Paul is a seasoned negotiator and has a practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, proxy fights, corporate governance, corporate finance, business restructuring and start-ups, and a broad range of securities and business law matters for both private and public issuers.

His solid experience in securities and business law was gained through his years in the private sector as a lawyer specializing in mergers and acquisitions; head of investment banking at a Toronto based brokerage firm; and a senior officer of public and private companies.

His extensive M&A and corporate finance background includes leading roles in the purchase and/or sale of numerous businesses (both public and private) in North America and South East Asia and capital raising for public and private companies across a wide range of financial service, technology, natural resource and manufacturing businesses. He has also advised shareholders as well as boards of directors in connection with proxy fights.

He also has a history of structuring and negotiating partnerships in North America, Europe and the Middle East, and the development and implementation of management structure, and governance models and internal controls.

Paul is highly experienced in dealing with boards of directors, management teams and regulatory bodies. He was on a secondment with the Ontario Securities Commission. In addition he has served as a director of ten public companies, including being Chair or a member of the audit, corporate governance and special committees.