Kimberly Burns

Kimberly Burns

Kimberly Burns is a Partner in Dentons’ Vancouver office and is a member of the firm’s Corporate group. Kimberly’s deal team is at the forefront of new developments related to Canada’s provincial and national industry for cannabis and psychedelics, and she is one of the country’s most seasoned legal advisors to global cannabis companies seeking guidance on public and private strategic acquisitions and regulatory matters.

Her clients range from large public cannabis companies to private targeted industry players, and from regulated licensed producers to non-plant touching intellectual property aggregators. Kimberly has extensive experience advising clients on public and private mergers and acquisitions, commercial agreements, corporate governance, international structuring, and partnering agreements.

The state of Psychedelics in Canada in 2023
While therapy shows promise, the road to legalization is still long
May 24, 2023 Legal insights
Legal Cannabis under review: how Canada can fix the Cannabis Act, drive growth, and ease regulations
Four Dentons lawyers examine cannabis legalization, its impact on Canada and potential changes ahead
Dec 08, 2021 Legal insights