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Raising money in either the public or private markets is a demanding and necessary requirement for growing businesses. Field Law understands the necessity of working with clients to capitalize on their business opportunities by providing timely client-focused advice.

Field Law’s Securities Group provides crucial and timely advice on corporate finance matters, including:

  • Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Equity or Debt Offerings - Public or Private
  • Restructuring
  • Corporate Governance
  • Regulatory Compliance
  • Representation with securities commissions and stock exchanges
  • Corporate Secretarial Services
  • Shareholder Meeting Services
  • Ongoing Continuous Disclosure Services
  • Local Counsel Opinions

Our lawyers advise businesses from start-up through to listing on a stock exchange and beyond on all matters relating to structuring, financings, corporate governance and regulatory compliance.

Field Law has extensive experience in these areas, representing a wide-range of clients including public and private corporations of various sizes involved in a variety of industries. We assist these clients in domestic, national and international corporate and commercial transactions that range from small dollar amounts to large and very complex transactions. We regularly advise bidders and target companies (including boards of directors and special committees) on how to best navigate complex merger and acquisition transactions.

To assist our clients, we not only leverage our knowledge in securities law, but couple that background with utilizing other departments in our firm, including without limitation employment, real estate, environmental, energy, intellectual property and information technology. This, together with industry knowledge gained in serving our diverse client base, ensures that we are able to provide highly effective, value-oriented, practical and specific advice to our clients.

August 25, 2022
The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2023
39 Lawyers Recognized
Field Law is pleased to announce that 39 of our lawyers are recognized in their respective practice areas in the 17th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Canada. Recognition in Best Lawyers™ is based on peer reviews of ...
August 2022 - 6 min read
Start-Ups and Securities - Understanding Stock Options
Introduction  Stock options are a type of security granted by a corporation (the "Issuer") to a person (the "Optionee"), giving such Optionee the right, but not the obligation, to purchase an underlying security of the Iss...
July 2022 - 3 min read
Accessing Venture Capital: Five Practical Tips for Start-Ups
Introduction It is often exciting to embark on a new business venture which aims at providing solutions and products that could potentially "change the world". However, in the course of developing and executing a new business idea, it beco...
May 2022 - 6 min read
Eight Securities Law Mistakes to Avoid as a Private Corporation
Introduction If you have a private corporation looking to raise capital, here's a list of common pitfalls to watch for. Securities laws are a collection of laws, regulations, policy statements, instruments and rules that regulate, among other th...
August 2021
The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2022
38 Field Lawyers Recognized
Field Law is pleased to announce that 38 of our lawyers are recognized in their respective practice areas in the 16th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Canada. Recognition in Best Lawyers™ is based on peer reviews of ...
August 2020
The Best Lawyers™ in Canada 2021
38 Fielders Recognized
Field Law is pleased to announce that 38 of our lawyers are recognized in their respective practice areas in the 15th edition of The Best Lawyers™ in Canada. Recognition in Best Lawyers™ is based on peer reviews of ...