
Overview
Duncan Lurie is an associate in a business law group at Goodmans. His practice is transaction-based and focuses on corporate law and securities law. He acts for both public and private companies, with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and shareholder activism, corporate finance, securities law, private equity transactions, and corporate reorganizations.
Duncan also advises on matters related to continuous disclosure obligations, legislative compliance and general corporate law. In 2020, he completed a secondment to Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts.
Duncan attended law school at Western, where he was Valedictorian and graduated on the Dean’s List. During law school, Duncan won numerous awards, including the Law Society of Ontario Prize and the Gregory Brandt Award in Constitutional Law, and finished with the third highest standing in his first-year class.
Featured Work
Duncan's representative work includes acting for:
- Pon Holdings B.V., a leading global mobility firm, in its $1.03 billion acquisition of Dorel Sports, helping Pon create one of the world's largest bicycle companies
- Greywood Investments, LLC in its successful proxy campaign to refresh the senior leadership and board of Enthusiast Gaming Holdings Inc.
- E Inc., a leading Canadian digital automotive auction and retail platform, in connection with its $135.7 million initial public offering and listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange
- a syndicate of underwriters led by TD Securities in connection with the $175 million initial public offering of Anaergia Inc., an integrated waste-to-value platform created to eliminate greenhouse gases by turning organic waste into renewable energy
- HUB International Limited and certain of its affiliates in its acquisition of John Galon Insurance Services and Galon Management
- a leading Canadian private equity firm and its managed funds in various primary investment transactions
- a syndicate of underwriters led by RBC Dominion Securities in connection with the $170.1 million initial public offering of Boat Rocker Media Inc.
- NowVertical Group Inc. in respect of various acquisitions and ongoing matters
Credentials
Credentials
- Western University, J.D., 2019, with Distinction
- Queen's University, B.Sc., 2016, Honours
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
Call to Bar
- 2020 Ontario
Insights
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Shareholder Activism
Canadian Securities Administrators Seek Public Comment on Activist Short Selling
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently issued a consultation paper (the “Consultation Paper”) seeking feedback on a broad range of issues related to “activist short selling”. Activist… -
Intellectual Property
A "Fresh Start": Clorox appeal provides opportunity to clarify standard of review
In the Supreme Court of Canada’s (“SCC”) recent decision in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov (2019 SCC 65), the SCC provided an overview of its jurisprudence concerning… -
Technology
OMERS Ventures Launches US$750M Fund for Start-Ups in Canada, US and Europe
In its first transatlantic venture vehicle, the Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (“OMERS”) has announced that it will be launching a new venture capital fund to invest in Canada, the US… -
Technology
Federal Government Announces Additional Pandemic Funding for Start-Ups, Small Businesses
On April 17, 2020, the federal government of Canada announced that it would be providing C$250M to the Industrial Research Assistance Program (“IRAP”), a fund that helps small and medium-sized… -
Intellectual Property
Bank of America continues to build patent war chest
Building on its success in 2018, Bank of America has continued to amass patents at a record pace. In 2019, Bank of America was granted 418 patents from the United States Patent Office, which was more… -
Technology
Montreal AI startup raises $53M from Quebec institutions and will.i.am
Stradigi AI Inc. (Stradigi), a Montreal-based artificial intelligence company, announced last month that it has raised C$53M financed from a group of investors primarily made up of Quebec institutions…