Andrea C. Johnson | Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

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Andrea C. Johnson LL.B., Law Foundation Scholar, B.A. (Hons.), Partner

Andrea’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on technology and emerging growth companies. She has extensive experience in the private equity and venture capital area and has acted as lead counsel on many of the largest VC financings in Canada. Andrea also advises TSX-listed companies on IPOs, financings (including PIPEs), mergers and acquisitions, stock-based compensation and corporate governance.

Andrea has received numerous recognitions for her work, including:

Recommended by The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 as one of Canada's leading lawyers in the area of Corporate Law
Named one of the "Top 25 People of Ottawa" by Ottawa Life Magazine
Named a "Canadian Corporate Lawyer to Watch" in the 2011 LEXPERT Cross-border Corporate Guide
Recipient of "LEXPERT's 2010 Rising Stars: Leading Lawyer Under 40" Award for her exemplary leadership and expertise advising on business law issues.

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Andrea is an experienced adviser on business law issues that are specific to high-growth companies in both the private and public sphere. Andrea’s technology company clients do business in the telecommunications, wireless, optical, silicon, software and biotech/biomedical sectors. Her areas of expertise include mergers and acquisitions, private equity/VC financings, and cross-border transactions. In particular, Andrea has been instrumental in developing exchangeable share models for privately-financed Canadian companies and otherwise enabling capital investment in Canadian businesses by U.S. and other non-Canadian investors.

Representative Work

Counsel to Bridgewater Systems Corporation on its $211 million acquisition by Amdocs Limited by way of plan of arrangement

Canadian counsel to SiGe Semiconductor in 2011 acquisition by Skyworks Solutions for US$210 million

Canadian counsel to Spectrum Equity and Mortgagebot in 2011 sale to Davis + Henderson for US$232 million financed through a bought deal offering of subscription receipts

Counsel to DragonWave Inc. on its $9.5 million acquisition of Axerra Networks, Inc., a leader in pseudowire technology (2010)

Counsel to Activplant Corporation in its sale to CDC Software Corporation (NASDASQ:CDCS) (November 2009)

Publications

"Caution to Pre-IPO Companies: Canadian Securities Administrators Take Aim At "Cheap Stock"", Focus on Securities | Corporate Finance, November 2010

Focus on Private Equity | Venture Capital: Canada's Federal Budget Scores in Overtime for the Technology Community - March 2010

Cross-Border Venture Capital: Structuring the Canadian Deal

Practical Tips for Protecting Directors from Personal Liability

VC Experts Buzz Article: Interview with Andrea Johnson of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP

Teaching Roles

Instructor, University of Ottawa Law School—Major Business Transactions, 2004 and 2005

Instructor, Law Society of Upper Canada Bar Admission Course—Business Law Section, 2002 and 2003

Prior Speaking Engagements

Speaker, TSX/TSXV Growth Platforms for Canadian Entrepreneurs, Ottawa, April 2012

Speaker, 4th Annual Women in Leadership Conference Series, "The Impact of Women Leaders", Ottawa, May 2011

Speaker, The Demand for Going Public, Ottawa, February 2011

Panelist, Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA) 2009 National Spring Conference - Corporate Counsel: Regulatory Advisor, Compliance Officer, Governance Gatekeeper, "Corporate Governance for Private Companies", April 2009

Co-presenter, 2009 Women in Law Conference Series: Confronting the Challenges, "Achieving Economic Parity with Men", March 2009