Co-head of the Capital Markets Practice, Rima is a seasoned securities lawyer with a broad practice advising clients on corporate finance, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions. Rima frequently represents both issuers and underwriters on public offerings and private placements, with particular experience in cross-border transactions.

Rima also regularly advises public company clients, including many cross-listed issuers, in a variety of industries on ongoing corporate governance and disclosure matters. She is a prolific writer, speaker and commentator on policy developments impacting the Canadian capital markets, and co-leads the firm’s ESG practice. She is an ICD.D member of the Institute of Corporate Directors and is the Member Chair of the Ontario Securities Commission’s Securities Advisory Committee.

In her M&A practice, Rima routinely advises on related party transactions, public take-over bids, and private acquisitions and divestitures.