Michael R. Clancy
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Partner at Gowling WLG
- Called to the bar
- 1991
- Languages
- English
Business & Corporate LawBusiness & Corporate LawAbout Michael R. Clancy
Michael R. Clancy is a business lawyer and partner at Gowling WLG in Ottawa. The work covers deals and day-to-day commercial needs alike, from mergers and acquisitions to secured lending and commercial leases, and Clancy's clients run the full range from local owner-run businesses to international public companies. Tech, corporate commercial and private equity are the areas of focus.
Called to the Ontario bar in 1991 after earning an LLB at Osgoode Hall Law School in 1989, Clancy has taken on a number of management roles in the Ottawa office over the years, most recently as head of its business law department. There's boardroom experience on the other side of the table too: Clancy serves as a director and officer of several corporations, some of them listed on the Toronto and New York stock exchanges.
Every year you'll find Clancy coaching youth football, baseball, lacrosse and hockey teams, and Clancy has been recognized with community service awards from local associations. Charities and non-profits get Clancy's legal help pro bono, and Clancy has lectured at the Law Society of Upper Canada.
Practice areas
Corporate commercial transactions
Clancy handles mergers and acquisitions, secured financing and commercial leasing for clients that range from private entrepreneurs to international public corporations.
Tech and private equity
Tech and private equity sit alongside corporate commercial work as Clancy's areas of focus.
Education & credentials
- LLB, Osgoode Hall Law School (1989)
- Called to the Ontario bar (1991)
Publications & speaking
- Lectures at the Law Society of Upper Canada, Law Society of Upper Canada
In the community
- Does pro bono work for several charities and non-profit groups.
- Coaches youth football, baseball, lacrosse and hockey teams each year, and has received community service awards from local associations.
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