Overview
Danielle is a partner in a business law group at Goodmans. Her practice focuses on advising emerging companies in connection with venture financings, M&A and corporate and commercial law matters, with a main focus on technology companies.
She is part of the Goodmans team, acting as “legal counsel in residence” at the DMZ at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), one of Canada’s largest business incubators for emerging tech startups.
Featured Work
Danielle's representative work includes acting for:
- CampBrain, a best-in-class SaaS solution for camp management and registration, in connection with its sale to Clubessential subsidiary Vermont Systems
- That Clean Life, a nutrition-planning software provider, in connection with its sale to Practice Better
- Carbon Upcycling Technologies, a cleantech startup with carbon capture and utilization technology, in connection with its US$26M Series A round
- Maple Corporation, the leading telemedicine provider in Canada, in connection with Shoppers Drug Mart Inc.’s $75 million investment in the company
- Vetster Inc., a leading veterinary telemedicine platform with its Series Seed, Series A and Series B venture financings
- VendorPM Inc., a leading property technology company with its Series Seed and Series A venture financings.
- Purefacts Financial Solutions, a leading provider of wealth management software, in connection with its $37 million strategic financing from Canadian Business Growth Fund
- Ten Thousand Coffees (10KC), the leading talent experience platform, in connection with its $56 million investment from Five Elms Capital
- Ripple Ventures in connection with the formation of its special opportunities fund and portfolio investments
- Whitecap Ventures in connection with various portfolio investments
- Corporate and commercial work for various technology start-ups
- Bulloch Technologies, Inc., a leading supplier of point-of-sale and related digital solutions to the convenience retail industry, in connection with its sale to Dover
Credentials
Credentials
- Dalhousie University, J.D., 2017
- St. Francis Xavier University, B.B.A, 2011, with distinction, major in Finance,
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
Call to Bar
- 2018 Ontario
Insights
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Capital Markets
Canadian Securities Administrators Propose Changes to the Offering Memorandum Prospectus Exemption
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published for comment proposed amendments to the offering memorandum prospectus exemption (the “OM Exemption”) for issuers engaged in “real estate… -
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World Law Group 2020 Cannabis Guide
Victor Liu, Neil Sheehy and Danielle Levesque are contributors to the Canada section of the World Law Group 2020 Cannabis Guide. The Guide covers legislation, governing bodies, import and export… -
Cannabis
Ontario Retail Cannabis Update… The Limited-Licence Lottery System
On December 13, the Ontario government announced significant changes to the province’s planned rollout of its retail cannabis regime. Ontario made regulation 497/18 (the “Amending Regulation”) under… -
Cannabis
Ontario Retail Cannabis Update"¦New Rules Rolled Out for Future Cannabis Retailers
The Alcohol and Gaming Commission (AGCO) released its Registrar’s Standards (the “Standards”) which provide further operational rules for cannabis retailers in Ontario. As detailed in our November… -
Cannabis
Ontario (Late to the Party) Retail Cannabis Update… With More to Come…
On October 17, 2018, Ontario enacted the Cannabis Licence Act (CLA) to permit the sale of recreational cannabis in privately owned stores. The CLA and its regulations, the Cannabis Licence Regulations…