Megan Filmer

Megan excels in a dynamic, transaction-focused legal practice, emphasizing mergers and acquisitions for private entities, steering corporate governance, and navigating the complexities of private equity and corporate finance. Her expertise extends to guiding a diverse clientele through the nuances of both local and global deals, encompassing the buying and selling of private companies, structuring lending and financing agreements, orchestrating corporate restructurings, and facilitating private equity ventures.

In her role as chief legal advisor for various British Columbia enterprises across multiple sectors, Megan plays a pivotal role in their strategic advancement and expansion. She provides comprehensive counsel on commercial agreements, corporate governance, and financing strategies. Leveraging her firm's vast resources, she integrates services from tax, real estate, litigation, intellectual property, and employment law to address her clients' legal requirements efficiently, affordably, and with keen insight. Her client base spans an array of industries, including technology, professional services, dining, retail, manufacturing, forestry, real estate development, and construction.

Her contributions to the field of Mergers & Acquisitions Law have earned her recognition from Best Lawyers in Canada, underlining her prominence in the legal community. Megan's legal qualifications include her admission to the Bar in British Columbia and the Yukon Territory in 1996, following her academic achievements with a LL.B. from the University of British Columbia in 1995 and a B.A. in English (Honours) from McGill University in 1992.

Megan's notable legal engagements include advising ZLC Employee Benefits Solutions, a division of the esteemed Vancouver-based financial services firm ZLC Financial, on forging a strategic alliance with Quebec's Synex Business Performance. She also represented Cobra Electric Ltd. and its affiliate, Cobra Electric (South Coast) Ltd., in the sale of their operations to the Mainroad Group, marking a significant transaction in the infrastructure sector for municipal and provincial government projects in British Columbia. Fluent in English, Megan continues to set a high standard in the legal profession, demonstrating exceptional skill, dedication, and a comprehensive approach to client service and corporate legal strategy.