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Tracey L Hooey Toronto Lawyer

Tracy L. Hooey

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction Ontario, 1997
Language(s) English
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

Tracy Hooey is Vice Chair of Fasken's Business Law practice in Ontario. Her practice is focused on securities and mergers and acquisitions.   She advises public and private clients on a range of transactional matters including securities offerings, acquisitions and divestitures, investment product structuring and corporate governance and securities law compliance matters.

Tracy has a broad practice advising public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, asset and share purchase transactions, securities offerings, corporate reorganizations and reverse take-over transactions along with corporate and securities law compliance matters.Tracy regularly advises clients regarding corporate governance matters including board practices and committee requirements and private company shareholder arrangements.

Tracy also works extensively with participants in the investment product and wealth management industries.She advises clients on fund formation matters including the structuring of public retail funds, private equity and venture capital funds, pooled funds and structured limited partnership vehicles created for special purpose acquisitions or alternative asset classes. As a result of her securities regulatory experience, Tracy is regularly engaged in transaction work in the investment product and wealth management industries, fund governance and registrant compliance matters including for new entrants in the fintech space that require assistance navigating the securities regulatory compliance requirements.

Tracy is an active leader of the firm’s life sciences industry group with significant experience advising clients of varying stages of development in the industry.

Achievements

  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as Repeatedly Recommended in Corporate Finance & Securities, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2025 to 2026
  • Recognized in Securities Law in Toronto, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2018 to 2026
  • Named in the Repeatedly Recommended list of Lawyers in the Investment Funds & Asset Management Area, Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2013 to 2014

Experience

  • Anthem Sports & Entertainment, Inc. acquires Hollywood Suite Group of Companies, [Deal - Anthem Sports & Entertainment], Canadian multinational media company acquires film company.
  • Metamaterial Inc. closes business combination with Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc., [Deal - Metamaterial Inc.], On June 28, 2021 Metamaterial Inc., a developer of high-performance functional materials and nanocomposites, today announced closing of the business combination with Torchlight Energy Resources, Inc. (“Torchlight”). The business combination was implemented by way of a plan of arrangement under th...
  • Majority investment in Meazure Learning by Gryphon Investors, [Deal - ProctorU Inc.], On December 22, 2020, Gryphon Investors, a leading middle-market private equity firm, announced that it has become the majority investor in Meazure Learning, a full-service exam delivery and online proctoring solution provider. Meazure Learning was formed by the merger of ProctorU, the world’s la...
  • Experlogix, LLC Acquires Xpertdoc Technologies, Inc., [Deal - Experlogix, LLC], Experlogix, the leading provider of cloud-based CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote) software, announces the acquisition of Xpertdoc Technologies
  • 4Front Ventures Corp. Completes a C$17.25 million Bought Deal Public Offering, [Deal - 4Front Ventures Corp.], On November 23, 2020, 4Front Ventures Corp (CSE: FFNT) (OTCQX: FFNTF) (“4Front” or the “Company”) completed a bought deal prospectus offering (the “Offering”) of units of the Company for aggregate gross proceeds of C$17,251,150, including full exercise of the over‐allotment option granted to the ...
  • Metamaterial Technologies Inc. acquires Continental Precious Minerals Inc. in a reverse takeover transaction, [Deal - Continental Precious Minerals Inc.], On March 5, 2020, Metamaterial Technologies Inc. (“MTI”), a Nova Scotia-based developer of smart materials and photonics, completed a business combination with Continental Precious Minerals Inc. (“CPM”) by way of a three cornered amalgamation (the “Transaction”). Pursuant to the Transaction, MTI ...
  • Foresters Asset Management acquired by Fiera Capital, [Deal - Foresters Asset Management Inc], Fiera Capital Corporation ("Fiera Capital") (TSX: FSZ), a leading independent asset management firm completed its acquisition of all the issued and outstanding shares of Foresters Asset Management Inc. from Foresters Life Insurance Company. Upon closing, Foresters Asset Management Inc. was rename...
  • Gallagher Benefit Services Group acquires Leystone Insurance & Financial, [Deal - Arthur J. Gallagher/ Gallagher Benefit Services (Canada) Group Inc.], On August 9, 2018, Gallagher Benefit Services (Canada) Group Inc., a subsidiary of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. (AJG), announced the acquisition of Leystone Insurance & Financial, Inc. (“Leystone”). The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Leystone offers employee benefits and retirement con...
  • Nuuvera completes qualifying transaction and US$20 million equity financing, [Deal - Nuuvera Inc.], On December 29, 2017, Nuuvera Inc. ("Nuuvera") (formerly Mira IX Acquisition Corp.) completed its qualifying transaction (the “Transaction”) under the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange (the “TSXV”). In connection with the Transaction, Nuuvera Holdings Limited (formerly Nuuvera Corp.) amalgamat...

