Barbara Ruth Carson Doherty

Barbara has an extensive corporate and commercial practice with extensive experience in foreign direct investment, securities, corporate finance, corporate governance, mergers and acquisitions and private equity. She also plays an active role in dispute resolution, assisting with settlements and supporting the prosecution of litigious matters – including providing expert legal opinions to the Court on commercial matters. Barbara works with both Canadian and international clients across a wide range of industries on Canadian and cross border matters.

She has advised issuers, controlling shareholders, independent committees, registrants and governmental agencies and has significant experience with transactions involving acquisitions, divestitures, and reorganizations with securities, regulatory, competition, and Investment Canada considerations.

With a wealth of experience in mergers and acquisitions, Barbara is known for her ability to help clients plan, coordinate, and execute complex transactions in fast-moving, highly regulated environments.

Barbara has acted on private placements and prospectus offerings for both domestic and foreign registrants and issuers, including investment funds and government agencies. Her work spans a full range of equity and debt instruments, and she has represented offerors, targets, controlling shareholders, and dealers in both exempt and non-exempt takeover bids.

Barbara has advised companies from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and the United States on establishing and expanding their Canadian operations.

Barbara’s advice covers industries as diverse as architecture and consulting, biopharma, biotech, brokerage, clean tech, construction, construction equipment/power and parts, data management and communications, digital media, eco-waste, e-commerce, emerging technologies (AI, blockchain and smart contracts), energy and renewable energy, engineering sealants and paving maintenance, film productions, financial services, food and beverage, footwear, forestry, global construction and infrastructure, government registry development, health care, hotel logistics, marketing and advertising, mining equipment engine