nick g. pasquino

NICK G. PASQUINO
Associé
T 416.367.6253
F 416.361.7053
Toronto
[email protected]
http://ca.linkedin.com/pub/nick
-g-pasquino/20/12a/600
Sociétés fermées
Droit des affaires et droit des sociétés
Achat et vente d'une entreprise
Transactions et contrats liés au droit de la santé
Organismes de bienfaisance et à but non lucratif
Droit de la santé
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LLB, The University of Western
Ontario, 2008
​Nick Pasquino has a broad corporate and commercial practice, with an emphasis on
mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, reorganizations, joint ventures, and
partnerships. Nick advises privately held businesses across a multitude of sectors,
including leading participants in the automotive, manufacturing, technology, logistics,
veterinary and professional services industries. Nick also regularly advises not-for-profit
organizations and charities on corporate, commercial and governance matters.
BA (Hons., with Distinction) in
International Relations and Political
Science, University of Toronto, 2005
Ontario, 2009
Nick both summered and articled with BLG, and as a student-at-law he was seconded
to Scotiabank's General Counsel's Office.
Activités professionnelles
Director of several Canadian private
corporations.
Member, Canadian Bar Association
and Ontario Bar Association
REPRESENTATIVE WORK
M&A and Corporate Mandates
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Advised and acted for Wakefield Canada Inc. in its acquisition of Castrol
Canada Inc. from BP Lubricants USA Inc., in its negotiation of exclusive
Canadian distribution rights to all SuperClean branded products, and with
respect to various ongoing commercial matters.

Advised and acted for Evonik Degussa Corporation and Evonik Canada
Inc. in connection with the purchase of substantially all of the assets of
Kemira Chemicals Canada Inc.
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Advised and acted for a US investment fund in its acquisition of a steel
manufacturing facility in Welland, Ontario, and in connection with the
negotiation of various revolving and term credit facilities and related
matters.
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Advised the controlling shareholders of a Toronto area Volvo and Jaguar
dealership on the sale of the dealership business and related matters.
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Advised and acted for a variety of Ontario veterinarians in all business
aspects of the practice, including the Mississauga Oakville Veterinary
Emergency Hospital and its affiliates in connection with its reorganization
as a limited partnership and related matters, and the sale of the King City
Veterinary Professional Corporation.
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Advised and acted for the foreign owners of Train Trailer Rentals Limited,
Member, Law Society of Upper
Canada
Member, Canadian Italian Business
and Professional Association
Adjunct Professor, intensive course in
mergers and acquisitions, Faculty of
Law, University of Western Ontario,
(2011)
Activités communautaires
Volunteer, BLG Reads to Kids
Program
Director and President of the La
Rocca Memorial Society
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a national trailer leasing company, in connection with its sale to an
affiliate of West Van Inc.
Not For Profit & Charity Mandates
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Advised and acted for an Ontario university foundation in connection with
the transfer of substantially all of its assets (including a multi-million dollar
endowment) to the university and integration of the operations and staff
of the foundation into the university's division of advancement.

Advised several Ontario public hospitals in connection with intellectual
property commercialization transactions, use of excess real estate asset
transactions, joint venture arrangements with for-profit businesses, and
other revenue-generating activities.

Advised an Ontario public hospital in connection with the transfer of
assets, liabilities and responsibility for operations to a neighbouring public
hospital.
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Advised a multitude of non-share capital corporations in connection with
governance matters including the transition to the Canada Not-for-Profit
Corporations Act or the Not-for-Profit Corporations Act, 2010 (Ontario).
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Advised on the formation, organization and ongoing governance of new
not-for-profit/charitable organizations with a national focus, including, for
example, Community Food Centres Canada and LeaderCity Canada.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Co-Author, "Community Hub Strategies for Social Enterprise," BLG
Bulletin, July 2016.

Co-Author, "Community Hubs: Strategies for Lead Agency De-Risking,"
BLG Bulletin, May 2016.

Co-Author, "Dispositions of Surplus Properties by School Boards – How
New Rules Benefit Community Hubs and Impact Others," BLG Bulletin,
May 2016.

Co-Author, "Introduction to Ontario's Community Hubs Strategic
Framework and Action Plan," BLG Bulletin, April 2016.

Presenter, "Capital Planning: Generating Revenue from Excess Space,"
HealthAchieve 2012, November 2012.
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Speaker at various Ontario Hospital Association conferences on
corporate, commercial, and governance matters.

Speaker at various legal continuing professional development programs
on matters related to non-share capital corporations, including The
Institute of Law Clerks of Ontario and the Sudbury District Law
Association.

Speaker at various industry events and educational sessions on
transitioning to the Canada Not-for-Profit Corporations Act or the Not-forProfit Corporations Act, 2010 (Ontario).

Speaker at various legal conferences on the nuts and bolts of corporate
reorganizations, including those organized by The Canadian Institute and
The Federated Press.
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Regularly conducts director orientation and education sessions (duties,
liabilities and best practices in governance).

Author, "Directors have a fiduciary duty to the corporation – and only to
the corporation!" Canadian Lawyer Magazine, 2009.
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