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
- Taxation
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Law
- Corporate Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Taxation
Profile
Winston acts as Senior Counsel in the Vancouver office of Lawson Lundell. His practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions, corporate finance, securities and corporate/commercial law.
He acts as a trusted strategic advisor to his clients with the additional skill set of a Chartered Professional Accountant. With over 30 years practicing law, Winston brings business and financial acumen to add value to client transactions, as well as a unique multi-disciplinary approach to strategy formulation, creative problem solving, risk identification/mitigation and dispute resolution.
Winston has a broad range of experience in M&A, financings, reorganizations and governance having acted for local, national and international clients, including public and private M&A, corporate and shareholder disputes, tax reorganizations, and Canadian and cross-border private and public debt and equity offerings. He has been engaged as special counsel to provide strategic advice relating to financial, accounting and audit matters and to interface with Canadian Securities Administrators. He has also provided strategic advice on various proxy contests, and negotiated and unsolicited takeovers.
He acts as a trusted strategic advisor to his clients with the additional skill set of a Chartered Professional Accountant. With over 30 years practicing law, Winston brings business and financial acumen to add value to client transactions, as well as a unique multi-disciplinary approach to strategy formulation, creative problem solving, risk identification/mitigation and dispute resolution.
Winston has a broad range of experience in M&A, financings, reorganizations and governance having acted for local, national and international clients, including public and private M&A, corporate and shareholder disputes, tax reorganizations, and Canadian and cross-border private and public debt and equity offerings. He has been engaged as special counsel to provide strategic advice relating to financial, accounting and audit matters and to interface with Canadian Securities Administrators. He has also provided strategic advice on various proxy contests, and negotiated and unsolicited takeovers.
Languages
English
Bar Admissions
Called to the British Columbia Bar, 1994
Education
Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants, In-depth Tax Course, 1996
Canadian Securities Course, 1994
University of Windsor, LL.B., 1993
University of Windsor, MBA, 1993
University of British Columbia, B.Comm., 1990
Bar admissions
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Law
- Corporate Finance
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Taxation
Blogs
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Pensions and Employee Benefits Law Blog
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Privacy & Data Management Blog
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The Business Law Blog
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