Junaid Subhan

Vice-President, Legal Affairs & Chief Compliance Officer

2021 - Current

Director, Legal Affairs & Chief Compliance Officer

2020 - 2021

Senior Legal Counsel

2019 - 2020

Sagard helps promising businesses and leaders stay a step ahead. Our relationship-based approach and platform for value creation offers relentless support and a global network. The Sagard platform combines private equity, venture capital, private credit, healthcare and private wealth businesses. Our business and value creation teams work alongside our investment teams to make bold and smart decisions and drive stronger outcomes.

Vice-President, Legal Affairs & Chief Compliance Officer

2019

General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer & Corporate Secretary

2017 - 2019

As head of legal at CoPower Inc., a start-up that operates at the intersection of fintech and cleantech, my work encompasses three distinct roles: general counsel, chief compliance officer and corporate secretary. First, I serve as general counsel to CoPower Inc. and each of its subsidiaries and advise primarily on securities law, corporate law and project finance. I also address questions relating generally to the business, including executive compensation, marketing, employment, privacy, cybersecurity and commercial contracts. Second, I act as Chief Compliance Officer of CoPower Inc., an exempt market dealer regulated by the Autorité des marchés financiers (Quebec's securities regulator). In this role, I oversee the company's compliance with National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations and related securities law obligations. Third, I serve as corporate secretary and provide legal advice to the company's board of directors on corporate law, securities regulatory issues and other legal matters.

Associate

2014 - 2017

I was a corporate lawyer at the Toronto office of Stikeman Elliott LLP, one of Canada's most distinguished corporate law firms. I advised principally in the areas of securities law and corporate/commercial law and was a member of the firm's Fintech Working Group. I have advised on public offerings, private placements, M&A, corporate governance, dealer/adviser/investment fund manager registration requirements and ongoing obligations and commercial law, including corporate and regulatory aspects of organic international expansions. As part of the knowledge management/securities group, I was also particularly attuned to emerging developments in securities law, assessing their impact on the firm's clients and educating lawyers and clients on their strategic responses to these developments.

Associate

2013 - 2014

At Falconers LLP, I was engaged in the resolution of complex, highly contentious and often high profile disputes. My practice was divided into two groups. First, I advised corporations on the resolution of commercial disputes, including post-M&A disputes, shareholder disputes and disputes arising from commercial contracts. Second, I advised individuals, families and aboriginal interests in respect of state accountability and human rights disputes. I have advised on diverse matters before trial and appellate courts in Ontario and federally.

Associate

2012 - 2013

At Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, I practiced in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, capital markets and corporate/commercial law. I advised public and private corporations in respect of equity and debt financings and mergers and acquisitions, including M&A with a cross-border element. I also advised pension funds, private equity funds and investment funds in respect of a variety of matters including fund formation, fund of fund investments and private placements. Industries in respect of which I have advised clients include technology, clean energy, banking, private equity, mining and healthcare.

Student-at-Law

2009 - 2011

I helped lead the securities law aspect of an investment fund IPO including drafting and review of material agreements, liaising with all third parties and assisting in prospectus drafting; completed open source software IP due diligence for the acquisition of a technology-intensive private corporation; researched various matters related to privacy law including federal and provincial privacy regulation of the insurance industry; provided research assistance for a trial disputing breach of contract and inducement of breach of contract; assisted in a multi-jurisdictional class action defence.

Summer Associate

2008 - 2008

Assisted the leading New York City-based venture capital/emerging growth companies law firm in advising start-ups and venture capital companies, including in respect of venture capital financings and IPOs.

Summer Student, Ethics and Legal Affairs

2005 - 2007

Assisted the ethics, regulatory and legal department and recorded minutes for proceedings of the Research Ethics Board.