Jay P. Reid

First Year of Call
Alberta, 1991

Areas of Practice
Business law

Description
Jay’s focus is on:

Advises issuers, financial advisors, boards of directors and special committees of board of directors on business combinations, reorganizations, mergers, takeovers, arrangements, amalgamations, related party transactions, spinout transactions, activist shareholder activities and corporate governance matters
Advises corporations and underwriters on the private and public issue of securities, including initial public offerings, secondary offerings, private placements, venture financing and rights offerings
Secured listings for companies on the New York Stock Exchange, Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange and NASDAQ (National Market)
Recent transactions include acting for issuers, boards of directors and special committees regarding acquisitions and divestitures, mergers, arrangements and takeover bids involving public and private entities, shareholder activism and acting for underwriters or the issuing corporations in private and public entity financings
Jay’s recent transactions include acting for underwriters or the issuing corporations in numerous private and public entity financings, acting for issuers, boards of directors and special committees regarding the reorganization of existing companies, mergers, arrangements and takeover bids involving public entities.

Community Involvement
Jay’s community involvement includes:

Corporate Secretary, Calgary Flames Alumni Association
Member, Organizing Committee, Calgary Flames Alumni Association, Masters Golf Tournament and Reception for Charity 2009-2025
Fundraiser and Volunteer, Hockey Canada Foundation, including Chair, Hockey Canada Gold Medal Gala, June 2008; Co-Chair, Hockey Canada Pre-Olympic Gala, August 2009; and Organizing Committee 2013 Hockey Canada Foundation Gala
Corporate Secretary of Advantage Energy Ltd. (TSX)
Corporate Secretary of various private issuers