Profile: Jonathan Lampe

Jonathan Lampe Law Firm: Goodmans LLP
Office: Goodmans LLP
250 Yonge Street
Suite 2400
M5B 2M6
City: Toronto
State: Ontario
Country: Canada
Tel: +1 416 597 4128
Fax: +1 416 979 1234
Email: jlampe@goodmans.ca

Capital Markets

Biography: Capital Markets

Jonathan Lampe is a partner, executive committee member and co-chair of the corporate and securities practice. He focuses on corporate and securities law in Canada and internationally, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, related financings, reorganisations and corporate governance.

He is the former general counsel to the Ontario Securities Commission, the past chair of the Commission's securities advisory committee and a member of the Commission's senior securities lawyers advisory group and enforcement advisory group.

Jonathan is engaged frequently as special counsel in mergers and acquisitions by Canadian clients and multinationals, including ATI Technologies, Newmont Mining Corporation, 3M Company, Four Seasons Hotels, Pechiney SA, Compagnie Générale de Géophysique, Hub International and various investment funds and private equity investors, including Teachers', Madison Dearborn and Providence Equity Partners. He regularly provides advice to various constituents regarding governance of public entities in the context of mergers and acquisitions, dissident shareholder activities and strategic initiatives. He has provided expert evidence in related court proceedings and has represented the staff of the Ontario Securities Commission and market participants in regulatory proceedings before the Commission, including its review of market timing in the mutual fund industry.

Jonathan's transactional and advisory expertise, in Canada and internationally, is recognised regularly in publications including Chambers Global, Euromoney, PLC Which Lawyer?, Law Business Research publications, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Lexpert/American Lawyer Media Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and The Best Lawyers in Canada.

In addition to lecturing and writing extensively on topics including emerging issues in corporate governance, and alternative acquisition and financing structures. Jonathan has taught Advanced Corporate Law and Securities Regulation at the University of Toronto Law School.

This biography is an extract from The International Who's Who of Capital Markets Lawyers which can be purchased from our bookstore.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Biography: Mergers and Acquisitions

Jonathan Lampe is a partner, member of the executive committee and co-chair of Goodmans' corporate and securities practice. His practice focuses on corporate and securities law in Canada and internationally, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, related financings, reorganisations and corporate governance.

He is the former general counsel to the Ontario Securities Commission and the past chair of the Commission's securities advisory committee.

Jonathan is frequently engaged as special counsel in mergers and acquisitions by Canadian clients and multinationals, including ATI Technologies, Newmont Mining Corporation, 3M Company, Four Seasons Hotels, Pechiney SA, Rexel SA, CMA CGM, Compagnie Générale de Géophysique, Banknorth and various investment funds and private equity investors, including Madison Dearborn Partners and Teachers'. He also regularly provides advice to various constituents regarding governance of public entities in the context of mergers and acquisitions, dissident shareholder activities and strategic initiatives. He has provided expert evidence in related court proceedings and has represented the staff of the Ontario Securities Commission and market participants in regulatory proceedings before the Commission, including the Commission's review of market timing in the mutual fund industry.

Jonathan's transactional and advisory expertise, in Canada and internationally, is regularly recognised in publications including Chambers Global, Euromoney, PLC Which Lawyer?, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Lexpert/American Lawyer Media Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada and Woodward/White's Best Lawyers in Canada.

In addition to lecturing and writing extensively on topics including alternative acquisition and financing structures and emerging issues in corporate governance, Jonathan has taught Advanced Corporate Law and Securities Regulation at the University of Toronto Law School.

This biography is an extract from The International Who's Who of Mergers and Acquisitions Lawyers which can be purchased from our bookstore.