Natasha Ell Saunders Email & Phone Number

Ottawa Area

• Member of the executive leadership team of the largest independent telecom company in Canada; reports to the CEO. TekSavvy provides internet, phone, fixed wireless, business services, and IPTV (through its BDU.
• Leads TekSavvy's legal, regulatory, privacy and GR teams (6 lawyers and other professionals), ensuring we provide responsive, pragmatic advice to internal business units and senior management on all legal and.
• Leads M&A, corporate/commercial law, privacy, marketing, intellectual property (trademarks, licensing), financing, government grants, RFPs, Federal employment/HR/human rights law matters, business immigration.
• Manages compliance matters, complex litigation, company and department budget; creates new company processes and efficiencies, reducing waste and barriers in overall service delivery.

Ottawa/Gatineau, Canada

• Head of the Legal, Regulatory & Public Policy department. Managed department budget and all legal & regulatory counsel and other team members; reported to the CEO

Ottawa/Gatineau, Canada

• Managed department budget and all legal-related matters except regulatory and privacy; reported to the CEO.

Ottawa/Gatineau Canada

• Managed all commercial-related legal matters; reported to the Chief Legal Officer.

Ottawa, Canada Area

Practised with the leading certified specialist in complex trusts in a boutique Ottawa firm.

Paris, France; New York

• Lead counsel for large public offerings and private placements to U.S. institutional investors. Representative transactions include Eutelsat’s IPO and US private placement (US$1B); Rhodia’s public offering and US.

San Francisco, CA

• Promoted early as lead associate managing public offerings after first year; led 30+ public offerings of equity and debt securities, representing issuers/underwriters in the technology, biotechnology, and financial.
• Extensive experience advising public issuers on corporate governance, compliance with U.S. securities laws and regulations, and NYSE and Nasdaq rules and regulations.
• Managed a broad range of commercial transactions for public and private clients, including commercial real estate deals for a public REIT client.
• Represented clients in several M&A public, private, and cross-border transactions.

Law Degree (Common Law - Ll.B), Distinction

Law Degree (Civil Law - B.C.L.), Distinction

Ba, Distinction

6 Month Exchange - Faculty Of Law, Language Of Instruction Spanish

French