LL.B., Queen's University, 1995
B.Mus., University of Toronto, 1992
B.A., University of Toronto, 1984

• Ontario 1997

Before joining us, Vanessa provided advice and representation to:

• A multinational software corporation based in Germany in its acquisition of a Swiss‑based customer‑focused technology company
• A Canadian pharmaceutical company in its acquisition by a US biopharmaceutical company for US$510 million
• A business intelligence solutions company based in Massachusetts in its acquisition of two software development companies in Canada and the US
• A biopharmaceutical company in its purchase of a plasma protein purification technology from a Danish company
• A medical imaging instrument maker in its merger with a spectrometer manufacturer
• The agents in a $33 million private placement of units by a life sciences company
• A medical diagnostics company in a $4 million public offering of units
• A Canadian growth equity firm in the US$50 million financing of a leading enterprise mobility company
• A venture capital fund in an investment in a pharmaceutical research company
• A Canadian growth equity firm in a $10 million investment in a mobile and Web‑based classroom response system

• Best Lawyers in Canada:  Venture Capital Law, 2023-2025; Technology Law, 2024-2025
• Chambers Canada, Nationwide: Life Sciences - Corporate/Commercial (Band 1), Chambers and Partners, 2020-2025
• Chambers Canada, Nationwide: Startups & Emerging Companies, Chambers and Partners, 2019-2024 
• Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada: Corporate Mid Market, 2024
• Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2016-2024: Corporate Finance & Securities, Corporate Mid-Market, Mergers & Acquisitions, Life Sciences & Health, Private Equity, Technology Transactions; 2023-2024: Corporate Commercial Law 
• Who's Who Legal: Canada - Life Sciences, Private Funds 2017, 2020

• Co-director, Osgoode Hall LL.M. in business law
• Chair, board of directors, SummerWorks Theatre Festival
• Vice-chair, UTS Foundation