Corporate & Commercial Law
We provide strategic corporate legal services to entrepreneurs, investors, and companies worldwide, with expertise spanning securities, M&A, and cross-border transactions.
Detailed Services
Our team represents issuers, investors, and funds in both public and private capital markets. We deliver clear, practical advice on securities compliance, financing, and regulatory strategy.
Our experience includes:
- Private placements and exempt market financings under NI 45-106, Regulation D, Regulation S, and Regulation A+
- Reverse takeovers, qualifying transactions (CPCs), and dual listings on the TSX Venture Exchange and Canadian Securities Exchange
- US crosslistings and uplistings to NASDAQ
- Convertible notes, debentures, and complex structured financings
- Continuous disclosure, governance, and insider reporting
- Legal opinions and multi-jurisdictional coordination between Canada, the U.S., the U.K., and the UAE
We act for clients in sectors such as mining, energy, life sciences, technology, and consumer products — advising on financings from early-stage private rounds to complex international placements.
Why Clients Choose Origin
We combine global perspective with local execution, delivering sophisticated legal solutions for your most important transactions.
- Global Reach with Regional Focus
We act for clients from around the world, with particular experience in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., the EU, and the UAE.
- Complex Transaction Capability
Proven track record executing multi-jurisdictional financings, M&A transactions, and fund formations.
- Executive-Level Insight
Serve as external general counsel and corporate secretary to multinational and growth-stage issuers.
- Commercially Driven Approach
Our advice is pragmatic, strategic, and aligned with our clients' business objectives.
- Senior-Led Service
Every mandate is partner-driven, ensuring responsiveness and precision.
Representative Transactions
Selected highlights from Origin Law Corporation's cross-border practice:
Capital Markets & Financings
- Acted as external general counsel for a multinational life sciences and CBD company in USD $40 million equity and €80 million senior secured debt financings spanning Europe and the Middle East.
- Advised on multiple Regulation D, Regulation S, and Regulation A+ offerings ranging from USD $5 million to $175 million, involving issuers in the technology, life sciences, and energy sectors.
- Represented public issuers in reverse takeovers, qualifying transactions, and CSE listings within the mining and technology industries.
- Provided legal opinions and securities filings for Canadian and international exempt market dealers.
Mergers & Acquisitions
- Advised on multiple cross-border acquisitions and divestitures across the U.K., Spain, the U.S., and Canada, including multi-jurisdictional property and operating company transactions.
- Counseled a European private equity fund on acquisitions valued between £10 million and £75 million.
- Structured and negotiated joint ventures and partnership agreements for developers and investors in British Columbia and the UAE.
Fund Formation & Private Capital
- Structured multiple venture capital corporations (VCCs) and private investment funds for institutional and family office investors.
- Advised fund sponsors on formation, offering memoranda, and governance for private and mortgage investment corporations.
Emerging Industries
- Advised blockchain and fintech ventures on compliance and tokenization strategies under Canadian, Maltese, and UAE regulatory frameworks.
- Acted for regulated digital asset exchanges seeking licensing under the VARA regime and EU financial directives.
- Counseled life sciences and psychedelics ventures on financings and cross-border corporate structures.