Bio

Whether advising her clients on public and private financings, mergers and acquisitions, or corporate commercial matters, Melanie Cole takes a client-first approach and makes their priorities her own. She is quick-thinking, highly responsive and skilled at providing her clients with the information they need to make business decisions that matter. Melanie is a member of the firm’s Capital Markets, Corporate/Commercial and Mergers & Acquisitions/Private Equity Groups, as well as the Cannabis, Capital Pool Company and Mining Groups. She 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. Melanie advises clients across a wide range of sectors, including real estate, cannabis, technology, psychedelics and mining. She regularly advises both 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. Outside of her practice, Melanie is passionate about giving back to the community through her ongoing involvement in the charitable sector and by acting as a mentor to junior lawyers. In addition to being a member of the firm's Associates Committee, 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. Prior to her legal career, Melanie was a legislative advisor to a federal Cabinet Minister.