Aimee Halfyard Partner Co-Chair of Global Tech


Speaks:  English

Year of Call: 2020 - British Columbia

Year of Call: 2014 - Ontario

Year of Call: 2006 - Alberta

Primary phone: +1 604-891-2280

Fax: +1 604-683-3558

Email: aimee.halfyard@gowlingwlg.com

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Primary office:  Vancouver




Aimee Halfyard

Aimee Halfyard is the Canadian Co-Chair of Global Tech and a partner in Gowling WLG’s Business Law Group in the Vancouver office. She defines her corporate practice by prioritizing her clients’ growth and success across a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial transactions.

Organizations of varying sizes and sectors retain Aimee for her tenacious and effective approach to corporate transactions, earning her a reputation with clients as a creative thinker offering innovative solutions and sound guidance. She works closely with her clients to intimately understand their business needs and find the right legal solutions that balance risk and opportunity.

Aimee advises local, national and foreign corporations, private equity funds, scale-ups and start-ups on a wide range of complex domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, including private mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, spin-offs and other commercial matters.

Having spent more than 15 years guiding transactions across the finish line, Aimee possesses a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities her clients face on a regular basis. She previously held senior in-house counsel roles, including as general counsel of a global technology company, further enhancing her understanding of the long-term strategic planning executive and business teams prioritize.

Career & Recognition

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  • 2020

    • Qualifications (Year of Call/Admission, etc.)
       2020
      Year of Call, British Columbia
  • 2016

    • Community
       2016
      Mentor, Law Society of Alberta Mentor Connect and Mentor Express Program (2016-Present)
  • 2014

    • Qualifications (Year of Call/Admission, etc.)
       2014
      Year of Call, Ontario
  • 2006

    • Qualifications (Year of Call/Admission, etc.)
       2006
      Year of Call, Alberta
  • 2005

    • Education
       2005
      University of Ottawa, LLB
  • 2001

    • Education
       2001
      University of Victoria, BA, Humanities with Distinction

Memberships

  • Canadian Bar Association

Representative Work

Lateral deals from the last three years:

Aimee has advised Canadian, US, and international private equity funds and privately held companies on acquisitions, investments and joint ventures involving public and private Canadian companies, including representing:

  • Appnovation Technologies Holding Corporation in a Series B investment from Canadian Business Growth Fund, Business Growth Fund and Export Development Canada
  • A consortium of private equity investors comprising of Alliance Consumer Growth, LLC, Eurazeo SE and Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan Trust Fund in a minority investment in Herschel Supply Co.
  • A US private equity firm investment in a Canadian health food company.
  • Appnovation Technologies Holding Corporation in a Series A investment from Canadian Business Growth Fund and Business Growth Fund
  • A Canadian software development company in the sale of an asset to a US software developer
  • A Canadian private equity fund in a merger of a portfolio wellness Company with a US-based wellness company

Client work