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About Michelle

Michelle practises corporate and securities law. She advises both public and private companies, as well as financial institutions, on a broad range of transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, public offerings and private financings, private equity transactions, strategic investments and corporate reorganizations. She also provides ongoing advice to clients with respect to corporate governance, including environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives, securities regulatory compliance, stock exchange matters, negotiation of commercial agreements and general corporate law.

Michelle is a member of our Student Committee in Vancouver.

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Recent representative matters include advising and providing assistance to:

Mergers and Acquisitions

  • Tilray Inc. in connection with its business combination with Aphria Inc. to create the world's leading cannabis-focused consumer packaged goods company with a combined market cap of approximately US$8.2-billion

  • IAA, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers Incorporated for US$7.3-billion

  • Sierra Wireless, Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Semtech Corporation for approximately US$1.2-billion

  • Carbon Engineering Ltd., a climate solutions company focused on the development of direct air capture technology, on its acquisition by Oxy Low Carbon Ventures, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Occidental Petroleum Corporation

  • Pretium Resources Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Newcrest Mining Limited for C$3.5-billion

  • Geru, a Brazilian-based fintech company, in its merger with Rebel to create Open Co., a company with a BRL$1.5-billion loan portfolio

  • Equinox Gold Corp. on various transactions, including its C$1.3-billion acquisition of Leagold Mining Corporation, its C$700-million acquisition of Premier Gold Mines Limited, and the sale of its Pilar Gold Mine in Brazil

  • Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. in connection with its acquisition by B2Gold Corp. for C$1.1-billion

  • Capstone Mining Corp. on various transactions, including its C$1.1-billion business combination with Mantos Copper and its acquisition of Korea Chile Mining Corporation's 30 per cent ownership interest in Santo Domingo

  • Bally's Corporation on Canadian matters in connection with its US$125-million acquisition of Bet.Works, a U.S. based sports betting platform

  • KIK Custom Products Inc. on the sale of its personal care business to Voyant Beauty, LLC

  • National Veterinary Associates, Inc. on its acquisition of a number of Canadian veterinary practices

  • ATB Financial in connection with its acquisition of assets from Grow Technologies Inc., including proprietary digital banking technology solutions

  • Gemspring Capital and its portfolio company, Crafty Apes, LLC, on its acquisition of CVD VFX Limited, an award-winning, full service visual effects studio based in Vancouver, BC

Corporate Finance

  • CIBC, as underwriter, in connection with Aritzia Inc.'s C$70-million and C$100-million secondary offerings of subordinate voting shares

  • Huawei Technologies on its strategic investment in a Canadian-based technology company

  • Palisades Goldcorp Inc. in connection with its direct listing on the TSX Venture Exchange

  • A syndicate of agents led by BMO Capital Markets in connection with two at-the-market offerings of up to US$100-million of common shares of First Majestic Silver Corp.

  • A syndicate of initial purchasers led by BMO Capital Markets in connection with a US$230-million private placement of convertible notes of First Majestic Silver Corp.

  • Lucara Diamond Corp. on its offering of C$22-million of common shares in connection with its senior secured project financing debt package of US$220-million

  • Sabina Gold & Silver Corp. on its offering of US$95-million of common shares in connection with its financing package of US$520-million financing

  • Various private equity firms in connection with their financial investments in Canadian-based companies

Professional Activities

Michelle is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia and the Canadian Bar Association. She serves as an advisor for the Canadian Corporate/Securities Law Moot program at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia with respect to legal advocacy and emerging corporate and securities law issues.

Professional Appearances
  • Panellist : Topics in Corporate Governance and Sustainability
    Osgoode Hall Law School Society for Corporate Governance, York University, January 2023.
Education

Admitted to the British Columbia Bar – 2020
JD, Peter A. Allard School of Law – 2019
Certificate of Business Law Concentration, Peter A. Allard School of Law – 2019
BA (First Class Standing), University of British Columbia – 2015

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