Overview
Michael’s practice focuses on securities law, with an emphasis on domestic and cross-border securities offerings and Canadian securities regulation. He has represented both issuers and investments banks in a wide range of public equity and debt offerings and private placements.
Michael also regularly provides guidance to public company clients on regulatory compliance, disclosure issues and securities law matters.
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Recognition and Awards
| 2024 | The Legal 500—Rising Star in capital markets |
| 2025 | Best Lawyers in Canada— One to watch in mergers and acquisitions and securities law |
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Professional Involvement
Before joining Torys, Michael worked as a summer intern with a former MPP. He was also a student border services officer with the Canada Border Services Agency.
While in law school, Michael was an editor for the Law Review Journal. He also worked as a teaching assistant at the Rotman School of Management and a caseworker for Downtown Legal Services.
Michael is an active volunteer with the Laws in Action Within Schools (“LAWS”) mentoring program, a high school program that uses legal education as a tool to assist students to succeed in school and become engaged and active citizens.
Education and Bar Admissions
- JD/MBA, 2015
- University of Toronto Faculty of Law and Rotman School of Management
- BA (Honours, Criminology, Gold Medalist), 2011
- University of Western Ontario
- Ontario, 2016