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Natasha Smith is a partner of the social impact group, with a practice dedicated to providing practical legal advice to charities and non-profits, exclusively. She assists these entities with a variety of matters including corporate governance and tax compliance. Her practice focuses on helping her clients determine the best structure for their organization and navigate the complex regulatory environment in which they operate. She provides tailored advice on various issues including incorporation and charitable registration, operating in foreign jurisdictions, reporting, and general compliance under legislation governing the voluntary sector. She has experience structuring merger and asset-transfer transactions between non-share capital corporations, advising on social enterprise and social finance ventures, and facilitating corporate re-organizations. In 2021, she was awarded the Lexpert Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 award. Since 2021, she has been ranked in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for Charities/Not-For-Profit Law and received recognition as an Up and Coming lawyer in the 2024 Chambers Canada Legal Guide. She also served as an adjunct professor on Western University’s Faculty of Law, teaching charity and not-for-profit law.
