The Jaswal Institute
1 lawyer · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 764 handling Business & Corporate Law.
About The Jaswal Institute
The Jaswal Institute is a Toronto business law firm that pairs legal advisory with investment banking services for small and mid-market companies. It's run by Managing Director Johnny Jaswal, who holds an MBA from the Schulich School of Business, a Juris Doctor from Osgoode Hall Law School, and a Bachelor of Engineering in electrical engineering from Ryerson University, and who is a member of the Ontario Bar. Before founding the firm, Jaswal worked as an investment banker at TD Securities, in corporate development and strategy at TMX Group, the parent company of the Toronto Stock Exchange, and as a business lawyer at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP and Goodmans LLP.
The firm's work combines transactional legal advice, government relations, and investment banking advisory covering mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, valuations, and growth financing. Past mandates described on its site include acting as exclusive legal advisor to RSquared, a Queen Street West coffee house, on its sale to cannabis brand Tokyo Smoke, and advising AIP Asset Management Inc. on a note purchase agreement that financed Carl Data Solutions Inc. Jaswal has also advised on digital asset regulation, including Antigua and Barbuda's Digital Assets Business Bill, and co-wrote 'Peoples, BCE, and the Good Corporate Citizen' with Osgoode Hall professor Edward J. Waitzer, published in the Osgoode Hall Law Journal in 2009.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Co-authored 'Peoples, BCE, and the Good Corporate Citizen' with Osgoode Hall Law School professor Edward J. Waitzer, published in the Osgoode Hall Law Journal in 2009.
- Johnny Jaswal, as General Counsel of The Bayesian Group, advised the government of Antigua and Barbuda, alongside the Bitcoin Association, on the Digital Assets Business Bill 2020, added to the country's statute books that June.
- Spoke on the Canadian regulatory framework for online gaming at the 2015 Canadian Gaming Summit in Windsor.
- Advised AIP Asset Management Inc. on a $2,000,000 senior secured convertible note financing agreement with Carl Data Solutions Inc.
- Acted as exclusive legal advisor to RSquared, a Queen Street West coffee house, on its sale to cannabis brand Tokyo Smoke.
Good to know
Wheelchair accessibleWho handles what
The neighbourhood
The firm's office is at 250 University Avenue, a mid-century tower built between 1954 and 1958 as the Bank of Canada's Toronto regional office, complete with vaults built to hold gold and cash for banks across the Greater Toronto Area. Johnny Jaswal, the firm's Managing Director, previously worked in corporate development and strategy at TMX Group, the parent company of the Toronto Stock Exchange.
Frequently asked questions
- What kind of law does the Jaswal Institute practice?
- The firm practices business law for small and mid-market companies and pairs it with investment banking advisory services, including work on mergers, acquisitions, and financings.
- Can the Jaswal Institute help with a merger or acquisition?
- Yes. Past mandates described on the firm's site include acting as exclusive legal advisor to RSquared on its sale to Tokyo Smoke, and advising AIP Asset Management on a convertible note financing tied to Carl Data Solutions Inc.
- Does the firm handle capital raising and growth financing?
- Yes, investment banking advisory covering growth financing, divestitures, and valuations is a core part of its practice. The firm describes itself as fully compliant with Ontario's National Instrument 31-103 and with Ontario laws, including the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act.
- Does the Jaswal Institute advise on digital asset or blockchain regulation?
- Its Managing Director, Johnny Jaswal, has advised on digital asset legislation, including Antigua and Barbuda's Digital Assets Business Bill, alongside the Bitcoin Association.
- Where is the Jaswal Institute located?
- The firm's office is at 250 University Avenue in downtown Toronto, in the city's financial district.
- How do I contact the Jaswal Institute?
- The firm can be reached by email at johnny.jaswal@jaswalinstitute.com; its website doesn't list a phone number.
Where to find them
250 University Ave Ste 200, Toronto, ON M5H 3E5
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