Ian Wick @ Keyser Mason Ball LLP ::: Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Ian Wick is a Partner in our Business Services Law Group. The lawyers in this group help business owners, managers, leaders, partnerships and family held enterprises deal with the expected and the unexpected. Apart from supporting ongoing business needs, we have particular expertise in: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Succession Planning & Implementation; Business Development and Growth; Outsourcing; Acting as interim in-house counsel; Trade Mark and Copyright & brand protection. For more information on the practice group, click here»

Focus of Practice

Ian has a broad and very active corporate commercial practice involving, mergers, acquisitions and reorganizations, shareholder and owner relationship disputes, assisting clients with issues that arise in vital, growing business enterprises as well as complex business transactions.

Represents & Advises

Primarily closely held, owner-operated companies ranging from family owned businesses to substantial multi jurisdictional operations;
Canadian subsidiaries of large US multinational corporations and publicly traded companies. Professional partnerships

Engagements Include

Assisting individuals and corporations in buying or selling businesses, business divisions or significant assets;
Helping clients create and structure businesses, particularly dealing with ownership relationships such as shareholder agreements, partnership agreements and agreements with other individuals within the organization; and commercial relationships such as distribution, joint venture, supply and outsourcing. Included in this area is financing - primarily debt financing and private equity financing;
Assisting and guiding individuals when the business or a specific relationship deteriorates;
Negotiating and drafting technology contracts, including software and hardware procurement, development, licensing and partnering arrangements;
Helping business owners and managers deal with, oversee and complete change. This includes all aspects of reorganization, expansion, mergers and acquisitions.
Helping owners and managers establish different types of relationships whether with fellow owners or people with whom they do business, and to avoid problems in those relationships;
Helping owners and managers figure out resolutions to problems in business relationships.

Admissions and Affiliations

Called to the Ontario Bar in 1993

Education

B.A. (With Distinction) - University of Toronto 1988
LL.B. - University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Ontario 1991

Publications