Areas of Expertise
Representative Work
- Battery Ventures
Battery Ventures in its $150 million acquisition of TrueContext Corporation
- American Academy Holdings LLC
American Academy Holdings LLC in its acquisition of Semantic Health
- Russell Reynolds Associates
Russell Reynolds Associates in its acquisition of Kilberry
- AtomVie Global Radiopharma
AtomVie in its spinout and Series A Financing
- MOSCOT
MOSCOT in the opening of its first Canadian location
- smartTrade
smartTrade in its acquisition of TickTrade
- Frontenac Company
Frontenac in its acquisition of EFC International
- The Levy Family
The Levy Family in theScore’s US$2 billion acquisition by Penn National Gaming
- The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in its agreement to increase its ownership in DECIEM Beauty Group Inc.
- Tantalus Systems Holding
Tantalus Systems Holding Inc. in its $90 million Qualifying Transaction with RiseTech Capital Corp., concurrent financing and graduation to the Toronto Stock Exchange
- The Board of Trustees of the WSIB Pension Plan Fund
The Board of Trustees of the WSIB Pension Plan Fund in the conversion of WSIB’s defined benefit, single employer pension plan to a jointly sponsored pension plan
- Fusion Pharmaceuticals
Fusion Pharmaceuticals in its $212.5 million IPO
- Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley in its acquisition of Solium Capital for $1.1 billion
- Quad-C Management, Inc.
Quad-C Management on its investment in S.i. Systems
Select Reported Deals:
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- Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in its agreement with Duo Bank of Canada to purchase Fairstone Financial Holdings Inc.
- Transdev Canada Inc. in its acquisition of Voyago
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- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited in connection with its strategic alliance with RBC Global Asset Management Inc. to create a combined $60 billion ETF solution suite under the RBC iShares brand.
Battery Ventures in its $150 million acquisition of TrueContext Corporation
American Academy Holdings LLC in its acquisition of Semantic Health
Russell Reynolds Associates in its acquisition of Kilberry
AtomVie in its spinout and Series A Financing
MOSCOT in the opening of its first Canadian location
- smartTrade
smartTrade in its acquisition of TickTrade
- Frontenac Company
Frontenac in its acquisition of EFC International
- The Levy Family
The Levy Family in theScore’s US$2 billion acquisition by Penn National Gaming
- The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. in its agreement to increase its ownership in DECIEM Beauty Group Inc.
- Tantalus Systems Holding
Tantalus Systems Holding Inc. in its $90 million Qualifying Transaction with RiseTech Capital Corp., concurrent financing and graduation to the Toronto Stock Exchange
- The Board of Trustees of the WSIB Pension Plan Fund
The Board of Trustees of the WSIB Pension Plan Fund in the conversion of WSIB’s defined benefit, single employer pension plan to a jointly sponsored pension plan
- Fusion Pharmaceuticals
Fusion Pharmaceuticals in its $212.5 million IPO
- Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley in its acquisition of Solium Capital for $1.1 billion
- Quad-C Management, Inc.
Quad-C Management on its investment in S.i. Systems
Select Reported Deals:
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- Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan in its agreement with Duo Bank of Canada to purchase Fairstone Financial Holdings Inc.
- Transdev Canada Inc. in its acquisition of Voyago
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- BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited in connection with its strategic alliance with RBC Global Asset Management Inc. to create a combined $60 billion ETF solution suite under the RBC iShares brand.
Latest Insights
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Blog Mar 27, 2024
Bill 149 receives royal assent
Ontario’s Bill 149, which imposes new requirements regarding pay transparency, Canadian work experience and the use of AI in job postings, has r...
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Osler Update Dec 11, 2023
Looking forward on clawbacks
New listing standards from the New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Stock Market came into effect this year, requiring companies to adopt policies provi...
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Osler Update Dec 11, 2023
Navigating the future of remote work
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Blog Nov 28, 2023
Ontario’s Bill 149 proposes new requirements for pay transparency, use of AI in job postings and other changes
Ontario has proposed more changes to the Employment Standards Act with Bill 149, its fourth “Working for Workers Act.” Kelly O’Ferra...
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Awards and Recognition
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Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business: Recognized in Employment & Labour (Ontario)
Media Mentions
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Osler News Feb 14, 2022
Osler welcomes 17 new partners and 2 new counsel in 2022
Osler is proud to announce the addition of 17 new partners and two new counsel across our offices in Toronto, Montréal, Calgary, Ottawa and Vancouver,...
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Osler News Jan 7, 2022
ESG increasingly linked to executive comp – Canadian HR Reporter
Osler’s Kelly O’Ferrall spoke to Canadian HR Reporter about some of the challenges involved in the growing trend of tying executive compensation to co...
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Speaking and Writing
Speaking Engagements
Employment and Labour Law Insights: Commuting issues; B.C. pay transparency and COVID-related employment standards decisions
Read moreEmployment and Labour Law Insights: Post-employment restrictive covenants and family status accommodation
Read moreEmployment and Labour Law Insights: DEI accommodations; ESG data, protected grounds and human rights; Employment Standards Act and Bill 88
Read moreEmployment and Labour Law Insights: right to disconnect; Working for Workers Act; electronic monitoring in Ontario and gig economy workers
Read morePublished Work
Publications
- The Employer’s COVID-19 Return to the Workplace Playbook [PDF], Canadian Corporate Counsel, 2020, Vol. 29 Number 1.
Selected Events – As Speaker
- Buying and Selling a Business: A Comprehensive Guide, Employment Law Considerations after COVID-19, Ontario Bar Association, September 30, 2020.
Credentials
Education
- Osgoode Hall Law School, J.D.
- Queens University’s, Honours B.A.
- Queen’s University, B.Sc.
Languages
- English
Professional Affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Law Society of Ontario