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Ava Yaskiel is a partner in the global law firm Norton Rose where she practices corporate and securities law in the Toronto office[*]. Ms. Yaskiel’s practice encompasses both domestic and cross-border mandates. Her practice is both transactional and advisory in nature and focuses on mergers and acquisitions, structured transactions, corporate governance, finance and strategic advice for a variety of parties including issuers, investment banks, shareholders and funds.

Prior to joining Ogilvy Renault LLP (the predecessor to the Canadian office of Norton Rose), Ms. Yaskiel was with the Ontario Securities Commission for a number of years, holding a variety of legal and leadership positions. At the OSC, her primary focus was on mergers and acquisitions, related party transactions and related policy issues.

Ms. Yaskiel is a member of the Global Supervisory Board of the Norton Rose Group. She previously held the position of co-managing partner of Ogilvy Renault’s Toronto Office and was a member of Ogilvy Renault’s National Executive Committee.

Ms. Yaskiel has authored numerous securities law related articles and publications and she is a frequent speaker at conferences as well as a regular media commentator on securities related issues. In 2011 she was honoured with the International Law Office Client Choice Award in recognition of her outstanding client service.

Ms. Yaskiel is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (Ontario Region). She also sits on the Corporate Advisory Committee to the Art Gallery of Ontario and was a founding member of the Toronto Jewish Chambers of Commerce.

Ms. Yaskiel has a LL.B from Osgoode Law School and an LL.M from Cambridge University. She also has her ICD.D designation from The Institute of Corporate Directors.