Greg Turnbull, Q.C. is the Regional Managing Partner in Calgary and a member of our Business Law Group. Throughout his career, he has dealt with all aspects of a public company's creation, growth, change and value maximization. He has extensive experience in corporate finance and securities transactions, including public and private share and debt financings, takeover bids, initial public offerings, business combinations and international stock exchange listings. He provides advice on various corporate finance transactions and has been actively involved in the initial public offerings of more than 40 companies. He has acted as a director or officer for more than 35.
Mr. Turnbull has extensive knowledge of corporate governance issues. He acts as counsel to many boards of directors and special committees in change of control transactions, such as takeover bids (both friendly and hostile), amalgamations, plans of arrangement, asset dispositions, significant equity infusions and restructuring scenarios. Mr. Turnbull also served as an independent chair of contested shareholder meetings.
Mr. Turnbull advises underwriters and investment dealers on a broad range of matters, including financings, takeover bids, corporate assignments and internal regulatory matters.
Mr. Turnbull negotiates and documents numerous complex transactions for both public and private companies, including asset and share transactions, corporate reorganizations, leveraged buyouts, debt financings and various other tax motivated transactions.
Mr. Turnbull is recognized by Lexpert/The American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada.
He has served as a member of the Securities Advisory Committee to the Alberta Securities Commission and is a member of the Law Society of Alberta, Canadian Bar Association and Calgary Bar Association.
Mr. Turnbull received his BA (Honours) from Queens University in 1976 and his LL.B. from the University of Toronto in 1979.