Education

University of Toronto, BA (Hons.), 2004 University of Toronto, MA, 2006 Osgoode Hall Law School, JD, 2011  

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 2012

Kim Lawton

Partner

T: 416.777.4808 / E: lawtonk@bennettjones.com

Toronto

Kim Lawton’s practice focuses on capital markets and securities matters, including corporate finance, corporate governance, continuous disclosure, equity compensation, initial and ongoing stock exchange requirements, and market regulation. She advises public and private companies in a wide range of industries with particular emphasis on the life sciences and technology sectors.

She has extensive experience advising entrepreneurs and high-growth companies on a wide range of critical issues on the path to a public listing including selecting prudent incorporation and organizational structures, negotiating a shareholders’ agreement, protecting intellectual property and confidential information, developing contracts with key parties and completing rounds of financing.

Kim is a member of the Women’s Executive Network and Women in Capital Markets and a former executive committee member of the OBA’s Animal Law and IT & IP Law sections. She is also a coach for the Osgoode Mooting Society (Corporate Securities Moot) and a past volunteer at Parkdale Community Legal Services and Artists’ Legal Advice Services.

Before her legal career, Kim was an economist for the Ontario Ministry of Finance, where she provided analytical insight and policy advice on key microeconomic issues relevant to Canadian markets.