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Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West, Suite 2400
P.O. Box #215
Toronto, ON M5H 3Y2
2025 Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
Rick has over 15 years of experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and securities regulatory matters.
His experience includes structuring and negotiating securities and commercial transactions. In addition to his transactional practice, Rick provides general corporate commercial advice to a range of private company clients on day to day matters impacting their businesses, including acting for start-ups from the formation stage all the way through the development cycle of an emerging growth company.
Rick has acted for issuers, investment dealers and advisors in a broad range of industry sectors including: cannabis, mining, oil and gas, technology, renewable energy, agribusiness, investment banks, asset management, real estate, industrial products and manufacturing.
Rick was recognized as a Highly Regarded Corporate/Commercial Lawyer by Chambers & Partners in their Canada Guide where it was commented that he is a “very practical lawyer and a deal maker.”
Rick is also recognized as a leading lawyer in The Best Lawyers in Canada: Cannabis Law.
Rick has also been recognized as a Lawyer to Watch in the 2015, Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada.
Rick was a Finalist in Lexpert’s 2014 “Rising Stars – Leading Lawyers under 40 competition”. The Rising Stars competition showcases Canadian lawyers that have an outstanding track record of success with complex transactions, contributed to their communities and profession and demonstrated leadership within their law departments. Finalists also were selected for being team players, adaptability to change and demonstrated business acumen and adaptability to change.
Prior to joining Fogler, Rubinoff LLP, Rick worked as a senior consultant for an international consulting firm and practiced with another major law firm in Toronto.
Rudy is a partner in our Toronto office practicing in the areas of business and technology law.
Rudy’s business law practice focuses on mergers & acquisitions and all aspects of corporate commercial work, including assisting clients with governance matters and general business strategy.
Rudy’s technology law practice focuses on corporate and commercial services and transactions for the development, exploitation, commercialization, financing, acquisition, transfer and licensing of technologies and related businesses in the information technology and e-commerce, manufacturing, cleantech, cannabis, energy and life sciences and biotechnology industries. He also assists clients with early-stage financing activities, strategies regarding intellectual property, franchising agreements and documentation, and licensing, collaboration, joint venture, outsourcing and managed services arrangements. Rudy brings a practical and business–oriented approach to the complex challenges clients face in rapidly changing industries.
Rudy is a licensed professional engineer in Ontario. Prior to his career in law, Rudy had been employed with several multinational corporations in the pharmaceutical, chemical and related industries in various capacities including supervising manufacturing, technical services, product and market development, commercial management and marketing and business development management. This experience has provided Rudy with a deep appreciation of the importance of understanding clients’ businesses and industries and allows him to counsel management, operational and legal teams on day-to-day matters from both a technical and legal perspective when it comes to providing clients with legal services.
Artem is a member of the firm’s Business Law and Financial Services Groups.
His practice is focused on structuring and negotiating corporate and commercial transactions, including syndicated lending, mezzanine financing, asset-based lending, acquisition loan facilities and mergers and acquisitions.
Clients appreciate his ability to advise on forward-looking strategies for all phases of their business’ life cycle, including mergers and acquisitions, equity and project financing, growth strategies, reorganizations or buyouts, and exit strategies. His clients include banks, private equity firms, equity sponsors, and borrowers ranging from small family run businesses, Indigenous communities to public companies across a variety of industries.
Andrea’s practice focuses on employment law.
As a partner in the Employment and Labour Group, Andrea represents employers in wrongful dismissal actions and provides advice to employers in all facets of employment law including negotiating and drafting employment agreements, severance packages, confidentiality agreements, non-competition agreements, non-solicitation agreements, termination letters and human resource policies.
Andrea also provides advice to employers regarding employment standards, human rights and human resource issues. Andrea frequently attends the workplace itself to provide training seminars and to conduct workplace investigations. She has significant experience in injunctive proceedings as they relate to the enforcement of restrictive covenants contained in employment contracts.
Andrea publishes a newsletter entitled Employment Matters and is bilingual in English and French.
Rob Macdonald is a Partner in the firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. Rob maintains a general civil and commercial litigation practice with a focus on debtor and creditor disputes, mortgage litigation, bankruptcy and insolvency litigation, real estate disputes and insurance litigation.
Rob has acted for individuals and corporations, including banks, financial lenders, developers, and energy companies in a variety of matters including shareholder and partnership disputes, oppression remedy proceedings, insurance coverage disputes, negligence claims, injunctive proceedings, contractual disputes and a variety of debtor-creditor disputes. Rob has appeared at every level of the Court in Ontario, including the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and various administrative tribunals.
Rob completed his undergraduate studies at McGill University before attending the University of New Brunswick for law school.
Prior to joining Fogler, Rubinoff in 2014, Rob articled and practiced with a commercial litigation firm in Toronto. Rob was admitted to the bar in Ontario in 2011.
David Levangie is a Partner in Fogler, Rubinoff’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group. He maintains a general litigation practice with a focus on complex commercial litigation and arbitrations.
David also has broad and diverse experience in administrative law, particularly in education related matters and is a past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association Education Law Section.
