William J. Braithwaite, Lawyer
Contributing Editor
Federated Press Contributions
| Contributing Editor, North American Corporate Lawyer (NACL) 1993– |
Biography
| Born 11 June 1952 |
| Educated University of Windsor B.A. (Board of Governors Medal); University of Western Ontario LL.B. (Gold Medallist); University of London (London School of Economics and Political Science) LL.M. |
| Senior Partner, Stikeman Elliott |
| Called to the Bar of Ontario 1980 |
| Advisor, Federal Senate Banking Committee reviewing National Securities Commission proposal |
| Special Lecturer, part-time LL.M. program, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University; part-time LL.B. program, University of Toronto |
| Past Chair, Advisory Committee of the Ontario Securities Commission |
| Past Member, Ontario Business Corporations Act Advisory Committee |
Practice Description
| Mr. Braithwaite practises primarily in securities law with an emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. Corporate finance work has included investment fund offerings, privatizations involving both Canadian and non-Canadian issuers and offerings under the MJDS system. Clients include fund managers and institutional shareholders as well as issuers and underwriters. Mergers and acquisitions work has included designing shareholder rights plans in addition to representing offerors, targets and special committees of the boards of directors in takeovers, including contested bids. Mr. Braithwaite has also acted for the Ontario Securities Commission, the Federal Government and the Ontario Government on specific projects and policy initiatives. |
Address
| Stikeman Elliott |
| Suite 5300, Box 85 |
| Commerce Court West |
| 199 Bay Street |
| Toronto, Ontario M5L 1B9 |
| Telephone: (416) 869-5654 |
| Telecopier: (416) 947-0866 |
| E-mail: wbraithwaite@tor.stikeman.com |
| Web: www.stikeman.com |