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Shazad Omarali Toronto Law Student

Shazad B. Omarali

Associate Fasken
Jurisdiction Ontario, 2024
Language(s) English
Office(s) Toronto
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Overview

Shazad Omarali is an associate in Fasken's Business Law Group and is engaged in a diverse corporate/commercial and infrastructure practice. He has experience working with lenders, sponsors, proponents, and government agencies on large social infrastructure and energy infrastructure projects. He regularly assists with traditional and progressive public-private partnership transactions. He has also been involved in a variety of corporate transactions, including mergers and acquisitions and corporate financings.

Shazad is a graduate of the joint JD/MBA program at Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business. He served as a Senior Editor with the Osgoode Hall Law Journal and earned top oralist for Osgoode at the 2022 Bowman National Tax Law Moot.

Shazad summered and articled with the Firm and was seconded to Manulife Financial before joining as an associate in 2024.

In his spare time, Shazad enjoys breakdancing and hiking.

Experience

  • Los Angeles Convention Center Expansion and Modernization Project, with a consortium led by Plenary Americas reaches commercial close, [Deal - Plenary Americas], Public infrastructure developer reaches financial close on convention center project.
  • The Adult Corrections Facility Replacement Project, with a consortium led by Plenary Americas reaches financial close, [Deal - Plenary Americas], Public infrastructure investor completes financial close on facility replacement project.
  • Stonlasec8 Indigenous Alliance Limited Partnership completes C$715 million acquisition of 12.5% in Enbridge’s Westcoast pipeline, [Deal - TD Securities Inc.], Indigenous communities partnership complete partial acquisition of pipeline.
  • The Halifax Infirmary Expansion Project with a consortium led by Plenary Americas, completes financial close, [Deal - Plenary Americas], Plenary Americas LP and PCL Investments Inc. reach Financial Close for CAD $7.4 billion for Halifax Infirmary Expansion Project.
  • Infrastructure Ontario and Weeneebayko Area Health Authority Launch a C$1.8 billion Progressive Design-Build Project, [Deal - Infrastructure Ontario and Weeneebayko Area Health Authority], Fasken shapes groundbreaking healthcare project, fostering Indigenous community benefits in Ontario.
  • ATB Securities Inc. leads private placement of senior secured convertible debentures of The Cannabist Company Holdings Inc., [Deal - ATB Securities Inc.], Cultivator, manufacturer and provider of cannabis products and related services, completes private placement offering.
  • ATB Capital Markets Inc. leads private placement of units of The Cannabist Company Holdings Inc., [Deal - ATB Capital Markets Inc.], Private placement offering of units of cultivator, manufacturer and provider of cannabis products and related services.

Career & Education

Education

  • MBA, Dean's List Schulich School of Business at York University
  • JD, Dean's List Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
  • BA (Honours), Criminology, Dean's List York University

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