Overview
Emily Hamovitch is a partner in a business law group at Goodmans. Her practice is transaction based and focuses on M&A and securities law. She acts for both public and private companies, with a particular emphasis on public and private mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, public offerings, debt and equity financings, private placements, and corporate reorganizations.
Emily also advises on matters relating to continuous disclosure obligations, corporate governance, legislative compliance and general corporate and securities law.
Emily previously acted as in-house legal counsel for a large publicly listed company from 2019-2020.
Emily is recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as “One to Watch” for Mergers and Acquisitions Law.
Featured Work
Emily’s representative work includes acting for:
Public M&A
- Rogers Communications Inc. in connection with its announced $26 billion acquisition of Shaw Communications Inc.
- Onex Corporation in its agreement to acquire all of the outstanding shares of WestJet Airlines Ltd. for $5 billion
- Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (PIRET) in connection with its all-cash acquisition by Blackstone Property Partners and Ivanhoé Cambridge Inc.
- Milestone Apartments REIT in its $2.9 billion privatization by Starwood Capital Group
- Mettrum Health Corp., a vertically integrated agri-pharmaceutical company, in its $430 million acquisition by Canopy Growth Corporation
- Brookfield Residential Properties Inc. in connection with its going private transaction with Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
Private M&A
- Canada Diagnostic Centers in connection with its acquisition by Novacap
- A fund managed by Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets in connection with its sale of the Halterm Container Terminal, the largest container terminal in Eastern Canada, to Singapore-based PSA International Pte Ltd.
- Nuvo Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its acquisition of Aralez Pharmaceuticals Canada, U.S. and International Rights to Vimovo® and other related assets
- McCain Capital Partners Inc. in its acquisition of Chair-man Mills Corp.
- Acasta Enterprises Inc. in connection with its qualifying acquisition of Apollo Health and Beauty Care Partnership, JemPak Corporation and Stellwagen Group with a total enterprise value of $1.1 billion
Corporate Finance
- BSR REIT in its initial public offering of 13,500,000 trust units at a price of US$10.00 per unit for gross proceeds of US$135 million
- Milestone Apartments Real Estate Investment Trust on various matters, including its securities offerings
- RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust on various matters, including its securities offerings
Awards & Recognition
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Best Lawyers in Canada Ones to Watch, Mergers and Acquisitions Law 2025
Credentials
Credentials
- Queen's University, J.D., 2013
- Queen's University, M.A., 2011
- McGill University, B.Sc., 2009
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
Call to Bar
- 2014 Ontario
Insights
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Capital Markets
New Guidance for Evaluating Poison Pills in Ontario
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Capital Markets
CSA Provides Guidance on Listed Issuer Financing Prospectus Exemption
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has provided new guidance on the use of the listed issuer financing prospectus exemption (the “Exemption”) in CSA Staff Notice 45-330 – Frequently Asked… -
Capital Markets
CSA Creates New Exemption to Allow Eligible Listed Public Companies to Issue Freely Tradable Securities Without Filing a Prospectus
On September 8, 2022, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced a new prospectus exemption aimed at streamlining the process for eligible listed public companies to raise small amounts of…
News & Events
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100+ Goodmans lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in Canada: 2025 Edition
We are delighted to share Goodmans has once again been recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada with 105 lawyers featured across 43 practice areas.Congratulations to Andrew Brodkin… -
Announcing our New Partners in 2022
Goodmans is delighted to announce that the following lawyers have joined our partnership: Jess Bishop, Dan Block, Emily Hamovitch, Max Laskin, Hari Marcovici and Matt Prager…