• LL.B., University of British Columbia, 2001
• B.A. (English), University of Western Ontario, 1995
• B.E.Sc., University of Western Ontario, 1995

Corporate Finance

Ormonde has acted for both issuers and agents in a variety of public offerings, including:

• numerous offerings of flow-through units for a variety of issuers totaling more than $350 million;
• various financings of junior mining companies; and
• a complex sale of restricted securities in the secondary market.

Mergers and Acquisitions

Ormonde has also been involved in a number of mergers and acquisitions totaling more than $10 billion, including:

• representing Anglo American in a joint venture project worth up to $1.425 billion;
• representing Molson in its cross-border merger of equals with Coors;
• representing an Ontario-based entity in a cross-border acquisition of various shipping ports valued at almost $2 billion; and
• representing Unum Provident life insurance in a $2 billion sale of its assets.

Secured Lending

Ormonde has acted for both borrowers and lenders in secured lending transactions totaling more than $5 billion, including:

• an initially hostile takeover bid of one income fund by another;
• the restructuring of Stelco Inc.; and
• financing the ongoing operations of a global media company, an international environmental company and a major Canadian communications company.

• Chaired panel discussion at the 2011 Annual National Angel Capital Organization discussing venture capital in Canada

• Secret Proxy Fights: Is Your Board About to be Replaced Without Your Knowledge? Advance Notice By-laws May Save the Day, Alerte valeurs mobilières, Automne 2012
• Adjusting to the OSC's new goals, Corporate Secretary, 2012
• Recent Changes to Canadian Securities Regulation, Business Law in Canada: Recent Developments, Fall 2009