Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Partner

Kent has over 35 years of experience working with public and private companies and investment dealers in completing a broad range of transactions, including:

• merger, acquisition, and reorganization transactions (both public and private)
• providing general corporate governance advice as well as specific corporate transaction advice to Board of Directors and Special Committees of Directors in transactions of all types, including in respect of shareholder activism situations
• corporate finance transactions representing public issuers and investment dealers in public and private debt and equity transactions, initial public offerings and cross-border financing transactions.

Throughout his career, Kent has been involved in many innovative transactions in both the corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions areas.

Prior to joining BLG, Kent practised for over 20 years with a large international firm and was Chair of its Securities Group.

Professional Involvement

• Member Canadian Bar Association
• Member, Vancouver Bar Association
• Member, Law Society of Alberta and Law Society of British Columbia

Education

• BA, University of Calgary, 1985
• LLB, University of Toronto, 1988

Bar Admission

• Alberta, 1989
• British Columbia, 2011

Community Involvement

• Board of Governors, Business Council of British Columbia