Thassiane Gossler

Thassiane Gossler stands out as a pivotal figure for burgeoning businesses and technology ventures, guiding them from their nascent stages through to their strategic exits. Her versatility across corporate law encompasses company formation, funding initiatives, restructuring, and mergers and acquisitions. Thassiane’s adeptness spans a multitude of sectors such as gaming, fintech, healthtech, and e-commerce, ensuring her solutions are precisely aligned with her clients' unique demands.

Her counsel is highly sought after for seed-stage funding arrangements, including SAFEs, convertible notes, and preferred equity investments. Thassiane excels in constructing and negotiating tech-centric contracts and intellectual property agreements, ensuring her clients' creations and services are comprehensively protected.

With her legal qualifications spanning Ontario and Brazil, Thassiane is uniquely positioned to assist international startups aiming to penetrate the Canadian market. Her efforts in fostering commercial ties between Brazil and Canada, supported by her involvement with various accelerators and business groups, render her an invaluable ally for firms aspiring to global expansion.

Her academic achievements include a Master of Laws from Western University, funded by a full scholarship for her research in international tax law, and another LL.M. in Canadian Common Law from Osgoode Hall Law School. Thassiane’s early career in Brazil as a judicial law clerk in the State’s Court of Appeal provided her with a rich foundation in civil and commercial law disputes.

Beyond her professional pursuits, Thassiane is an avid hiker and yoga enthusiast, often accompanied by her pug, Sophie. Her leisure time is frequently spent engrossed in literature, always in search of fresh narratives and emerging writers.

Her contributions to the legal and startup communities are notable, with recent activities including joining Startup Canada's Startup Women Leaders Program, elucidating on convertible debt as a financing tool, and participating in Startup Canada's webinar for Startup Women, sharing the stage with notable entrepreneurs and legal experts.