James Guttman Bio

James Works Tirelessly For His Clients, Successfully Guiding Them Through Mergers And Acquisitions, Public And Private Offerings, And Financing Transactions. James has broad experience in U.S. corporate law matters with particular expertise in U.S.-Canada cross border transactions. He advises Canadian companies seeking to participate in U.S. securities markets and to grow their business into the U.S. and advises U.S. companies seeking to participate in Canadian securities markets. James represents companies in a wide variety of industries including mining and natural resources, healthcare, technology, and Cannabis. James advises clients with respect to regulatory and compliance issues, including compliance with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, state securities bureaus, and self-regulatory organizations, and he prepares the periodic and current reports required to be filed by public companies. James’ experience also includes advising companies on listing compliance standards of the New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, OTCQX marketplace, OTCQB marketplace, and the NYSE American. James’s securities transaction experience includes private offerings, at-the-market transactions, underwritten public offerings and PIPE offerings. James is ranked by Lexpert as a leading finance and M&A lawyer and as Lawyer to Watch in 2023 as one of Canada’s leading lawyers under 40. James is also a leading member of the firm’s Cannabis Group that was named one of Law 360’s Cannabis Groups of the Year in 2021 and a leading member of the firm’s Canadian offices that were ranked as National Tier 1 in Mergers and Acquisitions Law and Securities Law by Best Law Firms – Canada for 2025.