Bio

Jacob Cawker is a partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto office. His practice focuses on securities and corporate law with an emphasis on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and special situations (encompassing contested shareholder meetings and transactions). Jacob has acted for both public and private issuers, as well as underwriters in a variety of public and exempt market offerings (equity and debt), and strategic investments. He has represented both purchasers and targets in public and private acquisitions. He has also acted for both issuers and activist investors on complex matters relating to corporate governance, regulatory compliance and related-party transactions, as well as proxy regulation and contested shareholder meetings and transactions. Jacob regularly advises reporting issuers on a variety of industries in connection with their ongoing continuous disclosure obligations, stock exchange regulatory requirements and matters of general corporate law. Jacob has volunteered as a high school coach for a provincial OBA/OJEN Competitive Mock Trial in partnership with the Ontario Bar Association and the Ontario Justice Education Network. Prior to joining Gowling WLG, Jacob was an associate at a global law firm.