Matthew Merkley
Matthew is the co-head of Blakes Toronto's Corporate Governance practice. He represents clients in a wide variety of capital markets transactions and securities regulatory matters. He has acted for issuers and underwriters in initial public offerings and other Canadian and cross-border public offerings of equity and debt. He also has expertise in advising public issuers and their boards on various matters, including with respect to: governance, compensation and disclosure; normal course, program share repurchase and substantial issuer bids; and dual-class share structures. · Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
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Co-Head of Blakes Toronto's Corporate Governance practice at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP. He represents clients in a wide range of capital markets transactions and securities regulatory matters, including acting for issuers and underwriters in IPOs and Canadian and cross-border public offerings of equity and debt, and advises public issuers and their boards on governance, compensation and disclosure, share repurchase programs and substantial issuer bids, and dual-class share structures. He is a member of the Ontario Securities Commission Continuous Disclosure Advisory Committee.