactions ranging in size from several million to several billion dollars
* Debt financing transactions ranging in size from 5 million to 600 million dollars
* P3 transactions from bid submission to financial close in transactions in excess of 500 million dollars
Additional Information
Rankings & Recognition
* Best Lawyers in Canada 2024-2027: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
* Chambers Canada 2025-2026: Corporate/ Commercial - BC (Up and Coming)
* Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024: Mergers and Acquisitions (Leading Practitioner)
* Lexpert Special Edition 2024: Finance and M&A Guide (Lawyer to Watch)
* Association for Corporate Growth 2023: BC's Dealmakers of the Year Awards - Deal of the Year Finalist
* Lexpert Rising Star 2023: Leading Lawyer in Canada Under 40
Professional Activities and Experience
* World Services Group: North American Regional Council, Member
* Canadian Bar Association, Member
* Law Society of British Columbia, Member
Assisted and coordinated the completion of:
* M&A transactions ranging in size from several million to several billion dollars
* Debt financing transactions ranging in size from 5 million to 600 million dollars
* P3 transactions from bid submission to financial close in transactions in excess of 500 million dollars
Additional Information
Rankings & Recognition
* Best Lawyers in Canada 2024-2027: Mergers and Acquisitions Law
* Chambers Canada 2025-2026: Corporate/ Commercial - BC (Up and Coming)
* Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2024: Mergers and Acquisitions (Leading Practitioner)
* Lexpert Special Edition 2024: Finance and M&A Guide (Lawyer to Watch)
* Association for Corporate Growth 2023: BC's Dealmakers of the Year Awards - Deal of the Year Finalist
* Lexpert Rising Star 2023: Leading Lawyer in Canada Under 40
Professional Activities and Experience
* World Services Group: North American Regional Council, Member
* Canadian Bar Association, Member
* Law Society of British Columbia, Member
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