Zheng-Yi Ong is a corporate and securities lawyer in Dickinson Wright’s Toronto office. Zheng-Yi works closely with clients to navigate complex deals and regulatory considerations in support of their business objectives. She advises public and private companies, boards and investors on domestic and cross-border transactions, mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, joint ventures, strategic investments, corporate governance, and regulatory matters.
Zheng-Yi also assists clients with capital markets and securities matters, advising on public offerings, private placements, and exchange-related compliance requirements.
Prior to joining Dickinson Wright, Zheng-Yi practiced at leading full-service firms in Vancouver and Toronto.
Education & Credentials
Education
University of Calgary
J.D., 2023Smith School of Business, Queen's University
BComm, 2019- Semester Abroad: EDHEC Business School, Roubaix, France, 2017
Bar Admission
Spoken Languages
- Mandarin
Prominent Assignments
- Represented a NASDAQ-listed life sciences company in its US$210 million business combination with a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company
- Advised a TSXV-listed mining company on its C$69 million convertible debenture financing
- Represented a TSX-listed financial services company in its reverse takeover of a New York-based real estate investment trust
- Counseled a London-based private equity asset manager on its acquisition of an LSE-listed mining company
- Assisted a U.S. purchaser with its C$39 million acquisition of a Canadian cold storage and logistics business
- Represented a TSX-listed cannabis company in its C$50 million bought deal financing
- Advised the underwriter in the initial public offering of a fintech payments company listed on the CSE
- Represented the underwriter in the initial public offering of a mineral resources company listed on the TSXV
- Counseled a CSE-listed biopharmaceutical company on its C$50 million short form base shelf prospectus
- Assisted a TSXV-listed artificial intelligence company with a cross-border non-brokered private placement financing
Professional Involvement
- Member, Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (Ontario) Mentorship Committee
- Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- Former Board Member, Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (British Columbia)