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Provided by Neill May
Neill May is a partner, a member of the Executive Committee and a former Co-Chair of the Corporate Securities Group at Goodmans. His practice focuses on all aspects of securities law, with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance. Neill has developed a reputation for expertise in securities law and for his ability to negotiate and complete complex and innovative transactions.
Neill has counselled participants in numerous public and private M&A transactions and has represented clients on both sides of friendly and hostile takeover bids. He has also structured and implemented a vast range of corporate reorganizations and financing transactions, including domestic and cross-border public offerings, and private strategic and venture capital financings.
Neill is recognized by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as most frequently recommended in corporate finance & securities, M&A, corporate commercial, corporate mid-market, and private equity, and repeatedly recommended for mining law. He has also been recommended by The Lexpert/ALM Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (M&A, private equity, corporate finance, corporate commercial and corporate mid-market), Chambers Global (corporate/M&A and private equity: buyouts), Chambers Canada (corporate/commercial and private equity: buyouts), Euromoney’s Guide to the World’s Leading M&A Lawyers, IFLR1000 (M&A), Who's Who Legal (capital markets & thought leader in M&A), The Legal 500 Canada (M&A), The Best Lawyers in Canada (corporate, leveraged buyouts & private equity, M&A, mining, natural resources, private funds and securities), and as a leading practitioner in the Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A, and Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining.
Neill is a former member of the Toronto Stock Exchange Listing Advisory Committee and the Ontario Securities Commission’s Securities Advisory Committee and Small Business Advisory Committee. He has co-authored reports for the Ontario Securities Commission Task Force on small business financing. Neill is a former Adjunct Professor at the University of Toronto - Faculty of Law and heads the firm’s continuing legal education committee.
He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario.
Provided by Chambers
Neill May has a wealth of experience handling M&A and corporate finance matters. Based in Toronto, he advises on transactions across a broad range of industries, including mining and private equity.
Neill May boasts considerable expertise in complex transactional matters, acting for investment managers as well as portfolio companies.
Provided by Chambers
Neill is one of the smartest individuals we've ever come across. We bring him our most complex matters.
Neill May is great. He is very practical and easy to work with.
Neill is a strong team leader and adviser. We are impressed with his knowledge and expertise, and we rely on him for a variety of corporate, commercial and securities work.
Neill is one of the smartest individuals we've ever come across. We bring him our most complex matters.
Neill May is great. He is very practical and easy to work with.
Neill is a strong team leader and adviser. We are impressed with his knowledge and expertise, and we rely on him for a variety of corporate, commercial and securities work.
