Peter Emmanouil Simeon

Peter Simeon is an experienced corporate commercial and securities lawyer. As a partner in Gowling WLG's Toronto office, Peter focuses his practice on corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, and structured products.

Working closely with issuers, underwriters, and other corporate clients, Peter delivers practical, effective advice to help businesses move their transactions forward. He has acted for clients across a range of industries, such as cannabis, mining, and technology. His experience includes:

In addition to his work in private practice, Peter is also an experienced in-house lawyer. He spent several years as corporate counsel at a multinational technology company, and completed a secondment at the Ontario Securities Commission in its Market Regulation Group.

In 2019, Peter was named one of Canada's "Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers" by Canadian Lawyer .

Counsel to Cizzle Brands Ltd. in its reverse takeover of Cizzle Brands Corporation, resulting in the former shareholders of the Acquirer holding approximately 99% of the Company’s voting securities [December 2024]

Counsel to the syndicate of agents in Rio2 Limited’s $23 million private placement financing to support the construction financing of the Fenix Gold Project in Chile [April 2024]