Ivan Grbesic is a partner in the Capital Markets, Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. His practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on corporate finance transactions, mergers & acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations. He regularly provides advice to issuers and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings, other types of offerings and private placements, and to boards of directors, special committees and advisers on matters such as structuring and negotiating transactions, corporate governance, securities regulatory compliance and general matters. Ivan is frequently involved in cross-border and international transactions and, outside of Canada and the United States, has acted for clients and/or worked on transactions based in Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Croatia, India, Ireland, Mexico, Namibia, Peru, South Africa and Ukraine, among others. He is experienced in dealing with subtleties of cross-cultural issues encountered in international transactions. Ivan is a member of the board of directors for the Canadian-Croatian Chamber of Commerce, Tribute to Liberty and St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation (Toronto). He is also a member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Canadian Bar Association.