Bio

Robert Vaux is a partner and Co-Chair of the Mergers and Acquisitions Group at Goodmans. Bob’s practice focuses on all aspects of corporate and securities law, with particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, including initial public offerings and follow-on financings, and contested governance matters, including proxy contests. Bob represents a variety of public companies, private equity funds and high net worth families. He also regularly represents boards and special committees in connection with significant M&A transactions. He has developed a reputation for assisting in the structuring of novel and sophisticated transactions and dealing with complicated issues in a results-oriented manner. Bob is recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers Global and Chambers Canada, IFLR1000, The Legal 500 Canada, Best Lawyers in Canada, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and the Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A. He was honoured as one of Lexpert’s Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40 in 2008.