Mr Brett Saulnier > Torys > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Torys
79 WELLINGTON STREET WEST, SUITE 3000
BOX 270, TD CENTRE
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Canada
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Work Department

Capital Markets

Position

Brett’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on capital markets transactions and mergers and acquisitions. Brett has represented both issuers and investment banks in a variety of public offerings and private placements of debt and equity, including initial public offerings for both domestic and cross-border clients. He has also advised public and private companies on acquisitions, divestitures, related party transactions and reorganizations.

Brett regularly provides guidance to public company clients, including cross-listed issuers, on ongoing corporate governance, stock exchange and securities law matters.

Career

Ontario, 2015

Memberships

During law school, Brett volunteered with the Community and Legal Aid Services Programme (CLASP) and was a mentor in the Law in Action Within Schools (LAWS) mentoring program. Brett has also volunteered with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA).

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Capital markets

(Rising stars)

Brett Saulnier – Torys

Torys‘ capital markets team is distinguished by its marked financial services focus. The group routinely represents banks, asset managers and other financial services clients as issuers and underwriters on an array of debt and equity offerings, with notable experience in IPOs, limited recourse capital notes (LRCNs) and labelled bonds, among other matters. In a highlight example of its practice sweet spot, Toronto-based Rima Ramchandani represented Sun Life Financial on its C$2bn public offering of subordinated unsecured debentures. Ramchandani co-heads the department together with Toronto-based David Seville, who led the firm’s advice to multiple banks on the issuance of additional Tier 1 capital limited recourse capital notes, and Calgary-based Scott Cochlan, who blends corporate finance and energy expertise. Other senior names include high-profile securities expert Glen Johnson and securitization specialists Jim Hong and Michael Feldman, all of whom are based in Toronto. The group also includes increasingly prominent Calgary partner Michael Pedlow, who acted alongside Cochlan to advise the underwriters on Topaz Energy Corp’s C$201.3m equity offering, and promising associate Brett Saulnier.