Derek M. Sigel

Derek Sigel practises in the areas of securities, corporate finance, and mergers and acquisitions as well as general corporate/commercial law. He primarily focuses on the technology, electronic commerce, telecommunications and resource sectors. Derek represents both issuers and underwriters in a wide range of financing transactions, including domestic and cross-border initial public offerings, secondary offerings, bought deal financings and private placements. His practice also involves stock exchange listings, stockholder arrangements, corporate reorganizations and venture capital fund formation. Derek has acted on numerous venture capital financings on behalf of both investee companies as well as Canadian and U.S. venture capital investors. Derek counsels issuers, boards of directors, special committees and other transaction participants in various merger and acquisition matters, and in connection with take-over bids, proxy fights, stock exchange requirements and various corporate governance issues.