Ms Kim Lawton > Dentons > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Dentons
77 KING STREET WEST
SUITE 400
TORONTO, ONTARIO M5K 0A1
Canada
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Work Department

Corporate Group

Position

Associate

Career

Kim is an associate in Dentons’ corporate group. Her practice includes securities and corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate and commercial matters, corporate governance, as well as venture technology and emerging growth companies. She has experience with clients across a variety of industry sectors including technology, private equity, gaming, mining, oil & gas, and healthcare. Kim advises start-up companies and early-stage entrepreneurs on a wide range of critical issues, including negotiating a shareholders’ agreement, protecting intellectual property, developing contracts for key people, and documenting rounds of financing. Before she began working as a lawyer, Kim was an economist for the Ontario Ministry of Finance providing analytical support and policy advice on a wide range of microeconomic issues.

Languages

English

Education

Osgoode Hall Law School, 2011, JD University of Toronto, 2006, MA University of Toronto, 2004, B.A. (Honours)