William M. Ainley, Lawyer
Contributing Editor, Conference Chair
Federated Press Contributions
| Contributing Editor, Corporate Financing (CFinancing) 1992-97 |
| Chair, Recent Public Transactions Session, Super Transactions Conference, Toronto, May 22-23, 1996 |
| "U.S. Cross-Border Financing for Canadian Issuers" (1992) 1 CFinancing 2 |
Biography
| Born 9 June 1954 |
| Educated Cambridge University B.A. 1976, LL.B. 1977; McGill University LL.B. and B.C.L. 1979; Cambridge University M.A. 1980 |
| Partner, Davies, Ward & Beck LLP 1983– |
| Associate with present firm 1981-82 |
| Seconded to the Ontario Securities Commission as legal advisor to Chairman 1984 |
| Called to the Bar of Ontario 1981 |
| Articled with present firm 1979-80 |
| Member and past Chair, Securities Advisory Committee to the Ontario Securities Commission 1986-90 |
| Editorial Board Member, Carswell's Canadian Corporate Precedents and Canadian Securities Law Precedents |
| Director, Canadian Cambridge Trust |
| Special Lecturer in Law, University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University |
| Panelist, various corporate, securities and project finance law conferences |
| Author, various articles on M&A, corporate finance and infrastructure development and finance |
Practice Description
| Mr. Ainley practises primarily in the mergers & acquisitions area, including private, public and cross-border transactions, and the corporate/securities law areas, with particular emphasis on corporate finance. He is also significantly involved in public-private infrastructure project development and finance work. |
Address
| Davies, Ward & Beck LLP |
| Box 63, 44th Floor |
| 1 First Canadian Place |
| Toronto, Ontario M5X 1B1 |
| Telephone: (416) 863-5509 |
| Telecopier: (416) 863-0871 |
| E-mail: wainley@dwb.com |
| Web: www.dwb.com |