David has extensive experience in cases considering breach of contract, shareholder disputes, oppression and breaches of fiduciary duties. David has acted as lead counsel before all levels of Court in Ontario, the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, arbitration panels, and administrative and regulatory Tribunals.
In 2023, David was recognized as a winner of the Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40. This annual event celebrates leading lawyers under 40 who have demonstrated an outstanding track record of success in their field, are recognized leaders in the community, and are contributors to their firm’s success.
In 2016, David was the recipient of the University of Ottawa’s Faculty of Social Sciences Outstanding Alumni Award for his exceptional contributions to the community.
In 2005, David obtained a B.Soc.Sc. in Criminology and Political Science, graduating Summa Cum Laude, and was awarded the Silver Medal for the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ottawa. He obtained an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School in 2008 and was called to the Ontario bar in 2009.
David is proud of his 6 years of service in the Canadian Armed Forces. During his service he was the recipient of numerous awards, including Soldier of the Year for his Regiment, and Service Person of the Year for the entire Communications Group (comprised of Regiments and Units across Ontario).
Alex is a Partner in the Commercial Real Estate group.
He acts for landlords, tenants, REITs, First Nations, developers, franchisors, franchisees, lenders and property managers in respect of industrial, commercial, retail, renewable energy, residential, restaurant, cannabis and office leases.
Alex also acts for clients on a number of corporate/commercial matters, including advising on, drafting and negotiating various commercial contracts.
Alex has written articles on commercial leasing, led roundtables and made presentations at the International Council of Shopping Centres and the Law Society of Ontario.
Gary has extensive experience working as a lawyer and advisor in various industries. He practices in a number of areas of business law, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, capital markets and securities, corporate finance, energy and technology.
He regularly advises Canadian and international companies, underwriters, investors and professional advisors on a range of transactions, including IPO’s, private placements, RTO’s, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, corporate governance, compensation programs, private equity, venture capital, partnerships, joint ventures and reorganization transactions. He has managed many legal teams on significant, complex transactions.
Gary also represents a number of Indigenous Communities, and their institutions across Canada on business transactions, the formation of economic development groups and other matters focused principally on governance and wealth creation. Gary often works as co-counsel to leading national law firms specializing in Aboriginal law who focus on land claims negotiations, aboriginal and treaty rights advocacy, and consultations with government and industry. Gary provides advice on major commercial and industrial developments and impact benefit agreements throughout Canada, including in respect of infrastructure, energy transmission, renewable energy generation, logistics and transportation projects.
Gary is a repeatedly recommended lawyer in the Canadian Legal LEXPERT™ Directory in Indigenous Law, as well as a leading lawyer in The 2024 Best Lawyers™ in Canada publication in the area of Indigenous Law.
Gary has been a member of the Board of Directors of a number of publicly traded and private corporations in various industries. Currently, he is a director of a publicly-traded wireless technology company, a private utility company providing clean energy solutions, a private managed equipment services company providing turn-key and fully financed equipment solutions in the health care sector, and a private project management and service delivery platform company providing wealth generation systems for First Nations and their service providers. He has sat on various committees of these Boards, including the Audit and Risk Management Committee, Corporate Governance Committee (Chair) and Compensation and Human Resources Committee. As a result of his legal training and past involvement in various private businesses as an investor, owner and operator, he is actively sought out as a sounding board by his clients on both legal and business matters.
Irwin practices in both the Business Law and the Securities Law Groups at the firm, and has extensive experience in a broad range of transactions in the corporate/commercial and securities law areas.
His practice focuses on mergers, acquisitions and dispositions for both private as well as publicly traded issuers, shareholder and joint venture arrangements, and lending and other sophisticated commercial transactions.
Irwin acts on behalf of issuers as well as investment dealers in connection with equity and debt capital market activities, including offerings by way of private placement and prospectus.
His clients have included emerging as well as established private and public companies, and he has advised on a number of cross-border transactions.
Irwin provides corporate and securities law advice related to directors’ duties, related party and other significant transactions, to both issuers as well as market intermediaries.
Irwin’s deep and varied experience in working as a team member with clients in growing their businesses has given him a broad perspective greatly appreciated by his clients. Many of his client relationships are of a very long-standing nature, which is a testament to his professionalism, commitment and client satisfaction focus.
Alan’s practice focuses on Commercial Real Estate and Commercial Leasing. Alan works with clients to maximize their financial and business objectives.
Alan’s practice includes commercial real estate transactions consisting of acquisitions, dispositions and financing of revenue producing properties including joint ventures, construction, design/build projects and development projects. Alan also specializes in commercial leasing in the office, retail and industrial sectors for both landlords and tenants, representing and advising owners, developers, asset managers, hospitals, banks, Reits, retail chains and retailers in all aspects of leasing, negotiations, rights, remedies, operational and management matters.
Alan frequently speaks on real estate and commercial leasing matters for industry groups and professional organizations. He is also the co-organizer of a series of Annual Seminar Programs featuring guest CFO Hospital speakers who are Alan’s clients. These seminars are uniquely created for the Hospital sector to focus on creating and maximizing Retail Leasing Revenue for Hospitals. Prior to joining the firm, Alan was Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Olympia & York, an international real estate developer and owner, for 13 years.
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