Thomas A.
Fenton
Counsel
After nearly 40 years of practising corporate and securities law, Tom’s experience affords him the ability to efficiently navigate a corporate finance transaction from concept to closing. He possesses a practical savviness that enables him to see the larger context of a deal, providing clients with confidence in his advice. Tom dedicates his utmost efforts to delivering exceptional, responsive client service.
Tom is a former Leader of the firm’s Capital Markets Group and a member of the Energy, Mergers & Acquisitions and Mining Groups. He regularly advises public and private corporations in connection with mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, plans of arrangement, reverse takeovers, capital pool company qualifying transactions, friendly and hostile takeover bids, prospectus offerings, private placements, flow-through financings, rights offerings and stock exchange listings. Tom also advises corporations with respect to ongoing corporate matters, including regulatory compliance, corporate governance, continuous disclosure obligations and shareholder meetings.
In 2005, Tom completed a one-year secondment with a public company client acting as part-time in-house counsel. Tom currently sits as a director and/or officer of a number of public and private companies. Tom is also currently a member of the Ontario Securities Commission's Securities Advisory Committee.
Professional Involvement
Professional Activities
- Corporate Secretary, Otso Gold Corp.
- Member of the Ontario Securities Commission's Securities Advisory Committee
- Member of the Editorial Board, The Canadian Institute Securities Law & Litigation Journal
Memberships
- Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
Teaching Engagements
- Special Lecturer, "Corporate Finance," University of Windsor, Faculty of Law, 2015 and 2016
Here to Stay – Dual Class Share Structures, The Canadian Institute Securities Law & Litigation, November 2016.
OSC Releases New Policy for Whistleblower Program for Public Comment, Aird & Berlis LLP Securities Law Bulletin, November 2015.
The Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act, Aird & Berlis LLP Mining Bulletin, September 2015.