Senior Legal Counsel at Hillcore Group (2021-01 – 2022-12)
Senior legal advisor supporting Hillcore's investment platform and portfolio companies across a multi-entity operating structure. Lead legal strategy and execution for acquisitions, financings, governance, and enterprise risk, partnering directly with senior leadership and business teams.
- Lead legal execution of acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic investments, including LOIs/term sheets, diligence, structuring, negotiation, and closing.
- Oversee debt financings and credit facilities, including lender negotiations, security and guarantee packages, covenant frameworks, and closing deliverables.
- Advise senior leadership and HR on employment and labour matters, including executive agreements, terminations, policy development, and workplace risk mitigation.
- Manage litigation and dispute strategy in partnership with external counsel.
- Lead outside counsel management across matters, including scoping, staffing, budgets, fee arrangements, and performance to ensure quality, responsiveness, and cost discipline.
Senior Legal Counsel at Hillcore Group (2024-01 – Present)
Senior legal advisor supporting Hillcore's investment platform and portfolio companies across a multi-entity operating structure. Lead legal strategy and execution for acquisitions, financings, governance, and enterprise risk, partnering directly with senior leadership and business teams.
- Lead legal execution of acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic investments, including LOIs/term sheets, diligence, structuring, negotiation, and closing.
- Oversee debt financings and credit facilities, including lender negotiations, security and guarantee packages, covenant frameworks, and closing deliverables.
- Advise senior leadership and HR on employment and labour matters, including executive agreements, terminations, policy development, and workplace risk mitigation.
- Manage litigation and dispute strategy in partnership with external counsel.
- Lead outside counsel management across matters, including scoping, staffing, budgets, fee arrangements, and performance to ensure quality, responsiveness, and cost discipline.
VP, Legal at Green Infrastructure Partners (2022-01 – 2024-12)
Senior legal leader within a major infrastructure and construction platform. Partnered with the executive leadership team on legal strategy, governance, complex transactions, and enterprise risk. Led dispute management, external counsel oversight, and contract standardization across the organization.
- Served as lead internal counsel on strategic infrastructure acquisitions, managing structuring, due diligence, negotiation, and closing execution.
- Negotiated high-value construction, procurement, and subcontractor agreements to support major project delivery and protect margin, schedule, and risk allocation.
- Advised senior leadership on corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and policy development.
- Directed litigation, disputes, and investigations, including strategy, escalation, and resolution; managed external counsel and implemented risk mitigation measures.
- Oversaw enterprise contracting across IT, HR, real estate, and financing-related matters, driving greater consistency, speed, and commercial alignment.
Senior Legal Counsel at DentalCorp (2018-01 – 2021-12)
Core legal advisor to senior executives within a national healthcare consolidator, responsible for high-volume M&A execution, enterprise contracting, and legal risk management across a multi-site operating platform
- Led legal execution of 60–75 acquisitions annually, managing deal process from LOI through closing and supporting post-close integration across finance, operations, and integration stakeholders.
- Partnered directly with the President, CFO, and VP Legal on transaction strategy, risk assessment, and key corporate/commercial initiatives.
Associate (2014 call) at Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLP (2015-01 – 2017-12)
- Advised public and private companies on M&A, commercial transactions, and financings, including cross-border deal execution.
- Led transaction workstreams and coordinated multidisciplinary teams while managing client relationships and negotiating key deal terms.
