Ivan Grbesic

First Year of Call
Ontario, 2002

Areas of Practice
Mergers & Acquisitions

Description
Ivan Grbesic is a partner and Co-Head of the Mining Group. He is also a member of the Capital Markets, Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups. Ivan plays a leading role in the firm’s Latin American coverage group.

Ivan’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on corporate finance transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations. He regularly provides advice to issuers and underwriters in connection with initial public offerings, other types of offerings and private placements, and to boards of directors, special committees and advisers on matters such as structuring and negotiating transactions, corporate governance, securities regulatory compliance, and general matters.

Ivan is frequently involved in cross-border and international transactions and is experienced in dealing with subtleties of cross-cultural issues encountered in international transactions.

Professional Activities
Ivan is a member of the board of directors for the Canadian-Croatian Chamber of Commerce, Tribute to Liberty and St. Joseph’s Health Centre Foundation (Toronto). He recently served as the President of the Advisory Council to the Government of the Republic of Croatia for Croats Living Abroad and is the past Chair of the Endowment Council of the Canadian First World War Internment Recognition Fund. He is also a member of the Law Society of Ontario and the Canadian Bar Association.

Background
Ivan is fluent in English, French and Croatian.