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Karlie
Nordstrom

she / her / hers Associate
  • knordstrom@airdberlis.com
  • 416.865.7723
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  • Toronto Office
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Admitted to the Saskatchewan Bar: 2024
Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2023
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Karlie thrives on the challenging and dynamic nature of securities law. She is passionate about building long-standing relationships with her clients and goes to great lengths to understand the unique aspects of each business.  

Karlie is a member of the firm’s Capital Markets Group. She provides advice on corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, private placement financings, public offerings, continuous disclosure requirements and general corporate and commercial matters.

Karlie summered and articled at Aird & Berlis before returning to the firm as an associate.

Expertise

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Capital Markets

Representative Matters

Representative Matter

Allied Properties Completes $560-Million Marketed Public Offering and Concurrent Private Placement

Aird & Berlis represented Allied Properties REIT with a team led by Melanie Cole and Sherri Altshuler and including Amy Marcen-Gaudaur, Meredith McCann, Karlie Nordstrom, Teddy Nikolaou (Capital Markets), Jacob Dubelaar and Ethan Eisen (Real Estate) and Carol Burns (Tax).

February 18, 2026

Representative Matter

Cybin Completes US$175-Million Registered Direct Offering

Aird & Berlis represented Cybin Inc. (CBOE: CYBN) (NYSE American: CYBN), a clinical-stage neuropsychiatry company committed to revolutionizing mental healthcare, with respect to its US$175-million registered direct offering of common shares, pre-funded warrants and warrants.

October 31, 2025

Representative Matter

U.S. Tech Company Acquires Canadian Compliance Platform

Aird & Berlis acted as Canadian counsel to the Acquirer with a team led by Jeffrey Merk and including Christian Nianiaris, Annie Xie and Karlie Nordstrom (Capital Markets), Saam Nainifard (Tax), Peter Czegledy (Corporate), Mario Pedro and Daniella Guzzi (Real Estate), Paige Backman (Privacy), Andrea Kroetch (Intellectual Property) and Alex Kagan (Labour & Employment).

September 15, 2025

Representative Matter

Goliath Resources Completes $27-Million Flow-Through Share Offering

Aird & Berlis represented Goliath Resources with a team led by Adria Leung Lim and Russell Sanders (Capital Markets) and including Karlie Nordstrom (Capital Markets), Manjit Singh (Tax) and Aidan Abbott (Summer Student).

June 18, 2025

Representative Matter

Allied Properties Completes $400-Million Offering of Senior Unsecured Debentures

On April 7, 2025, Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:AP.UN), a leading owner-operator of distinctive urban workspace in Canada’s major cities, completed a private placement of $400-million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured debentures in two series.

April 07, 2025

Representative Matter

Aird & Berlis Guides Canadian Fintech Company on Dual Financing and Strategic Acquisition of French Fintech Assets

Aird & Berlis acted as legal counsel for the Canadian company with a financing team led by Aaron Bains and Danny Kharazmi and including Karlie Nordstrom and Isabella Spiliakos (Capital Markets).

January 01, 2025

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Professional Involvement

Professional Activities

  • Vice-President, Board of Directors, Aboriginal Legal Services

Memberships

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Ontario Bar Association

Co-Author, "Insider Tipping: Recent Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal Decision Provides Important Guidance for Public Companies and Insiders,"Capital Markets Bulletin, November 8, 2023.

Co-Author, "ESG and Capital Raising: An Overview of the Unique Sustainable Finance Tools Available to Canadian Businesses," Capital Markets Bulletin, May 30, 2023.

Co-Author, "Tech Lending: Types of Debt for SaaS Providers," Financial Services Bulletin, March 23, 2023. 

Co-Author, "Tech Lending: How to Register Security Interests in IP," Financial Services Bulletin, March 14, 2023. 

Co-Author, "Tech Lending: Software as a Service," Financial Services Bulletin, February 23, 2023.

Co-Author, "Tech Lending: Due Diligence Issues," Financial Services Bulletin, February 16, 2023. 

Co-Author, "Tech Lending: Why Are Tech Companies So Hard to Value?," Financial Services Bulletin, February 9, 2023.

Co-Author, "Tech Lending: What Are IP Assets?," Financial Services Bulletin, February 9, 2023.

Related Publications

Article

Insider Tipping: Recent Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal Decision Provides Important Guidance for Public Companies and Insiders

November 08, 2023

Article

Tech Lending: Types of Debt for SaaS Providers

March 23, 2023

Article

Tech Lending: How to Register Security Interests in IP

March 14, 2023

Article

Tech Lending: Software as a Service

February 23, 2023

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Education

  • JD, University of Toronto, 2022
  • B.Comm. (Great Distinction), Human Resources, University of Saskatchewan, 2018
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