Michael R. Axford

Michael R. Axford

Partner at Dentons Canada LLP
(604) 443-7137
(604) 683-5214
250 Howe St, Fl 20, Vancouver, BC
Year called to bar: 1991
Mike is a senior partner practising in both the Corporate group and the Banking and Finance group. As a leading corporate lawyer, Mike regularly advises Canadian, US and international corporate and institutional clients with respect to (a) corporate matters, private mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and sale transactions, reorganizations and venture capital transactions in all industry sectors with a particular focus in both the Technology and Telecommunications sectors, and (b) all aspects of Canadian and cross-border secured lending transactions including acquisition, term and operating financing. He has extensive transactional experience having advised clients involved in transactions in these practice areas for over 35 years. Mike is also very active in both local and cross-border matters and regularly acts for numerous Canadian and US-based institutional lenders providing credit facilities to corporations throughout Canada primarily in the Technology and Life Sciences space and acts for corporate borrowers in all sectors. Additionally, he is frequently retained by major US law firms to advise on the Canadian aspects of both corporate and lending transactions.
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