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Michael Herman is a partner in the corporate finance department in Gowlings’ Toronto office, practising in corporate finance and business law.
Michael is a strategic adviser to a broad range of clients, in particular, entrepreneurial, privately held companies and mid-market investment and financial institutions. He has extensive experience acting for clients on a broad range of corporate and business matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate development and corporate finance.
In addition to his background in private practice, Michael spent a number of years in senior executive positions at various multi-national public corporations, where he was responsible for strategic planning and direction, asset acquisitions and dispositions, strategic partnerships, debt and equity offerings, corporate governance and other corporate-wide marketing and investor relations activities.
In recent years, Michael has devoted significant time and attention to the Canadian private equity market, representing both companies seeking capital and private equity funds making acquisitions and investments, and to the Canadian life sciences sector, focusing on the funding and commercial issues confronting emerging companies in this industry.
Michael has participated on numerous panels and spoken to various organizations on a variety of different topics. His most recent presentations include "Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions," BioContact 2008, October 1, 2008, Quebec City; "Scientific Research and Experimental Development Tax Credit Program," Bio 2008, June 16, 2008, San Diego, California and April 15, 2008, Raleigh, North Carolina; "Know the Money" seminar, BioFinance 2008, May 6, 2008, Toronto; co-chair of BioNetwork East 2008, March 17-19, 2008, Naples, Florida; Private Company Value Seminars I and II, November 7, 2007 and May 13, 2008, Toronto; and "Getting What You Want Out of a Negotiation, Negotiating and Drafting Major Business Agreements," Insight Conferences, February 7-8 and February 14-15, 2007, Toronto.
Michael's recent publications include: co-author of "Show Me the Money: Current Funding Challenges and Opportunities in the Canadian Biotechnology Industry", the 2008 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (10th edition); co-author of "Biotechnology in Canada: Opportunities and Challenges", Biotechnology Focus Magazine, February 2008; and author of "M&A Activity in Life Sciences Taking Off", Canadian Corporate Counsel Magazine, Summer 2008.
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