Aimee Halfyard is the Canadian Co-Chair of Global Tech and a partner in Gowling WLG’s Business Law Group in the Vancouver office. She defines her corporate practice by prioritizing her clients’ growth and success across a broad spectrum of corporate and commercial transactions.

Organizations of varying sizes and sectors retain Aimee for her tenacious and effective approach to corporate transactions, earning her a reputation with clients as a creative thinker offering innovative solutions and sound guidance. She works closely with her clients to intimately understand their business needs and find the right legal solutions that balance risk and opportunity.

Aimee advises local, national and foreign corporations, private equity funds, scale-ups and start-ups on a wide range of complex domestic and cross-border corporate transactions, including private mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, spin-offs and other commercial matters.

Having spent more than 15 years guiding transactions across the finish line, Aimee possesses a deep understanding of the challenges and opportunities her clients face on a regular basis. She previously held senior in-house counsel roles, including as general counsel of a global technology company, further enhancing her understanding of the long-term strategic planning executive and business teams prioritize.

Linda Hogg is a partner in Gowling WLG’s Vancouver office. She practises corporate and securities law with a particular emphasis on corporate finance for public and private companies, mergers and acquisitions, mining, and corporate governance.

Linda’s practice involves:

Mineral property options
Joint ventures, option/earn-ins, royalties
Public and private equity and debt financings
Corporate reorganizations and acquisitions
Corporate governance
Corporate and securities regulatory compliance
Shareholder meetings and dissident proxy solicitations
Stock exchange listings
Securities regulatory compliance
Linda has represented both domestic and foreign companies with interests in mining, oil and gas, alternate energy (wind and run of river), local industries and European business investments.

In conjunction with the TSX Venture Exchange and British Columbia Securities Commission, Linda teaches a course at Simon Fraser University on public companies. She has taught almost as long as she has practised, having also lectured at the University of British Columbia and for continuing legal education programs.

Linda has served on the TSX Venture Exchange Advisory Committee, advising on policy development for the TSX, and as Chair of the Securities Subsection of the B.C. Branch of the Canadian Bar Association.

Natascha Kiernan (J.D., ICD.D) is an experienced corporate director, lawyer, and strategic advisor. She received her J.D. from Columbia University and has held senior positions with several prominent international law firms, including in the New York and London offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. Ms. Kiernan has 19 years experience advising governments, financial institutions, and corporations on complex, multi-billion dollar M&A and finance transactions and was previously selected as a “Top 40 Under 40” rising legal star by the UK’s Financial News. She has extensive sector experience with energy, infrastructure, and mining and has been involved in a wide variety of renewable energy and clean tech projects.

Ms. Kiernan is the founder and principal of Bellevue Strategic Advisory and currently serves as Vice Chair of the BC Energy Regulator. She also serves as an independent director of several public companies, including Green Impact Partners, which is focused on becoming a leading producer of decarbonizing energy in North America.

Ms Kiernan is a frequent panel speaker and presenter on topics including M&A, corporate governance, ESG, and the energy transition. She holds the ICD.D designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors and the CCB.D designation in Climate Change and Biodiversity from Competent Boards. Ms. Kiernan is also a strong advocate for increasing diversity across organizations and serves as a mentor for both Women Get On Board and Dress for Success.

Margie is the founder of On Governance Consulting and serves on the boards of the Canada Revenue Agency and LIFT Impact Partners. She was Chair / Lead Director of the BC Energy Regulator, CISV International, and national retailer MEC, and has served on numerous other boards, including Camosun College and Oikocredit Canada.

A Chartered Director and Certified Financial Planner, Margie also holds an MBA from Columbia University and NFP and Crown governance certifications from the Institute of Corporate Directors. She has earned the Global ESG designation (Environment, Social, Governance), supporting her boards and clients to amplify their impact in creating a net-zero/real-zero world.

Margie is a tireless advocate for community and diversity, serving as Regional Ambassador for Women Get on Board Inc., coach for FORA's Rise on Boards for young directors, and mentor to the DFS Professional Women’s group, driving leadership participation of under-represented groups.
Boards, outdoor adventures, volunteer work, and dark chocolate keep her days filled on the traditional territories of the lək̓ʷəŋən (Lekwungen) people on the beautiful BC coast.

A Chartered Director and Certified Financial Planner, Margie also holds an MBA from Columbia University and NFP and Crown governance certifications from the Institute of Corporate Directors. She is on her way to achieving the Competent Boards Global ESG designation (Environment, Social, Governance), in order to support her boards and clients to amplify their impact in creating a net-zero/real-zero world.

Her many community roles include volunteering as a Mentor for Women Get On Board Inc. and the Professional Women’s Group for Dress for Success, and Coach for RISE on Boards for young directors, all of which drive leadership participation of underrepresented groups.

Boards, outdoor adventures, volunteer work, and dark chocolate keep her days filled on the beautiful coast of Vancouver Island.