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Simon A. Romano
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Law Practice
Simon Romano is a partner in the Toronto office of Stikeman Elliott and a former member of the Toronto Management Committee of the firm. He practises principally in securities, public and private mergers and acquisitions (M&A), and corporate finance. He also advises investment funds, private equity funds, income trusts and alternative trading systems. He carries out work for public companies, financial institutions, underwriters, and regulatory and self-regulatory organizations, and also advises on corporate governance matters.
Mr. Romano has previously practised in the firm's New York office. In 1995-1996, he was seconded to the Ontario Securities Commission as special counsel, where he dealt with takeover bids, mergers, Policy 9.1 matters, the early warning reporting initiative and other projects.
Mr. Romano is listed and recognized in the following publications:
- The 2010 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, for Corporate Finance and Income Funds.
- The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2010 as a leading practitioner in the areas of Corporate/Commercial, Corporate Finance & Securities, Income Funds, M&A and Private Equity.
- The 2010 Chambers Global's The Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers for Business as a recommended lawyer for Corporate/M&A.
- The 2010 PLC Which Lawyer? recommended in Capital Markets: Debt and Equity and Private Equity: Buyouts.
- The Best Lawyers in Canada 2010 in the areas of Corporate, M&A and Securities Law.
- PLC's Cross-border Capital Markets Handbook 2009/10.
- The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2010 for Capital Markets.
- The 2009 Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Capital Markets Lawyers.
- Lexpert's 2006 Guide to the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada.
- He is AV® Peer Review Rated according to Martindale-Hubbell (Very High to Pre-eminent), its highest level of professional ranking.
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Professional Activities
Mr. Romano is a member of the Canadian Bar Association. He has been an instructor in business law at the Law Society of Upper Canada's Bar Admission Course and is a frequent lecturer. Mr. Romano was previously a member of the Securities Advisory Committee of the Ontario Securities Commission.
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Education
University of Toronto (LL.B. 1987), McGill University (B.Sc. 1981).
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Background
Mr. Romano was formerly a clerk at the Supreme Court of Canada.
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Bar Admission
Ontario, 1989
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