Headquarters:
Toronto, ON
Year founded:
2010
Number of employees:
13
Phone:
416 759 5299
Email:
andrea.hill@skylaw.ca
Website:
skylaw.ca
LinkedIn:
linkedin.com/company/skylaw-llp
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Kevin West
Founder
Tim Ross
Senior Lawyer
Andrea Hill
Lawyer
Leadership
Kevin West is a senior corporate and securities lawyer with over two decades of experience practicing in Toronto, New York, and Sydney. He has led countless corporate transactions, including M&As, financings, and joint ventures. He also has significant experience advising companies on corporate governance, disclosure, and compliance issues.
Prior to launching SkyLaw in 2010, Kevin was a partner for over five years at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, where he had a broad corporate practice. Prior to joining Davies, he practised with Sullivan & Cromwell LLP for over five years in New York and Sydney, Australia, and clerked for Justice Ian Binnie at the Supreme Court of Canada.
Founder
Kevin West
Tim Ross is a senior lawyer and business advisor with a 25-year track record of building tier-one legal services businesses, as well as helping clients navigate complex corporate finance, restructuring, and regulatory matters.
His practice is focused on domestic and cross-border M&A, financing and restructuring transactions, as well as the establishment, governance, and investment activities of private investment funds.
Prior to joining the team at SkyLaw, Tim spent 14 years as an expat based in London and then Dubai. He served as partner and in progressive leadership roles at Linklaters, Latham & Watkins, and Bennett Jones. He also spent a year seconded to Credit Suisse in London with its Financial Sponsors Coverage Group.
Tim was general editor of the Oxford University Press publication Financial Services Regulation in the Middle East.
Senior Lawyer
Tim Ross
For over a decade, clients have trusted Andrea Hill to deliver clear advice and strategic solutions for their business transactions. She advises companies and investors on M&A, bespoke equity and debt financings, venture capital, business formation, and other corporate and securities transactions.
Andrea’s experience spans a wide array of industries, including private equity, tech, construction and manufacturing, hospitality, and cannabis.
She is an author by repeat invitation for The Globe & Mail’s Report on Business, and guest lectures about secured lending and commercial law at the University of Toronto Law School and Osgoode Hall Law School.
Lawyer
Andrea Hill
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
Erica Kofie, QBE
“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Leadership
“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”
Erica Kofie, QBE
“We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Leadership
Priya Ratti
Lawyer
Priya Ratti is a corporate and securities lawyer with a passion for M&A transactions. Prior to joining SkyLaw, she ran her own practice, representing clients in a wide range of civil litigation and corporate matters.
Priya has worked on an extensive range of matters, from advising start-ups on setting up for success, to documenting investments and negotiating, and drafting on both the buy and sell sides of M&A transactions.
At the University of Ottawa, where Priya obtained her law degree, she worked with a select team to establish Canada’s first national, bilingual, and student-run business law clinic providing pro bono legal services to local entrepreneurs and start-ups. Prior to law school, she obtained her Bachelor in Business Administration with honours from the Schulich School of Business.
Lawyer
Priya Ratti
Michael Lee
Senior Lawyer
Michael Lee is a senior corporate and securities law practitioner with significant experience advising on high-profile M&A and capital market transactions at major international law firms, such as White & Case and Ashurst in London, UK and Davies and McCarthy’s in Toronto.
Having spent the better part of his career advising multinational clients in various industry sectors, Michael rejoined SkyLaw in 2022 after 10 years, bringing a broad mix of expertise in leading the growth and development of the firm’s corporate services offering to its clients.
He also has a keen interest in all things cutting-edge and will be spearheading the design and deployment of innovative technologies to facilitate the delivery of “friction-free” corporate services to clients around the world.
Senior Lawyer
Michael Lee
SkyLaw is a premier corporate and securities law firm in Toronto. The firm advises public and private companies on significant corporate transactions involving a wide variety of industries.
SkyLaw's team members have worked at top-tier global law firms in Toronto, New York, London, Sydney, and Dubai, providing the firm with a unique reach into major global financial centres.
The firm specializes in cross-border mergers and acquisitions, governance, and finance. The SkyLaw team provides both technical and strategic advice to leading public and private companies, and excels in major acquisitions, bespoke equity and debt investments, joint ventures, and reorganizations.
The majority of the firm's M&A work involves acquirors based in the United States, China, Europe, and elsewhere around the world. Recent engagements include high-profile private equity investments and strategic acquisitions in Canada by Fortune 500 companies.
SkyLaw also works closely with entrepreneurial businesses and their founders, assisting them through all stages from incorporation to exit. The team knows firsthand what it is like to start a business and the challenges of growing a company, and also understands what is truly important when negotiating shareholder agreements, attracting investors, or contemplating major strategic transactions.
“We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations”
Erica Kofie, QBE
Meryam Kellow
Lawyer
Estahil Aden
Senior Law Clerk
Bernice Lee Pack
Senior Law Clerk
Simon Williams
Chief Strategy & Distribution Officer, Arch Insurance International
and Active Underwriter, Syndicate 1955
Meryam Kellow joined SkyLaw in 2023 to focus her practice on corporate and securities law. Prior to SkyLaw, Meryam worked as a corporate/commercial lawyer where she gained experience in M&A transactions and advised clients on a variety of corporate matters.
Prior to joining private practice, Meryam was in-house legal counsel at a Canadian charitable organization, where she led the legal aspect of the organization’s digital transformation project, advised on a variety of compliance matters, and negotiated commercial contracts.
Lawyer
Meryam Kellow
Estahil Aden is a senior corporate law clerk at SkyLaw. She holds a Law Clerk Diploma from Centennial College and a bachelor’s degree in Criminology and Criminal Justice with a concentration in Law from Carleton University.
Estahil specializes in corporate governance. She assists in all matters with respect to incorporating, organizing, and maintaining corporations and charities, including by-law development, preparation of resolutions and minutes, as well as compliance matters, such as provincial annual returns and business name registrations. She also assists with transactions including M&As and corporate reorganizations.
Senior Law Clerk
Estahil Aden
Bernice Lee Pack is a senior corporate law clerk at SkyLaw. She assists with minute book maintenance, such as incorporating, organizing, and maintaining corporations; preparations of resolutions and minutes; as well as filing annual returns and business name registrations.
A graduate of Seneca College, she holds a Law Clerk Diploma and an Executive Assistant Certification.
With over 13 years of experience in professional executive support positions and a proven track record of performance in high-volume and high-pressure environments, Bernice skillfully supports client relations for her colleagues at SkyLaw.
Senior Law Clerk
Bernice Lee Pack
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
Partner
Kimi Shah
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
Partner
Kimi Shah
Kimi leads the Estate Planning and Wealth Protection team and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners. She understands the complex and delicate nature of family estate planning, the technical requirements around probate and estate administration, and the importance of preserving wealth for future generations. Her advice is accurate, commercial, strategic and tailored to each situation.
Partner
Kimi Shah
“Despite the challenging claims environment, QBE’s coverage and risk appetite have remained consistent. Brokers and customers know and understand our risk appetite and the cover we offer, providing them with certainty for the future,” says Erica Kofie, head of cyber proposition. “We put our customers at the centre of our business, responding to brokers in a proactive and timely manner and working with the customer to understand their unique risk profile and tailor appropriate solutions.”
Kofie adds, “Through 2022, QBE successfully delivered significant growth in the cyber sector, reflecting the depth and strength of our team. We continue to see cyber as a key opportunity and will be further developing customer-centric solutions across various geographies and segments in line with our growth aspirations.”
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