With a long track record advising some of Canada’s leading public companies and financial institutions in their transactional and corporate governance work, Kevin brings deep experience, skill and business savvy to his work with clients.
As the Chair of Torys’ Capital Markets Group, Kevin practises corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on capital markets transactions, board governance advice, shareholder activist issues and mergers and acquisitions.
Kevin counsels issuers and underwriters in public offerings and private placements, including initial public offerings and cross-border financings. He also regularly acts for acquiring and target companies, boards of directors and financial advisers in significant corporate transactions.
2008-2023 | IFLR1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms—Highly regarded in capital markets: debt and equity |
2014-2025 | Best Lawyers in Canada—Leading lawyer in corporate law and mergers and acquisitions law |
2013-2021 | Lexpert/American Lawyer’s Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada—Leading lawyer in corporate finance & securities |
2013-2023 | The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory—Leading lawyer in corporate finance & securities and mergers & acquisitions |
2014-2023 | Who’s Who Legal—Global and National leading lawyer in capital markets and mining |
2016-2017 | Chambers Canada—Leading lawyer in corporate/commercial (Ontario) |
2008-2017 | Chambers Global—Leading lawyer in corporate/M&A |
Kevin has directorships at St. Francis Xavier University, the Royal Ontario Museum and the Covenant House Toronto. He is also the Chair at Shepherds’ Trust, Toronto.