Queen’s Marque
600-1741 Lower Water Street
Halifax, N.S.
B3J 0J2
Language(s) spoken: English
Bar Admission(s): Nova Scotia, 2017
Legal Assistant(s): Cynthia Robicheau
The founder of two start-ups himself, Kevin appreciates the difficult choices his clients face while they make their dreams a reality. He is firm that, with the right advice, changing the world is within anyone’s reach. He enjoys working everyday with risk-takers, dreamers and those questioning the status quo to build a better tomorrow. Kevin’s experience includes:
Securities Regulation
- Assisting clients with private placement capital raises and prospectus-exempt offerings of securities.
- Preparing public company disclosure documents and filings.
- Advising on exchange listing applications and interactions on TSXV and CSE.
- Completing Initial Public Offerings and Qualifying Transactions of Capital Pool Companies.
- Advising purchasers and targets in reverse takeovers or three corner amalgamations.
Mergers, Corporate and Commercial
- Facilitating the purchase and sale of corporations and corporate assets including through plans of arrangement.
- Negotiating and drafting key agreements ranging from Letters of Intent to Purchase Agreements.
- Consulting with start-ups from incorporation to IPO and beyond.
Banking and Financing
- Assisting institutional and private lenders in secured financing arrangements.
- Advising clients using financing for the purchase of businesses, real property, or other assets.
Cannabis Regulation
- Advising on applications, amendments, and regulatory compliance for licenses under the Cannabis Act and Cannabis Regulations including: processing, cultivation, sale for medical purposes, analytical testing, research, nurseries, cannabis drug licenses and industrial hemp licenses.
- Assisting with raising capital and structuring amalgamations and business transactions in the cannabis sector.
- Drafts corporate agreements and documents specific to the cannabis sector and ancillary activities.
Education & Career
Education
Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law, JD, 2016
Acadia University, BBA, 2009
Activities
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Thought Leadership
Final report of advisory committee on open banking
August 26, 2021
The Retail Payment Activities Act: the federal government’s proposed regulation of retail payments for FinTech
May 27, 2021
Canadian carbon tax is here to stay: Supreme Court rules Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act constitutional
March 25, 2021
Health Canada provides draft guidance on personal production of cannabis for medical purposes
March 17, 2021
Canada’s carbon tax – an increase and a refresher
January 14, 2021
Client Update: Canada’s Proposed Cannabis Edibles, Extracts and Topicals Regulations Revealed
December 21, 2018
Client Update: Cannabis Act Regulations Revealed
June 28, 2018
Client Update: Federal Cannabis Act regulations taking shape: consultation feedback revealed
March 22, 2018
Client Update: Nova Scotia gives first look at cannabis regulation
December 08, 2017
Client Update: Federal government desires feedback on proposed Cannabis Act regulations
November 28, 2017
Client Update: TSX Company Manual amendments will result in a “modest increase” to listed issuer’s disclosure practices
November 16, 2017
Client Update: New Brunswick introduces Cannabis Control Act
November 14, 2017
Client Update: New Brunswick’s final cannabis report: government operated stores, guidance on growing at home
September 06, 2017
Presentations
Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law Cannabis Law intensive course – lecturer: “Industrialization and Commercialization of Cannabis”
October 18, 2019
Canadian Association of Black Lawyers Raising the Bar: Commitment to Excellence, Leadership and Community conference – panelist: Commercial Law Cannabis
October 17, 2019