Andrew Bozzato has a broad capital markets and corporate law practice with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and securities regulatory matters, complex commercial agreements and corporate governance.
Andrew advises clients across a range of industries, with extensive experience advising private equity and venture capital investors, strategic buyers, founders and portfolio companies on acquisitions, investments and general corporate and securities law matters. He has also regularly acted for issuers and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings and other corporate finance transactions.
Andrew has significant experience advising participants in the investment product and wealth management industries, including broker-dealers, investment advisers, portfolio managers, investment funds and asset managers. His expertise extends to strategic transactions, emerging fintech regulation and securities compliance and regulatory matters, including with respect to the securities regulatory regime applicable to crypto-assets.
Andrew joined the firm after several years at another leading Canadian law firm and after gaining several years of in house experience, including varied roles (advising on asset and wealth management, securities and M&A matters) within the legal department of a Canadian diversified financial institution as well as building and leading the legal function for a renewable power portfolio company of a U.S.-based asset manager.
He previously clerked for Justice Pierre Journet of the Superior Court of Québec.