Melanie Cole

Melanie is the Chair of the firm’s ESG & Sustainability Group and a member of the firm’s Capital Markets, Corporate/Commercial and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups, as well as a number of industry groups, including the Life Sciences, Cannabis and Mining Groups. Melanie practises corporate and securities law with a focus on public and private financings, mergers and acquisitions, ongoing securities and continuous disclosure, corporate governance, and going-public transactions, including reverse takeovers and initial public offerings. She advises domestic and international clients, ranging from small startups to large public companies, including those listed on the TSX. Melanie represents the firm as a member of the Global Cannabis Partnership – an international initiative that focuses on the establishment of worldwide corporate social responsibility standards related to the production, marketing, public education, sale, after-sales service and informed consumption of legal cannabis. Melanie serves as a Director of the Eating Disorders Foundation of Canada – a charity committed to raising funds to support evidence-based care for, research into and increased awareness about eating disorders in Canada. She is also Past Chair of the Breast Cancer Support Fund.