Konata Lake
Canada Guide 2025
Band 3 : Startups & Emerging Companies
Band 3
About
Provided by Konata Lake
Practice Areas
Konata is the head of Torys’ Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Group and a member of Torys’ M&A and Technology Groups. Konata is a leader in providing legal support to startups and emerging technology companies and venture capital investors who invest in these companies. Konata regularly advises technology companies, founders, investors and other strategic and financial parties in all aspects of investing and divestiture transactions, including shareholders arrangements, majority and minority equity investments, and joint ventures. Konata has played a leading role in the firm’s relationship with burgeoning companies in Canada that are poised to effect significant change in how we do business and regularly advises the firm’s clients on mergers and acquisitions transactions involving technology companies.
Having practiced for over two years in New York, Konata provides comprehensive advice in cross-border transactions, helping clients expand their footprint in Canada, the U.S. and internationally.
Chambers Review
Canada
Konata Lake is the head of the emerging companies and venture capital group at Torys. He is noted for his ability to advise both venture capital investors and startup companies on investments, joint ventures and acquisitions, among other issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Konata Lake has been a great partner to our company and has helped us through complicated transactions."
"Konata is responsive and helpful in helping to find a legal strategy to accomplish business initiatives."
"Konata Lake is a pleasure to work with. He is super-smart, relatable and a problem solver."
"Konata Lake has been a great partner to our company and has helped us through complicated transactions."
"Konata is responsive and helpful in helping to find a legal strategy to accomplish business initiatives."
"Konata Lake is a pleasure to work with. He is super-smart, relatable and a problem solver."