Brian practises corporate and commercial law, advising clients on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures of businesses, leveraged buy-outs, cross-border transactions, corporate finance and secured lending, corporate governance, commercial real estate and other general commercial matters.
- Negotiated and concluded the equity and syndicated debt financing for the acquisition and relocation of the NHL “Atlanta Thrashers” to Winnipeg
- Acted in the financing and construction of a new downtown sports and entertainment complex, involving public sector and private sector (equity and debt) participation
- Acted in numerous share and asset acquisitions and divestitures
- Acted in the merger of a local private company with a national, publicly-traded company
- Acted in the sale of a national portfolio of commercial real estate properties
- Member of the MLT Aikins Executive Board
- Director, Health Sciences Centre Foundation
- Director, True North Youth Foundation
- Law Society of Manitoba: Bencher (2009-2012), Complaints Investigation Committee, Chair (2011-2012), Investment Committee (2011-present)
- Director, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (National, 2009-2012)
- Member, National Governance Committee (2012-2015)
- Past Chair of the Board of Directors, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (Manitoba Division)
Memberships
- Manitoba Bar Association
- Canadian Bar Association
- Former Sessional Lecturer – University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, Advanced Corporate Law
- Recognized by Best Lawyers for Corporate Law (since 2011)
- Named consistently in the Lexpert/American Lawyer Guides as one of leading 500 lawyers in Canada
- A leading practitioner, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, Corporate Commercial, Corporate Mid-Market