In-house legal counsel to Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers with a focus on:• assisting sales representatives throughout the world in negotiating, reviewing and approving contracts;• advising on general legal and regulatory issues in a wide range of areas (commercial transactions, import / export of goods, insurance, licensing, liens, real property and treasury matters);• assisting in managing the corporate records of subsidiaries throughout the world;• monitoring and managing compliance with certain licensing and regulatory requirements on a global basis; and• resolving disputes with customers.

Associate lawyer practicing primarily in the corporate finance group with a focus on:• advising Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange companies on continuous disclosure obligations;• advising public and private companies on various corporate governance issues;• advising companies on carrying out equity and debt financings; and• advising companies on responding to take-over bids and carrying out mergers and acquisitions.

Articling student during the summer of 2010 and throughout 2011 with a focus on assisting lawyers in employment, intellectual property and corporate finance matters.