Donald Ross

Donald Ross, Partner, Corporate

Contact Information

  • tel: 416.862.4288
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Areas of Expertise

Bar Admission

Ontario, 1975 ; New York, 2003

Education

  • Osgoode Hall Law School, LL.B.
  • London School of Economics, M.Sc. (Econ.)
  • University of Toronto, B.A.

Office

Toronto

Language(s)

English

Biography

Don has extensive experience in both domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and domestic and multi-jurisdictional corporate finance. In addition to transaction work, Don advises senior management and boards of directors on corporate governance matters and on a range of other strategic legal issues. He also has extensive privatization experience both in Canada and in the United Kingdom. An educator, speaker and author, Don has taught at the Ontario Bar Admission Course, presented at various seminars and conferences in Canada, the United States and Europe and published a number of articles and papers within the corporate and securities law fields. Don has also co-authored several legal texts on business law and corporate finance.

Notable Matters

  • International Business Machines Corporation in its acquisition by plan of arrangement of Cognos Incorporated, a provider of business intelligence software.
  • United States Steel Corporation in its acquisition by plan of arrangement of Stelco Inc., a integrated steel company.
  • Constellation Brands in its $1.52 billion acquisition by take over bid of Vincor International.
  • Icahn Partners LP and Icahn Partners Master Fund LP in its dual compliant take-over bid and tender offer for 51% of Fairmont Hotels & Resorts Inc.
  • Certain of the Principals of Mass Power in a $150 million disposition of a power plant in Massachusetts.
  • Eastman Kodak Company in its successful acquisition by plan of arrangement of Creo Inc.
  • Maple Leaf Foods Inc. in its successful negotiated acquisition of Schneider Corporation, a food products producer, from Smithfield Foods Inc.
  • Consortium of Cameco Corporation, TransCanada PipeLines Limited and BPC Generation Infrastructure Trust, in their acquisition from British Energy plc of its direct interest in British Energy (Canada) Ltd. and therefore its indirect interest in Bruce Power L.P., the lessee of two nuclear generating facilities
  • The Toronto Stock Exchange in connection with its acquisition by means of a corporate reorganization of the Canadian Venture Exchange Inc.
  • Psion PLC, a personal computer manufacturer, in connection with its acquisition by a plan of arrangement of Teklogix International Inc., a transaction involving the first use of Canadian exchangeable shares by a U.K. company to acquire a Canadian corporation

Affiliations

  • Law Society of Upper Canada
  • New York State Bar Association
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • International Bar Association

Industry Recognition

  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2010: Corporate/Commercial; Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Chambers Global: The World’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2010: Corporate/M&A
  • The Best Lawyers in Canada 2010: Corporate Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • IFLR 1000: The Guide to the World’s Leading Financial Law Firms 2009: Mergers and Acquisition

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