Howard Levine How to pronounce this name. Partner | Montréal

Matters on which Howard has acted recently as lead or co-lead counsel include representing:

• A TSX-listed company operating in the mining sector in connection with its merger with a TSX Venture-Exchange-listed mining company by way of plan of arrangement and concurrent private placement financing

• A TSX Venture Exchange-listed company operating in the biopharmaceutical sector in connection with its merger of equals transaction with a TSX and Nasdaq-dual listed biopharmaceutical company by way of a plan of arrangement

• The special committee of the board of directors of a TSX Venture Exchange-listed company operating in the financial services sector in connection with a privatization transaction carried out by its majority shareholders by way of a plan of arrangement

• A Quebec-based pension fund in connection with its concurrent private placement in a TSX-listed company operating in the food sector carrying out a bought deal public offering

• A Quebec-based pension plan in connection with its partial divestiture from a Canadian insurance brokerage

• A company operating in the packaging business in connection with its sale to a French-based multinational

• A syndicate of underwriters in connection with the bought deal public offering of shares of a TSX and NYSE-dual listed Quebec-based issuer operating in the mining sector

• A TSX-listed company operating in the mobility sector in connection with the divesture of one of its operating divisions

• An NYSE-listed sports and entertainment company in its series of private placement investments in a TSX-listed security company

• A TSX-listed company operating in the mobility sector in connection with its bought deal public financing and concurrent private placement with an institutional investor

• The executives of a TSX and NYSE-dual listed manufacturing company in connection with shareholder activism matters

• A TSX-listed financial services company in connection with a series of normal course issuer bids

• A Quebec-based pension fund in connection with its concurrent private placement in a TSX-listed company operating in the food sector carrying out a bought deal public offering

• An NYSE-listed steel manufacturing company in connection with the creation of its Quebec-based joint venture for the production of cathode active materials used in the manufacture of electric vehicle batteries

• A TSX Venture Exchange-listed company operating in the mining sector in connection with its non-brokered private placement financing

• A US-based underwriter in connection with the initial public offering in the US and NYSE listing of a Quebec-based TSX Venture Exchange-listed company operating in the mining sector

• A TSX Venture Exchange-listed company operating in the mining sector in connection with its best effort private placement financing

• A TSX Venture Exchange-listed company operating in the mining sector in connection with its bought deal private placement financing

• A TSX Venture Exchange-listed company operating in the mining sector in connection with its acquisition of a mining property located in Brazil and related bought deal private placement financing

• An Israeli-based Tel Aviv Stock Exchange-listed company operating in the satellite sector in connection with its investment in, and concurrent operation agreement with, a Canadian Securities Exchange-listed company

• A TSX-listed company operating in the mobility sector in its acquisition of a division of another TSX-listed company

• A TSX-listed company operating in the mining sector in a bought-deal public offering of subscription receipts and a related acquisition of a milling facility in Mexico

• The underwriters in multiple series of bond offerings made by a Canadian airport authority

• A TSX-listed company operating in the mining sector in the first business combination by way of plan of arrangement to occur under the Quebec Business Corporations Act

• An NYSE-listed consumer products company in its acquisition of all of the assets of a TSX-listed income trust

• A Canadian-based pension fund in a series of private placement investments in a TSX-listed professional services company

• A TSX-listed company in its dissolution and the distribution of its assets to its shareholders

• A TSX-listed company operating in the mobility sector in a number of bought deal private placements and public offerings

• A TSX Venture Exchange-listed company in its reverse take-over transaction pursuant to which it migrated its listing to the Canadian Securities Exchange

• A Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company in its acquisition of an agricultural equipment manufacturer

• A TSX Venture Exchange company operating in the oil and gas sector in its business combination by way of plan of arrangement

• A TSX Venture Exchange-listed nutraceutical company in its business combination by way of plan of arrangement

• A mining company with assets located in Greenland in connection with its initial public offering and listing on the TSX Venture Exchange

• An NYSE-listed biotechnology company in its Canadian special warrant financing and accompanying filing of a Canadian prospectus and listing on the TSX and its subsequent rounds of public financings

• A TSX-listed company operating in the mobility sector in its acquisition of a NASDAQ-listed company and concurrent debt and equity financings

Howard has been recognized as a leading lawyer in the following publications:

• The Best Lawyers in Canada (2020–2025: Corporate Law; 2015–2025: Mergers and Acquisitions Law; 2016–2025: Mining Law; 2018–2025: Securities Law)

• Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business – 2019–2024 (Corporate/Commercial)
  

• The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory (2024: Corporate Mid-Market, Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Finance & Securities, Private Equity, Mergers & Acquisitions; 2021–2023: Corporate Mid-Market, Corporate Commercial Law, Mergers & Acquisitions; 2021–2022: Corporate Finance & Securities, Private Equity, Mining)

• Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A 2024

• Lexpert Special Edition: Energy and Mining 2024

• Lexpert Special Edition: Mining 2023

• Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2023 (M&A)

• IFLR1000: The Guide to the World's Leading Financial and Corporate Law Firms – 2022–2023 (Banking and Mergers & Acquisitions)

• The Legal 500 Canada 2019 (Corporate and M&A)

• Lexpert's Special Edition on Leading Canadian Lawyers in Global Mining, 2018/2019

Howard is a past editor of the McGill Law Journal.

He is the chairman of the Corporate Governance Committee of the Jewish General Hospital Foundation.

• Co-author : Quebec Establishes a Permitting Requirement for Mineral Exploration Work
  Blakes Bulletin on Mining, April 22, 2024.
• Co-author : TSX Calls for Comments on Proposed Amendments to the Pricing Rules for Prospectus Offerings
  Blakes Bulletin on Capital Markets, December 14, 2022.

Admitted to the Quebec Bar – 1991
LLB (Common Law), McGill University – 1990
BCL, McGill University – 1990