Nadia S.
Narain

Associate
Call to Bar:
Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2020
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Nadia builds long-lasting relationships with clients by providing practical, tailored advice. She is committed to understanding the complex industries in which her clients conduct business and to advancing their business goals.

Nadia is a member of the firm’s Capital Markets Group. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance transactions, and general corporate and commercial matters. She assists publicly listed companies – primarily in the mining, cannabis and technology sectors – with transactions, corporate governance matters, continuous disclosure requirements and ongoing public company maintenance.

Her previous experience includes working as Associate Counsel at a publicly traded precious metals mining company.

Nadia volunteers with Pro Bono Ontario by providing advice on the Pro Bono Ontario Free Legal Advice Hotline on corporate and non-profit matters.

Other Languages

  • French
  • Spanish

Professional Activities

  • Member, Women in Law Leadership Awards (Ontario) Committee 

Memberships

  • Law Society of Ontario
  • Ontario Bar Association
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Young Women in Law
  • Association for Corporate Growth

Co-Presenter, "ESG & DEI in 2026: Relevance, Risk and Responsibility," Aird & Berlis LLP ESG & Sustainability Webinar, December 3, 2025.

Co-Presenter, "From Risk to Opportunity: ESG as a Growth Strategy," Aird & Berlis LLP ESG & Sustainability Webinar, November 28, 2024.

Speaker, "Canada's New Modern Slavery Act: Does It Apply to You?" EDA's Directors Summit, May 2, 2024.

Panellist, "Voices of Resilience: Women of Colour Leading in Law," WOCinLaw, Ted Rogers School of Management, March 29, 2023. 

Co-Author, "Brand, Craft and Control: Legal Considerations in Luxury Goods M&A," Aird & Berlis LLP, Capital Markets Bulletin, April 20, 2026.

Quoted in "The ESG and DEI Backlash Has Caught Up to Corporate Canada," The Logic, January 2, 2026.

Co-Author, "Annual Disclosure Under Canada’s Mandatory Supply Chain Reporting Regime Due by May 31, 2025," Aird & Berlis LLP, Workplace Law Bulletin, May 21, 2025.

Co-Author, "Canada-U.S. M&A: Navigating Uncertainty in the Trade War Era," American Bar Association's Mergers and Acquisitions Committee Deal Points Newsletter, Spring 2025.

Co-Author, "Artificial Intelligence, Real Risks: Legal Due Diligence Issues and Purchase Agreement Provisions Aimed at Managing AI Risk in M&A Transactions," Aird & Berlis LLP, Capital Markets Bulletin, March 26, 2025.

Co-Author, "Key Lessons From the First Reporting Year Under Canada’s Mandatory Supply Chain Reporting Regime," Aird & Berlis LLP, ESG Bulletin, November 20, 2024.

Co-Author, "How ESG Considerations Can Impact and Create Value in M&A Transactions," Aird & Berlis LLP, ESG Bulletin, April 9, 2024.

Co-Author, "First Reports Under Canada’s Mandatory Supply Chain Reporting Regime Due by May 31, 2024," Aird & Berlis LLP, February 21, 2024.

Co-Author, "The 2023 Canadian Environmental Reporting Landscape: OSFI Guideline B-15 and ISSB Global Sustainability Reporting Framework," Key Developments in Environmental Law, 2023 Edition, Thomson Reuters.

Co-Author, "Equity Rollovers in Inbound Canadian Cross-Border M&A," Aird & Berlis LLP, Capital Markets Bulletin, October 17, 2023.

Co-Author, "Progress in Standardizing Voluntary ESG and Sustainability Reporting," Aird & Berlis LLP, September 19, 2023.

Co-Author, “A Closer Look at OSFI Guideline B-15: Climate Risk Management," Aird & Berlis LLP, June 27, 2023.

Co-Author, "Responsible Sourcing and Supply Chain Diligence: What Canada's Proposed Anti-Forced and Child Labour Legislation Could Mean for Your Business," Aird & Berlis LLP, March 30, 2023.

Co-Author, "Proposed Climate-Related and ESG Disclosure Requirements: Insights and Guidance for Junior Mining Issuers," Aird & Berlis LLP, March 6, 2023.

Co-Author, "CSA Publishes Guidance on Greenwashing and ESG Disclosures," Aird & Berlis LLP, February 1, 2023.