- When did you first get involved with the OBA?
I became involved with the OBA in 2024.
- What is your role on the OBA Business Law Section?
I am a Member-at-Large on the OBA Business Law Section Executive. In this capacity, I participate in executive meetings, contribute to planning CPD sessions, articles, and policy discussions, and help connect the section's work to practical needs in corporate, commercial and securities law.
- What is/are your specific area(s) of practice?
Public & private M&A, shareholder activism, corporate governance, and capital markets/securities.
- How long have you been practicing?
Since 2017
- What is the most challenging aspect of your job?
Adapting to an ever-changing legal landscape.
- What is the most interesting or fulfilling aspect of your job?
Continuous learning and variety.
- If you were not practicing in your current area of law, what other area(s) of law could you see yourself in and why?
Real estate law given my background as a former real estate agent.
- What are you excited for as an executive member of the OBA Business Law Section?
I am excited to contribute to high-quality CPD events and resources that address timely topics in corporate, commercial, and securities law – especially the intersection of law and AI and how that has changed the legal landscape.
- What is the one thing you would like to see the OBA Business Law Section do this year?
The one thing I would like to see the OBA Business Law Section do this year is further expand its high-quality CPD offerings with even more specialized, hands-on sessions and workshops.
- Can you mention one exciting thing you have worked on recently?
A significant portion of my practice focuses on shareholder activism. I find shareholder activism to be exciting because of the interplay between strategic and legal thinking and the potential to reshape a company’s corporate direction going forward. Recently, I represented a shareholder that successfully brought about major governance improvements at a public company, including replacing a majority of the board of directors through a proxy fight.
- Where did you go to law school?
Osgoode Hall Law School (2016).
- What was the most helpful thing you learned in law school?
Critical thinking and issue-spotting. The ability to identify key legal issues in messy fact patterns, question assumptions, and consider both sides of an argument.
- What is the one piece of advice you wish someone had given you when you were still a student?
Explore different areas of law before committing. Try different things since you don’t know what you will like until you try it.
- What is your go-to mental health wellness activity?
Cycling, gym, skydiving, scuba diving. and rock climbing
- What is your go-to coffee order?
Flat white.
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