Wayne is Associate Counsel with Ellison Peters Professional Corporation and co-chair of our Business Law Group.
Known for his innovative and “out of the box” thinking and client focused solutions, Stevn works closely with many entrepreneurs and corporations of all sizes and maturity, providing general legal advice on a broad range of corporate matters. He provides strategic counsel in the complex aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including divestitures and negotiated acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances and is particularly sought after for his expertise in contested corporate transactions. His practice covers most forms of transaction-oriented investment activity.
Steve is a frequent speaker on venture finance, angel investing and mergers, acquisition and divestiture and a guest lecturer at the Continuing Legal Education Society of Toronto’s “Buying and Selling a Business” course. He has served as the Director and Chair of New Ventures Toronto Society and the Director and President of the Toronto Water Polo Association.
Education
- University of Ontario, LL.B., 1987
- McGill University, B.Comm., 1984
Bar Admission
- Ontario, 1988
Leadership
- Co-Chair, Ellison Peters Professional Corporation Business Law Group
- Past Director and Chair, New Ventures Toronto Society
- Past Director and President, Toronto Water Polo Association
- Guest Lecturer, Continuing Legal Education Society of Toronto, “Buying and Selling a Business”
- Contributor, LexisNexis® Practice Advisor for Corporate Management, Fundamental Changes, Dissolution and the Corporate Law Module
Memberships
- Member, The Law Society of Ontario
- Member, Canadian Bar Association, Toronto Branch
- Member, Toronto Bar Association