Career & Education

Education

  • MBA, Corporate Finance York University
  • LLB Osgoode Hall Law School at York University
  • BSc (Hons), Life Sciences Queen's University

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, Institute of Corporate Directors
  • Member, Women Get on Board
  • Member, American Bar Association – Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity & Venture Capital Sub Committees and Life Sciences Task Force
  • Member, Canadian Venture Capital and Private Equity Association
  • Member, National Association of Women Lawyers     
  • Past Member, Life Sciences Ontario - Breakfast Meeting Committee
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Ontario Bar Association

Knowledge

  • AI in the Boardroom: The Good, the Bad, and the Complex Balance Directors Must Navigate, 6/11/2026
  • 2026 ESG Disclosure Study, 3/3/2026
  • Chambers' 2025 Guide to Corporate Governance in Canada, 7/3/2025
  • Unlocking the Social Side of ESG: Insights for Workplace Leaders from Fasken’s 2025 ESG Disclosure Study, 4/24/2025
  • CSA Pauses New Climate and DEI Disclosure Rules to Focus on the Competitiveness of Canada’s Capital Markets, 4/24/2025
  • 2025 ESG Disclosure Study, 2/24/2025
  • Diversification Opportunities for Canada’s Life Sciences Businesses in South Korea, 2/19/2025
  • Canadian Securities Administrators Create an Exemption to Allow Listed Companies to Issue Freely Tradable Securities Without a Prospectus, 9/19/2022

Events

  • LSO Knowledge and Networking Breakfast: Canada’s Moment to Lead – Brain Gain & Talent Access in Canada’s Life Sciences Sector, 6/5/2025
  • LSO Knowledge and Networking Breakfast: Member Marathon Breakfast, 5/20/2025
  • LSO Knowledge and Networking Breakfast, 2/12/2025
  • Access to Capital Panel, 2/20/2014
  • Mobile Applications in Healthcare - Trends and Legal Considerations, 10/30/2013
  • Recent Trends in Life Sciences Financings and Federal Budget Update, 5/2/2012

News

  • Fasken Celebrates International Women’s Day 2019, 3/8/2019
  • Fasken Wins Labour and Employment Law Firm of the Year in the 2019 Best Lawyers in Canada Guide, 8/21/2018
  • Fasken Martineau’s ranked lawyers jumped by 16% - 140 lawyers listed in the 2014 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 6/25/2014

Publications

  • The Private Equity Review - Edition 9, 5/25/2020
  • The Results Are In: CSA Review of Gender Diversity and Term Limit Disclosure, 11/1/2019
  • The Private Equity Review - Canada, 7/11/2019
  • Canadian Securities Administrators Issue Guidance Regarding Cryptocurrency Offerings, 8/30/2017
  • SEC Warns That Initial Coin Offerings Could Be Subject to U.S. Securities Laws, 8/8/2017
  • OSC Highlights Potential Securities Law Requirements for Businesses Using Distributed Ledger Technologies such as Blockchain, 3/22/2017
  • OSC releases results of #RegHackTO, its first regulatory hackathon, 3/13/2017
  • FINRA Releases Report on Implications of Blockchain for the Securities Industry, 1/26/2017
  • OSC Unveils LaunchPad to Support Fintech Businesses, 10/24/2016
  • Results of Gender Diversity and Term Limit Disclosure Review Released, 9/30/2016

Speaking Engagements

  • Access to Capital Panel, 10/20/2016
  • Access to Capital Panel, 10/15/2015
  • Partnerships: A Necessary Evil, 11/1/2013
  • Crowd Sourcing – the Ultimate Collaboration, 6/20/2013
  • Partnerships: A necessary evil?, 5/8/2012
Access to Capital Panel Life Sciences Ontario (LSO) Knowledge & Networking Forum location location Toronto Toronto, ON
Access to Capital Panel Life Sciences Ontario (LSO) Knowledge & Networking Forum location location Toronto