Jonathan A. Levin practises business law, with an emphasis on corporate finance, financial restructurings, mergers and acquisitions, securities, financial institution law and general business law matters.
Jon is a frequent panelist and lecturer before various continuing legal education programs sponsored by: the Law Society of Upper Canada; the Canadian Bar Association; Insight Professional Conferences; and the Canadian Institute.
Jon has been retained by various financial institutions as an expert witness in relation to certain legal and banking practices. He is also a director of various public and private companies.
Jon entered practice with the firm in 1975, and was admitted a partner in 1981. He acted as Chair of the firm's Partnership Board from 2003 until 2006.
Honours and Awards
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2010, 2011: most frequently recommended, Banking & Financial Institutions, Corporate Commercial Law, Corporate Finance & Securities, and Mergers & Acquisitions; repeatedly recommended, Insolvency & Financial Restructuring, Private Equity and Project Finance
- Named by Law Business Research's Who's Who Legal: Canada 2010 in the banking, insolvency & restructuring, corporate governance and capital markets chapters
- Endorsed in the 2010/2011 Practical Law Company Cross-Border Private Equity Handbook list of recommended practitioners
- Named by Best Lawyers as one of the leading Canadian practitioners for Banking Law; Corporate Law; Mergers & Acquisitions; Project Finance; and Securities
- Named by both the National Post newspaper and Lexpert Magazine as one of the 30 leading dealmakers in Canada
- Named by both the National Post newspaper and Lexpert Magazine as one of the 100 most creative lawyers in Canada
- Dedicated Service Award, Canadian Bar Association, Ontario
- Named in the Lexpert / American Lawyer Media Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada as one of Canada's leading lawyers
- Named by the Canadian legal directory Lexpert as one of the leading Canadian practitioners in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Finance; Corporate Commercial; Banking; and Asset Securitization
- Named by Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Banking Lawyers as a leading expert in Canadian banking law and mergers and acquisitions
- Named by the International Financial Law Review as one of Canada's leading project finance lawyers "recommended for understanding of the client's business"
- Named by Law Business Research's International Who's Who of Banking Lawyers and Who's Who Legal Series as a leading expert in Canadian banking law, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions
- Named by Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Insolvency Lawyers as a leading expert in Canadian insolvency law
- Named by English legal directory Chambers Global - The Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers as one of the leading Canadian practitioners in the areas of Corporate/M & A, Banking and Finance and Insolvency/Corporate Recovery
- Named by the English publication, Global Counsel 3000, as one of the leading or highly recommended Canadian specialists in the area of Company and Corporate Transactions, Finance, M & A and Restructuring and Insolvency
Membership/Affiliations
- Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants (2010)
- Member, Canadian Bar Association Advisory Committee re the Ontario Business Corporations Act (1978 to date) and ad hoc member of the Canadian Bar Association committee advising regarding implementation of enhanced corporate governance legislation in Canada
- Member, Law Society of Upper Canada Emerging Issues Committee - Working Group on Lawyer's Role in Corporate Governance (2003)
- Co-Editor, Business Law Reports, a series of case law reports relevant to business law (1977-1983)
- Member of Executive, Business Law Section, Canadian Bar Association - Ontario (1978-1988)
- Chairman, Business Law Section, Canadian Bar Association - Ontario (1986-1988)
- Corporate-Commercial Seminar Leader, Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Upper Canada (1978-1981)
- Lecturer, Corporate-Commercial Section, Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Upper Canada (1982-1985)
- Corporate Practice, Head of Course, Practice Skills, Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Upper Canada (1986)
- Vice-Chairman, International Sales Committee, International Bar Association (1988-1990)
- Member, Editorial Board, International Sales Quarterly, International Bar Association (1990)
- Member, Canadian Bar Association - Ontario Subcommittee on Legal Opinions (1991 to date)
- Member, Corporate Opinions Committee (1987 to date)
- Judge, Davies, Ward & Beck Canadian Corporate/Securities Law Moot Court Competition (1993 to date)
- Member of the Specialist Advisory Board, Queen's Business Law Symposium (1995 and 1996)
- Member of Advisory Committee for Davies, Ward Phillips & Vineberg Canadian Corporate/Securities Law Moot Court Competition (1997-1998)