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Portia
Biswas

she / her / hers Associate
  • pbiswas@airdberlis.com
  • 437.880.6103
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Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2022

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Portia is a strong negotiator and communicator who supports her clients as they seize opportunities or face challenges. She works collaboratively with her clients in order to provide solutions geared to their specific needs.

Portia is a member of the firm’s Corporate Group. She advises on a broad range of corporate/commercial matters, including mergers and acquisitions. Portia also draws from her prior experience in the not-for-profit sector to provide support for the firm’s Charities & Not-For-Profit Law Group.

Portia works with Indigenous-led and Indigenous nation-owned entities on corporate governance and structuring, regulatory compliance and charity matters. She advises on how legislative requirements align with community practices and supports clients in understanding their corporate obligations and implementing necessary changes. She also assists with charitable registrations and compliance.

Portia summered and articled at Aird & Berlis prior to joining the firm as an associate.

Expertise

  • Private Equity
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Corporate
  • Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment
  • Charities & Not-for-Profits
  • Indigenous

Representative Matters

Representative Matter

Hydraulic Equipment Supplier Completes Sale to U.S. Manufacturer

Aird & Berlis represented the selling shareholders of a hydraulic equipment supplier and its U.S. subsidiary in the sale of their shares to a U.S.-based manufacturer.

July 01, 2025

Representative Matter

Allied and Partners Reorganize Ownership of TELUS Sky

Aird & Berlis represented Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust in the reorganization of the ownership of TELUS Sky, a 60-storey, mixed-use high-rise building in Calgary, Alberta.

December 31, 2024

Representative Matter

Powerfleet Closes Strategic Acquisition and Related Financing of Fleet Complete

On October 1, 2024, Powerfleet, Inc. (Nasdaq: AIOT), a leading global provider of AIoT SaaS solutions for the mobile asset industry, completed its acquisition and related financing of Fleet Complete, a key player in connected vehicle technology and fleet management.

October 01, 2024

Representative Matter

The Stevens Company Completes Majority Investment in Schaan Healthcare Products Inc.

On April 8, 2024, The Stevens Company Limited (The Stevens Company), a medical products distributor and equipment services provider based in Brampton, Ontario, completed its majority investment in Schaan Healthcare Products Inc., a family business based in Saskatoon offering similar products and services to health-care providers in Saskatchewan.

April 08, 2024

Representative Matter

Allied Properties REIT Completes Acquisition of Ownership Interest in 400 West Georgia and Increased Ownership Interest in 19 Duncan

On April 1, 2024, Allied Properties REIT completed the acquisition from Westbank for an aggregate property value of $920.7 million.

April 01, 2024

Representative Matter

Linamar Corporation Completes $640-Million Acquisition of Bourgault Industries Ltd.

Linamar Corporation completed its acquisition of Bourgault Industries Ltd. and its subsidiaries for $640 million.

February 01, 2024

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July 17, 2019

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July 04, 2019

Education

  • JD, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2021
  • BA (with Distinction) in Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University, 2017
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