Chad Bayne
Canada Guide 2025
Band 1 : Startups & Emerging Companies
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About
Provided by Chad Bayne
Practice Areas
As a founder and Co-Chair of Osler’s Emerging and High Growth Companies Practice Group, he advises various emerging and growth companies across all technology sectors, the venture capital funds and investors that finance them and the strategic acquirors who buy them.
He advises clients in connection with a variety of transactions including acquisitions and divestitures, venture capital, growth equity and private equity financings, joint ventures, strategic alliances and initial public offerings.
Chad is widely recognized as the leading lawyer in Canada for startups and venture capital investors as the only Band 1 lawyer currently ranked in Chambers Canada’s Startup and Emerging Companies Category. Chambers notes that “Chad’s domain knowledge on how the startup and venture capital ecosystem works is unmatched in the country." He is also ranked in Chambers Canada’s Fintech sector where he is described as “occupying a unique position in the market – he is famous in the tech scene”.
Career
University of Ottawa, LL.B.
University of Waterloo, B.A.Sc. (Computer Engineering)
Bar Admission: Ontario, 2002
Professional Memberships
Canadian Bar Association
Ontario Bar Association
Canadian Venture Capital Association
Chambers Review
Canada
Toronto-based Chad Bayne is renowned for his deep expertise in the startup space. He continues to represent startup companies in investment rounds at various stages of their growth, as well as in acquisitions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Chad Bayne's understanding of the venture capital ecosystem is very strong and he delivers very practical advice."
"Chad has the best depth of experience and know-how."
"Chad Bayne's understanding of the venture capital ecosystem is very strong and he delivers very practical advice."
"Chad has the best depth of experience and know-how."
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