Mr Brad J Pierce Partner Borden Ladner Gervais LLP - Lawyer Biography - International Law Office

Background

Brad J. Pierce is a partner in Calgary. He graduated from the University of Alberta in 1984 and was admitted to the Alberta Bar in 1985.

Mr. Pierce has an undergraduate degree in Canadian History from the University of Alberta and is an alumni of Ridley College in St. Catherines, Ontario.

Areas of Practice

• Mr. Pierce practices in the corporate and commercial area and is primarily involved in private equity and venture capital financing mergers and acquisitions.
• Other practice areas include investment funds and asset management, in addition to advising entrepreneurs and start up enterprises on business structures and corporate governance.
• Mr. Pierce also has unique expertise on the commercial and regulatory issues surrounding land tenures and the structuring and financing of commercial enterprises on federal and First Nations' lands.

Professional Experience

• Acts for several of the firm’s clients on a broad range of corporate and regulatory matters, including public and private financings, mergers and acquisitions and regulatory and environmental compliance.
• Primary counsel in Calgary for the venture capital division of Canada's largest venture capital firm regarding investments in information technology and bioscience firms in Western Canada.
• Acts for investors and company founders on the financing and high valuation sale of several information technology companies including Hyprotech Ltd., Audesi Technologies Inc. and Ciphersoft Ltd.
• Primary Canadian counsel for a leading process management software firm with worldwide sales and operations.
• Primary counsel for a boutique U.S. based investment banking firm on the tax efficient restructuring and sale of technology firms to the oil and gas and mining industries.
• Acts for several significant tourism enterprises in Banff National Park and adjacent areas on land tenure, financing, regulatory and development issues.

Professional and Community Activities

• Secretary of the Venture Capital Association of Alberta.
• Member of Liberal Party of Canada and Laurier Club.
• President of Howard Foundation supporting engineering studies at the University of Calgary.
• Past President of The Association for Mountain Parks Protection and Enjoyment promoting sustainable tourism in the four mountain parks.

Practice areas to which Brad J. Pierce belongs:

• Aboriginal Law
• Biotech and Pharmaceutical
• Corporate Commercial Group
• Corporate Finance
• Corporate Governance
• Intellectual Property
• Investment Management
• Mergers and Acquisitions
• Private Company
• Securities and Capital Markets
• Venture Capital