Practice Areas
Robert Fonn’s practice is focused on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions. Robert has particular experience dealing with domestic and cross-border transactions (including friendly and contested take-over bids and proxy contests).
Robert represents financial institutions, investment dealers, private equity sponsors, venture capital funds and a broad range of public and private companies in diverse industries, including technology, financial services, cannabis, healthcare, life sciences, media, software, automotive, manufacturing, mineral resource and real estate.
Robert counsels corporations in all aspects of corporate and commercial activity, including listings on stock exchanges and dealings with provincial securities commissions. He also advises reporting issuers in connection with securities compliance and corporate governance matters.
Career
L.L.B, University of Western Ontario, 2001 and B.Sc., (Hon. Science & Business), University of Waterloo, 1998
Industry Sector Expertise
Robert has developed a market leading cannabis practice and has advised a number of investment dealers and domestic and foreign cannabis industry participants with respect to capital raising, going public, merger & acquisition, debt financing and commercial transactions. He is the co-chair of the firm’s global cannabis practice.