Peter Doelman
Automatically compiled listing. Details may contain errors.Partner at Gowling WLG
- Called to the bar
- 2011
- Languages
- English
Business & Corporate LawBusiness & Corporate LawAbout Peter Doelman
Peter Doelman is a partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto office, where the work centres on M&A alongside general corporate and commercial matters. Investment managers, land redevelopers, and companies in pharmaceuticals, mobility and energy are among the clients Doelman acts for, on everything from buying and selling businesses to setting up shop in Canada.
Doelman was first called to the bar in Alberta in 2011 and practised with a corporate law firm in Calgary before joining Gowling WLG in 2016, with an Ontario call following in 2017. As lead associate on one acquisition, Doelman managed a team of 20 firm lawyers plus local counsel across 12 countries while a natural gas compression services company bought a competitor's operations in nine countries. Academically, a JD from the University of British Columbia was later joined by an M.Sc. in Law and Finance from the University of Oxford.
Doelman makes a point of being responsive and keeping advice succinct and practical, and clients have singled out a plain-spoken way of explaining complicated legal issues. Away from the office, Doelman likes heading back to the family farm outside London, Ontario, where the lawyer was raised.
Practice areas
Mergers and acquisitions
Asset and share purchases, corporate reorganizations and private equity deals. As lead associate, Doelman negotiated deal terms with the seller and a private equity partner for the corporate arm of an Indigenous group buying a helicopter business.
Capital markets and securities
Public offerings and private placements, plus keeping issuers onside with securities rules and stock exchange listing requirements. On one public offering of medium term notes under a base shelf prospectus, Doelman was lead lawyer for the underwriting bank syndicate.
Shareholder and joint venture matters
Shareholder, partnership and joint venture agreements, shareholder meetings and the resolution of disputes between owners. In one Atlantic Canada ferry and marine services venture split 50/50, Doelman steered the client through a falling out with its partner, working with local litigation counsel and drafting the documents for the client's purchase of the partner's shares.
Setting up and running a business in Canada
Help for businesses establishing themselves in Canada and with their day to day commercial matters.
Education & credentials
- JD, University of British Columbia (2010)
- M.Sc. in Law and Finance, University of Oxford (2016)
- BA, McGill University (2004)
- Called to the bar of Alberta (2011)
- Called to the bar of Ontario (2017)
Publications & speaking
- Quick Tip: Changes to Temporary Foreign Worker Program Regarding IT Specialists, BD&P Business Immigration Newsletter (2010)
- ERCB Licence Transfers: A Practice Point, BD&P Energy Newsletter (2010)
Memberships & affiliations
- Canadian Bar Association: Doelman is a member.
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