Stefan McConnell

Stefan McConnell is a knowledgeable lawyer practicing at Gowling WLG's Vancouver and Calgary offices. His areas of expertise include corporate commercial law, mergers & acquisitions, capital markets, private equity, and venture capital. He provides legal counsel to companies on blockchain and cryptocurrency regulatory compliance and assists foreign businesses with establishing operations in Canada. Stefan works with a diverse range of business clients, from publicly traded companies to start-up growth enterprises, operating in various industries like technology, cyber security, energy, mining, oil & gas, agribusiness, private equity, venture capital, real estate development, insurance, financial services, and manufacturing & distribution. In his M&A practice, Stefan guides companies and investors through public and private mergers and acquisitions, reorganization transactions, distressed acquisitions, public take-over bids, amalgamations, plans of arrangement, and private sales of shares and assets. He also has extensive experience in private equity fund formation, strategic investments by private equity and venture capital groups, and capital market financing transactions, including initial public offerings, debt, and equity offerings. Stefan McConnell earned his Bachelor of Laws with distinction from the University of Alberta in 2005 and his Bachelor of Arts in Economics with distinction from the University of Calgary in 2002. He was admitted to the Law Societies of British Columbia and Alberta in 2006.