Sharagim Habibi

Sharagim Habibi is a seasoned corporate and securities lawyer and a partner in Gowling WLG’s Calgary and Toronto offices. Known for his sharp transactional insight and strategic approach, Sharagim advises public and private companies on high-stakes mandates involving going public transactions, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets transactions, securities compliance, corporate governance, and complex regulatory matters. His practice spans Canada and the United States, with a client base concentrated in Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver, and key U.S. markets.

Sharagim is particularly recognized for his Canadian and cross-border capital markets expertise. He routinely acts for issuers listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV), Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE), and Cboe Canada (formerly NEO), and regularly advises on cross-listings and transactions involving U.S. exchanges, including Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). His deep understanding of Canadian-U.S. regulatory frameworks allows him to structure and execute sophisticated, multijurisdictional transactions with precision.

He has led numerous transformative deals, including U.S.-led acquisitions of Canadian issuers, reverse mergers, SPAC business combinations, MJDS listings, and IPOs. Whether advising emerging growth companies or multinational public issuers, Sharagim brings a rare combination of legal rigour, deal fluency, and market foresight, ensuring optimal outcomes in complex, time-sensitive transactions.

Beyond his transactional practice, Sharagim maintains a sophisticated special situations and shareholder advocacy practice. He has acted for issuers and activists in contested transactions, hostile takeovers, proxy contests, governance disputes, and crisis communications, where tactical execution and discretion are critical, and often in scenarios requiring rapid response and discretion under public scrutiny.

A respected thought leader, Sharagim is a frequent speaker at industry and legal conferences, a former instructor of securities law at the University of Calgary Faculty of Law, and has served on administrative and regulatory tribunals.

He is repeatedly recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory and has been featured in Lexpert’s Special Editions on Technology and Health Sciences, and Energy and Mining as a leading lawyer in his field.