Lydia is an associate in Dickinson Wright’s Toronto office. She maintains a broad corporate and commercial practice with a focus on domestic and cross-border public and private company mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructuring and corporate governance. She is an ardent advocate for her clients; providing practical legal advice tailored to achieve their unique business goals.
Prior to joining Dickinson Wright as an associate, Lydia practiced within the Litigation Practice Group at a leading regional firm and later worked at an international firm where she gained invaluable experience within the firm’s transactional practice groups. During law school, Lydia was a Clinic Supervisor at Western Law’s Community Legal Services.
Education & Credentials
Education
University of Western Ontario
J.D./B.A., Kinesiology, Combined Degree, 2018- Recipient of the Gowling Lafleur Henderson Entrance Scholarship (2015)
- Faculty of Health Sciences Dean’s Honor List (2012-2015)
Bar Admission
Prominent Assignments
- Provided legal counsel to an external embellishments company throughout the acquisition process by another firm, offering strategic guidance to safeguard the client's interests and facilitate a smooth transition.
- Represented a client in a significant preferred share offering exceeding $40 million, orchestrating legal strategies to optimize the transaction's success and protect the client's financial interests.
- Retained by a prominent insolvency firm to manage multifaceted legal issues spanning corporate governance, tax implications, employment matters, and regulatory compliance to navigate complexities and mitigate risk effectively.
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Assisted in completing the sale of the majority stake in Clearly Canadian to a strategic partner.
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Acted as lead agent and book-runner for a wealth management and capital markets firm in a restaurant acquisition and private placement offering of subscription receipts, including common share subscription receipts and convertible debenture subscription receipts.
- Represented a major international bank as lenders in financing for an affiliated group of appliance repair parts companies.
- Represented a major North American bank and a leading independent financial services firm as lead underwriters in a deal offering approximately $30,000,000 in common shares for a manufacturer and supplier of high-volume graphene powder
- Represented a holdings company as agent in an at-the-market offering of common shares for a smart building solutions company.
- Represented a leading independent wealth management and capital markets firm and led the agent team handling the private placement of common shares for an owner and landlord of several hundred single-family homes.
- Acted on behalf of the agents in a reverse takeover financing transaction for a global flame retardant manufacturer, involving subscription receipts that will convert into common shares upon completion of the qualifying transaction.
- Represented the sole agent and book-runner in a marketed public offering, including the full exercise of the over-allotment option granted to the agent.
Professional Involvement
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Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (“LCLD”) Pathfinder, 2025
- Law Society of Upper Canada
- Canadian Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
- Toronto Lawyers Association