Margaret Nelligan has been a partner since 1989. She is a former practice group leader of the firm's Corporate Finance Group, as well as a member of the Mining Group and the Energy, Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity & Venture Capital Teams.
Practice
Margaret practises in the areas of corporate and securities law, including investments for financial institutions and pension plans, mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, public financings, acquisition financings, private placements, proxy solicitations, corporate reorganizations and general corporate work.
Margaret is a former member of the Securities Advisory Council of the Ontario Securities Commission and is an Adjunct Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. Margaret has also been selected for the Women in the Lead directory, featuring women whose professional expertise and experience recommend them as candidates for corporate board appointments. Recently, she was recognized as a "Woman of Influence" by Women of Influence Inc., a Canadian organization dedicated to the advancement of women.
Margaret has acted as counsel to one of Canada's largest gas distribution utilities, one of Canada's largest pension plans, as well as numerous public and private industrial companies. Margaret regularly advises the boards of directors of public companies on corporate governance and other matters. Margaret is a director of Horizon Utilities Corporation, Ontario's fifth largest electricity distributor. She is also a director of Alpine Ontario Alpin, the provincial governing body for the sport of alpine ski racing in Ontario.
Teaching Engagements Adjunct Faculty, Osgoode Hall Law School
Memberships
Canadian Association of Law Teachers
Canada's Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (CVCA)
Ontario Energy Association
Ontario Energy Network
Women's Executive Network
Women in Capital Markets
Professional Activities
Contributing editor, Corporations, Division II the eleventh edition of O'Brien's Encyclopedia of Forms (the only comprehensive Canadian collection of forms and precedents covering a broad range of legal subjects) published by Canada Law Book