Profile
Kristina Shaw is a Corporate and Commercial lawyer and a Partner in the London office of Miller Thomson. Kristina provides legal advice to clients in the areas of business law and finance. Her practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, lending and asset-based financing transactions, incorporations and corporate reorganizations. She provides advice to owner-managed companies, financial institutions and entrepreneurs. Kristina is also a member of the Charities and Not for Profit practice group and works with a number of non-profit and charitable entities based in Southwestern Ontario.
Kristina is also very involved in the London community. She previously served as a director and President of Goodwill Industries Ontario Great Lakes and is currently a director of the London Convention Centre and of Children's Health Foundation. She is also the Chair of the Personal Gifts division of the London Regional Children’s Museum Capital Campaign and sits on the Management Committee of The Stiller Centre for Technology Commercialization.
Kristina is committed to providing timely, practical advice to all her clients.
Education
- LL.B., University of Western Ontario, 1997
- B.A. (Economics), Queen's University, 1994
Professional Achievements
- Recipient, Stuart Tom Prize in Business Law
- Recipient, McCarthy Tetrault LLP Prize in Business Law
- Recipient, Greta J. Grant Award for Community Legal Services
Directorships
- Director, London Convention Centre
- Director, Children’s Health Foundation
Community Involvement
- Chair, Personal Gifts Division, London Regional Children’s Museum Capital Campaign
- Member of Emerging Leaders Sustainability Taskforce
- Member, Management Committee, The Stiller Centre for Technology Commercialization
- Past President, Goodwill Industries Ontario Great Lakes
Memberships
- Member, Canadian Bar Association
- Member, Middlesex Law Association
- Member, TechAlliance of Southwestern Ontario
- Member, Emerging Leaders London Community Network
- Member, London Club
Publications
- Control of Governance: Who are the Proper Members and Directors of a Charitable Not-For-Profit Corporation?, Charities and Not-for-Profit Newsletter, June 2010
Industry Expertise
Key Practice Expertise
Areas of Focus
- Asset-Based Financing
- Director and Officer Liability
- Private Company Transactions
- Professional Corporations
Year of Call
- Ontario Bar, 1999