Nick Pasquino Bio

Nick practises corporate and commercial law, and serves as a trusted advisor to key clients of the Firm. He has been recognized for his practical business and legal advice, and for leading teams of professionals to successfully implement large legal projects. Nick has significant expertise handling mergers & acquisitions, financings, joint ventures, partnerships, reorganizations and divestitures. He also advises U.S. and international businesses on entering the Canadian market, and he is skilled at coordinating national teams of subject matter experts to ensure clients receive expert advice on all aspects of doing business in Canada, whatever the sector, and across provinces and territories. Within BLG, Nick is the Regional Manager of the Corporate Commercial Group. He is a member of the firm's Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiative. He is also the Co-Chair of BLG's Health Sector Services Group, and regularly provides advice to boards, committees and senior management on sensitive, complex or strategically imperative matters. He is also a sought-after speaker and educator, having participated as a member of the Ontario Hospital Association's teaching faculty where he has taught the “Essentials Certificate in Governance for New Directors” and other governance courses since 2014. Nick summered and articled with BLG, and as a student he was seconded to Scotiabank's General Counsel's Office. Nick provides legal services through a Law Corporation.