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Overview

Aaron Sonshine practises corporate and securities law with particular emphasis on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate governance matters. In his M&A practice, Aaron advises acquirors and target companies involved in friendly and hostile takeover bids, plans of arrangement, reverse takeovers and other business combination transactions. In his corporate finance practice, Aaron represents issuers, securities dealers and institutional investors in a wide range of financing transactions, including IPOs, secondary offerings, private placements, and other forms of debt and equity financing. Aaron's corporate governance experience includes advising management and boards of directors on executive and board compensation, director and officer liability, and regulatory compliance matters.

Aaron has extensive experience in agribusiness and life sciences, mining, power and utilities, and tech, among others.

Aaron is ranked Band 1 by Chambers Canada as well as being named a Lexpert Rising Star for 2017, as one of Canada’s leading lawyers under 40, a leading energy lawyer in Lexpert's Special Edition—Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers and a leading mining lawyer in Lexpert’s Report on Business Special Edition – Canada’s Leading Global Mining Lawyers. He is also repeatedly recommended for Mergers & Acquisitions and Corporate Finance and Securities in Lexpert.

,,Aaron is a fantastic lawyer. He could not be more insightful about the industry and is ultra responsive.,,

What Clients Say

Client Work

BioSig Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq: BSGM) in its US$770-million business combination with Streamex Exchange, a commodities tokenization platform
MustGrow Biologics in its acquisition of NexusBioAg, which provides crop nutrition solutions, including micronutrients, nitrogen stabilizers, biostimulants, and foliar products, from Univar Solutions Canada
Briacell Therapeutics Corp., in its public offering of common shares for gross proceeds of USD$3,050,000

Medicus Pharma Ltd., in its acquisition of Antev Limited, a clinical stage biotech company, developing Teverelix, a next generation GnRH antagonist, as first in market product for cardiovascular high-risk prostate cancer patients and patients with first acute urinary retention episodes due to enlarged prostate, for consideration of up to approximately US$75 million.

Medicus Pharma Ltd., (TSXV: MDCX; NASDAQ: MDCX), in its US IPO and NASDAQ-listing
Numinus Wellness Inc., in the establishment of a shelf prospectus for proceeds of $150M.

Recognitions & Awards

Chambers Canada

Band 1, Cannabis
Band 3, Life Sciences: Corporate/Commercial

Legal 500 Canada

Hall of Fame Lawyer, Cannabis

Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Repeatedly Recommended, Corporate Finance & Securities

Lexpert Rising Star

Rising Star winner

Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Health Sciences Lawyers

Recognized as a leading Health Sciences lawyer

Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Energy Lawyers

Recognized as a leading energy lawyer

Education & Bar Admissions

Education

  • Osgoode Hall Law School, LLB, 2006

Bar Admissions

  • Ontario, 2007

News, Events & Speaking Engagements

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Aaron Sonshine on Dealmaking in Technology and Healthcare

July 4, 2023
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Aaron E. Sonshine
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Global Legal Chronicle on Cresco Labs' Acquisition of Columbia Care

April 6, 2022
Aaron E. SonshineKristopher R. Hanc
Aaron E. Sonshine & Kristopher R. Hanc