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Kareen Zimmer Vancouver Lawyer (2)

Kareen A. Zimmer *

Partner Fasken
Jurisdiction British Columbia, 2001
Language(s) English
Office(s) Vancouver
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Overview

Kareen A. Zimmer is a corporate and business lawyer, providing practical and timely legal advice to Canadian, American and international clients in mergers & acquisitions, complex commercial transactions and regulatory matters.

Her experience includes private equity investments, cross-border transactions, public private partnerships, joint ventures and corporate reorganizations. Kareen's practice spans a variety of sectors, including insurance & other financial services, infrastructure & transportation (bridges, rail and ports), lotteries & gaming and manufacturing.

Kareen provides regulatory advice to financial institutions. She works with credit unions, banks, insurance agencies, insurance companies and trust companies, in matters relating to:

  • Mergers and acquisitions, permitted investments and ownership structures
  • Creation of new products/services and consumer protection
  • Outsourcing arrangements and services agreements

With a special interest in crown corporations and governmental bodies, Kareen provides advice on high-profile and sensitive matters, including governance issues, asset acquisitions and divestitures, public-private partnerships, complex services agreements, and alternate service delivery arrangements.

Kareen also practises advertising and marketing law and advises on contests, lotteries and gaming legislation and policy in BC and across Canada.

Achievements

  • Recognized in Corporate/Commercial in British Columbia, Chambers Canada 2026
  • Recognized in Corporate Governance Practice in Vancouver, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2025 to 2026
  • Recognized in Corporate Law and Gaming Law in Vancouver, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2024 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Corporate Commercial Law, Lexpert 2023 to 2026
  • Recognized in Insurance Law in Vancouver, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2022 to 2026
  • Recognized in Mergers and Acquisitions Law in Vancouver, The Best Lawyers in Canada 2021 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Private Equity, Lexpert 2020 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Corporate Mid-Market, Lexpert 2019 to 2026
  • Recognized in the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in Mergers & Acquisitions, Lexpert 2020 to 2024
  • Recognized in the 2021 Lexpert Special Edition - Infrastructure, Lexpert Special Edition - Infrastructure 2021

Experience

  • 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.
  • Acera Insurance Services Ltd. and Navacord Corp. merge to form one of Canada’s largest privately held insurance, employee benefits and wealth advisory firms, [Deal - Acera Insurance Services Ltd.], Acera Insurance Services Ltd. and Navacord Corp. merge to form one of the largest privately held insurance, employee benefits and wealth advisory firms in Canada.
  • Mode Insurance Services acquisition expands SPG Canada’s offering, [Deal - Mode Insurance Services Ltd.], Landmark expansion in the insurance industry
  • Raymond James Trust acquires Solus Trust Company Limited, [Deal - Solus Trust Company Limited], Advised the majority shareholders and Solus Trust in their acquisition by Raymond James Trust.
  • WSG acquires BC’s Servco Industrial Contractors Ltd., [Deal - WSG International Services B.V.], WSG Energy Services has expanded operations in North America
  • Rogers Communications Inc. acquires Shaw Communications Inc. for CA$26 billion, [Deal - Rogers Communications Inc.], Rogers-Shaw merger closes, forming new telecom giant
  • Mavrck secures US$135 million investment from Summit Partners and acquires Later to build a platform that drives revenue for brands and creators, [Deal - Clout.io Holdings, Inc. dba Mavrck], Leading Influencer and Social Platforms Mavrck and Later Unite to Solve Measurement and Monetization for the Creator Economy.
  • Motion Metrics International Corp sold for C$150 million, [Deal - Motion Metrics International Corp.], Scottish engineering firm acquires Canadian mining technology firm, a leading developer of innovative AI and 3D rugged machine vision technology used in mines worldwide.
  • The Estée Lauder Companies acquires DECIEM Beauty Group Inc. (enterprise value C$2.8 billion), [Deal - Selling Shareholders], Majority interest in DECIEM Beauty Group sold

Career & Education

Education

  • LLB University of British Columbia
  • BA (Honours) University of Ottawa

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Canadian Bar Association
    • Women Lawyers Forum - Former Executive Committee Member, Member at Large, Mentoring and Awards Committees
    • Business Law Section, BC Branch – Current Member and Former Chair, Secretary
  • UBC Law Alumni Association  
  • Vancouver Bar Association
    • Member, Former Director and Executive Member
    • Former Chair, VBA Articling Committee
  • Association of Women in Finance, Former Vice President 

Knowledge

  • 2025 M&A Year in Review, 12/9/2025
  • M&A Amid Trade Uncertainty, 10/28/2025
  • Bill 29 – A New Landscape for Mortgage Services in British Columbia, 8/18/2025
  • Tariffs, Cross-Border M&A and the “Ordinary Course of Business”, 6/25/2025
  • LOIs in M&A: Is New Boilerplate Needed After a Recent Ontario Ruling?, 6/19/2025
  • MAE Clauses, Tariffs and Cross-Border M&A, 4/2/2025
  • Fasken’s Guide to Earnouts in Private M&A, 4/1/2025
  • Tariffs, M&A and “Ordinary Course of Business” Covenants, 2/13/2025
  • Tariffs, M&A and Material Adverse Effect (MAE) Clauses, 1/30/2025
  • Fasken’s 2025 M&A Forecast, 1/7/2025

Events

  • Symposium 2022 - The Cullen Commission Report on Money Laundering: What You Need to Know and What to Expect Next, 11/3/2022
  • Symposium 2022 - Recent Trends in Mergers & Acquisitions, 11/3/2022
  • Symposium 2021 - M&A Trends: Representation and Warranty Insurance, 11/17/2021
  • Indigenous Equity Participation as a “Gold Standard” in ESG, 6/17/2021
  • Symposium 2020 - Trends in M&A: Indigenous Equity in Energy and Infrastructure, 11/18/2020
  • Business and Legal Roundtable: Updates and Trends for the Canadian Market - COVID-19 and Beyond, 5/27/2020
  • Representation & Warranty Insurance: Past the Tipping Point, 11/21/2018
  • The Intersection of Technology and Banking: How FinTech Innovators and Financial Institutions Can Steer Together, 11/17/2016
  • The Investment Canada Act and State Owned Enterprises, 10/30/2013

News

  • Grant McGlaughlin and Kareen Zimmer discuss Ontario’s plan to expand retail investor access to PE in an op‑ed published in The Globe and Mail, 2/19/2026
  • Fasken Celebrates International Women’s Day 2019, 3/8/2019
  • Fasken Doubles Top Tier Rankings in Legal 500 Canada 2018, 12/7/2017
  • Fasken Martineau is a proud partner of the 2014 International Summit of Cooperatives, 10/3/2014

Speaking Engagements

  • Representation and Warranty Insurance, 10/13/2022
  • Representation and Warranty Insurance, 2/9/2022
  • Doing Business with Canadian Ports, 10/2/2018
  • The Regulation of Trust Companies in British Columbia, 2/28/2017
  • The Rise Of Finance Technology in Canada, 6/9/2016
  • Exit Strategies: Planning and Preparing to sell your business, 4/27/2015
  • Building Successful Teams, 11/29/2012
  • Competition Law and Trade Associations, 10/11/2012
  • Public M&A Transaction: A Case Study, 10/6/2011