Jason A. Saltzman
Partner
Co-Head, Toronto Business Law Department / Co-Head, Israel Desk
- Year of Call, Ontario (1997)
Bio
Jason Saltzman is co-head of Gowling WLG's Toronto Business Law Department and a member of the Toronto Management Committee. He is also co-head of Gowling WLG's Israel Desk. Jason practices corporate finance and securities law, with an emphasis on securities offerings, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital transactions, corporate governance and securities registration and compliance matters.
He works with established and emerging companies worldwide, primarily in the technology, FinTech, cleantech, cannabis and life science (including medical technology), mining and resources, and media, sports/eSports and entertainment sectors. He assists issuers, investment dealers, investment portals and institutional and private investors on complex equity and debt financing transactions, ranging from startup investments, venture capital and private equity investments, to larger public offerings and project finance.
Jason has taken numerous companies public on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange and Canadian Securities Exchange by IPO, reverse takeover, capital pool transactions and direct listings. He advises on corporate governance, disclosure obligations, securities issuances, executive compensation matters, hostile and friendly takeover bids and proxy contests. Jason also advises securities dealers, advisers, investment fund managers and other market participants in connection with their registration and compliance issues. Jason has served as a director and officer of various publicly listed corporations and not-for-profit corporations, including A-Labs Capital V Corp., Bayview Country Club Limited and Canada-Israel Chamber of Commerce.
He has built an alternative finance practice by focusing on FinTech, crowdfinance and other disruptive models such as online investment platforms, initial coin offerings and crypto currencies, peer-to-peer lending and robo-advising. He has become known as a thought leader in this innovative area. Jason served two terms on the Ontario Securities Commission's Small and Medium Enterprises Advisory Committee from 2014-2017.
Jason has made regular international trips (including to the US, Israel and Turkey) to inform emerging companies and their key influencers about the benefits of raising capital in North America by listing on the TSX and other Canadian stock exchanges.
Jason is a frequent speaker and writer on various corporate finance and securities topics. He was recently recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada in 2023 in the areas of cannabis, mining and natural resources law; Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences 2022; and Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A 2022.