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Kim Lawton’s practice is focused on capital markets and securities matters including corporate finance, corporate governance, continuous disclosure, equity compensation, initial and ongoing stock exchange requirements, and market regulation. She advises public and private companies in a wide range of industries with particular emphasis on the cannabis, psychedelics, and technology sectors.

In her cannabis practice, Kim works with entrepreneurs, investors, and operators across the industry spectrum, including biotechnology/pharmaceuticals, consumer packaged goods, cultivation, retail, licensed producers, and other ancillary segments.

Kim has extensive experience advising entrepreneurs and high-growth companies on a wide range of critical issues on the path towards a public listing including selecting prudent incorporation and organization options, negotiating a shareholders’ agreement, protecting intellectual property and confidential information, developing of contracts with key parties, and completing rounds of financing.

Kim is a member of the Women's Executive Network and Women in Capital Markets and a former executive committee member of the OBA's Animal Law and IT and IP Law sections. She is also a coach of the Osgoode Mooting Society (Corporate Securities Moot), and a past volunteer at Parkdale Community Legal Services and Artists Legal Advice Services.

Prior to her legal career, Kim was an economist for the Ontario Ministry of Finance where she provided analytical insight and policy advice on key microeconomic issues relevant to the Canadian markets.

 

Education

University of Toronto, BA (Hons.), 2004 University of Toronto, MA, 2006 Osgoode Hall Law School, JD, 2011  

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 2012

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TerrAscend Corp., in its arrangement with Canopy USA, LLC to convert $125.5M in debt to securities.
Field Trip Health Ltd., in the spin-out of its drug development and medical clinics businesses into two independent public companies, Reunion Neuroscience and Field Trip Health & Wellness, by plan of arrangement.  The spin-out transaction was supported by a private placement financing led by Oasis Management Company.
MustGrow Biologics Corp., in connection with the filing of a base shelf prospectus relating to the offering for sale, from time to time, of common shares, warrants, units, debt securities, subscription receipts or any combination thereof for aggregate gross proceeds of up to $40 million
A syndicate of underwriters, co-led by Leede Jones Gable Inc., in the $8.1-million bought-deal public offering of units of Ventripoint Diagnostics Ltd.
ATB Capital Markets Inc. in the $7.14-million private placement offering of The Flowr Corporation. 
MustGrow Biologics Corp., in its non-brokered private placement for gross proceeds of $7.1-million.
Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation, in an up to $30-million at-the-market equity program for the sale of common shares pursuant to an equity distribution agreement with Aleafia Health Inc. (TSX: AH, OTCQX: ALEAF).
BioGeneration Capital Fund IV Coöperatieve U.A., in its investment in a pioneering Canadian drug discovery company.
Halo Collective Inc., in connection with its closing of an overnight marketed public offering of units for aggregate gross proceeds of $8.2-million.
Clever Leaves Holdings Inc.,in connection with its listing on the NASDAQ Capital Market by way of a business combination with Schultze Special Purpose Acquisition Corp.
Calian Group Ltd., in connection with its bought deal public offering of 1,568,600 common shares at a price of $44.00 per common share for aggregate gross proceeds of over $69-million.
Cormark Securities Inc., in connection with a $25.36-million bought deal public offering of units of Troilus Gold Corp.
Avicanna Inc., in connection with its long form qualifying prospectus and Toronto Stock Exchange listing.
Avicanna Inc., in connection with a special warrant financing of 2,228,328 special warrants at a price of $8.00 per special warrant for aggregate gross proceeds of $22.1-million.
SLANG Worldwide Inc., in connection with its long form qualifying prospectus and Canadian Securities Exchange listing.
Southern Sun Pharma Inc., a leading South African-based cannabis industry multi-license holder, in its reverse takeover of AIM3 Ventures Inc. which would constitute the capital pool company's "qualifying transaction" under TSX Venture Exchange policies.
SLANG Worldwide Inc., in connection with a $66-million brokered private placement of subscription receipts.
SLANG Worldwide Inc., in connection with a $16.7-million brokered private placement of special warrants.
IBI Group Inc., in its offering of $46-million principal amount of convertible unsecured subordinated debentures on a bought deal basis to a syndicate of underwriters.
SecureKey Technologies Inc., in relation to strategic equity investments worth $27-million from six leading Canadian financial institutions.
Dream Payments Corp, in relation to its $10-million series A financing.
Excellon Resources Inc., in a bought deal prospectus offering of 13,250,000 units, including 1,728,260 units issued upon exercise of the over-allotment option, at a price of $1.15 per unit for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $15.2-million.
Excellon Resources Inc., in a $6.6-million financing comprised of $5.61-million in secured convertible debentures and the sale of a mining royalty interest for $990,000.
Cantor Fitzgerald Canada Corporation, in an up to US$35-million at-the-market equity program for the sale of common shares pursuant to an equity distribution agreement with Cybin Inc. (NEO: CYBN) (NYSE American: CYBN).
A syndicate of underwriters, led by Leede Jones Gable Inc., in the $4.6-million bought-deal of Plurilock Security Inc.
SLANG Worldwide Inc., in connection with its acquisition of Allied Concessions Group Inc., a Colorado-based Cannabis product manufacturer, for share and other consideration worth an aggregate of $21.4-million.
SLANG Worldwide Inc., in connection with the all-share acquisition of LBA Global Corporation and its Lunchbox Alchemy brand portfolio and subsidiary Hydra Distribution.
SLANG Worldwide Inc., in connection with the acquisition of Colorado-licensed cannabis cultivator Pleasant Valley Ranch, LC for a purchase price comprised of cash and shares.
Cerrado Gold Inc., in connection with an acquisition of Minera Don Nicolás S.A., and its namesake operating mine and surrounding properties in the Province of Santa Cruz, Argentina as well as a metals purchase and sale agreement and financing package.
Digital Entertainment Corporation of America dba KIN, in connection with the sale of its Canadian operations of multi-platform lifestyle entertainment company KIN to Corus Entertainment Inc.
Teledyne Technologies Incorporated, in its acquisition of the CARIS business, a leading developer of marine mapping software, in Canada and its international affiliates.

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