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Brad Schneider, Partner | Emerging Technology & Venture Capital, Corporate/Commercial

Brad Schneider

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction Saskatchewan, 2023 | Alberta, 2009
Language(s) English
Office(s) Calgary
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Overview

Brad Schneider is well-known as a trusted advisor in respect of both mergers and acquisitions, and emerging technology and venture capital law in Alberta.

As Co-Leader of Fasken’s Emerging Technology and Venture Capital Group in Alberta, Brad provides strategic legal guidance to technology companies throughout their lifecycle, from startup formation and capital raising to strategic exits. He also advises angel investors, strategic investors, and institutional funds on financing and M&A transactions across the innovation space.

Brad’s practice also focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and corporate/commercial matters across all industries. He has extensive experience advising strategic and financial acquirers and sellers on both domestic and international M&A transactions, including in the transportation, agribusiness, energy, and technology industries. His experience also includes corporate reorganizations, governance, and commercial agreements.

Achievements

  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Technology Transactions, Lexpert 2026
  • Recognized as a Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer (formerly known as Acritas Star™ lawyer), Thomson Reuters stand-out lawyers 2019 to 2026
  • Recognized in Technology Law in Alberta, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2026
  • Recognized in Corporate Law in Alberta, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Private Equity, Lexpert 2025

Experience

  • Eliza Foundation successfully completes investment in Secure Blockchain Development Corp., [Deal - ], Private placement deal in artificial intelligence and blockchain technology company.
  • An investment firm completed the acquisition of a leading provider of protection plan management, [Deal - Confidential], Acquisition of a leading protection plan provider by an investment firm.
  • South West Terminal Ltd. acquires minority interest in Independent Crop Inputs and the parties form Joint Venture to operate a retail agribusiness at Whitla, Alberta, [Deal - Independent Crop Inputs Inc.], Powering a strategic agribusiness joint venture: independent crop inputs and south west terminal unite in Alberta
  • Global Helium Corp. announces completion of plan of arrangement and go-private transaction, [Deal - 2679158 Alberta Ltd.], Guiding a major going-private deal: Global Helium Corp. acquired via plan of arrangement
  • Hoodo Technology Inc. successfully raises C$400,000 from Metiquity Ventures Fund I LP, [Deal - Hoodo Technology Inc.], Hoodo Technology Inc. successfully closes a common share financing led by Metiquity Ventures Fund I LP.
  • Trimac acquires Searcy Trucking, expanding specialized and flat deck services, [Deal - Trimac Transportation Services Inc.], Trimac acquires Searcy Trucking, expanding specialized and flat deck services.
  • Cubbi Technologies closes a Series Seed Financing., [Deal - Cubbi Technologies Inc.], Cubbi Technologies closes Series Seed Financing.
  • Bidaya Technologies closes a pre-seed financing led by Metiquity Ventures Fund I LP, [Deal - Bidaya Technologies Inc.], Bidaya Technologies closes pre-seed financing.
  • Q2 Artificial Lift Services announces acquisition of Lufkin Industries’ North America downhole business, [Deal - Q2 Artificial Lift Services], Acquisition of Lufkin Industries’ North American downhole business.

Career & Education

Education

  • JD Western University
  • BBA University of Regina

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Executive Committee Member, Canadian Bar Association’s Food and Agribusiness Section – Alberta Chapter Canadian Bar Association 2020 to 2022
  • Co-Chair, Canadian Bar Association’s Technology and Intellectual Property Section - Alberta Chapter Canadian Bar Association 2020 to 2024
  • Member Law Society of Alberta
  • Member Canadian Bar Association
  • Member Law Society of Saskatchewan
  • Board Member Local Investing YYC

Knowledge

  • Private M&A Deal Trends to Watch: Key Takeaways from SRS Acquiom’s 2026 Study, 5/7/2026
  • Materiality Scrapes in Canadian M&A: More Than Meets the Eye?, 4/9/2026
  • M&A Amid Trade Uncertainty, 10/28/2025
  • Private Equity Exits: When Might Seeking Term-End Liquidity Create a Conflict?, 7/22/2025
  • Rare Earnout Ruling Gives Guidance (and Raises Questions) for M&A, 6/12/2025
  • Fasken’s Guide to Earnouts in Private M&A, 4/1/2025
  • How the Moelis DGCL Amendments Moved Delaware and Canada (a Little) Closer Together: What U.S. Private Equity and Venture Capital Should Know, 2/26/2025
  • Private M&A’s Long Wait Is Over: New ABA Canadian Private M&A Deal Point Study Released, 2/6/2025
  • When Might Shareholders Attract Fiduciary Duties Under a Shareholder Agreement? Guidance from Delaware Relevant to Private Equity and Venture Capital in Canada, 10/23/2024
  • Fasken M&A Year in Review 2023, 1/9/2024

News

  • Fasken will be at the World Agritech Innovation Summit & Future Food-Tech, 3/10/2025
  • Canadian Lawyer Magazine quotes Brad Schneider, Jason Giborski and Paul Blyschak in an article on Alberta’s Business Corporations Act, 10/12/2023
  • The Globe and Mail quotes Fasken Lawyers in an article on PIPEs, 3/7/2022
  • Lexpert Magazine mentions Brad Schneider in an article on him joining the Firm, 10/21/2019
  • New Counsel Joins Fasken, 10/8/2019

Publications

  • Alberta’s aim to be Delaware North deserves more attention from Canada’s business community, 10/16/2023
  • Competition Law Economics, Thomson Reuters Practical Law
  • Corporate Reorganizations Chapter of the 2021 Alberta Business Law Practice Manual, Legal Education Society of Alberta