Sara Josselyn

Sara Josselyn, a distinguished partner at Gowling WLG in Toronto, serves within the firm's Corporate Law Group. Specializing in private mergers and acquisitions (M&A), her legal expertise extends to a comprehensive range of corporate and commercial matters.

Expertly navigating the complexities of both domestic and international transactions across various industries, Sara offers invaluable counsel to entities on both sides of M&A and private equity ventures, encompassing a spectrum from burgeoning startups to multinational corporations.

Beyond her core M&A practice, Sara is also recognized for her pivotal role as underwriting counsel to leading global insurers, particularly in crafting representations and warranties insurance policies. Her contributions in this domain include:

• Mastery in M&A: Sara’s advice spans the entirety of private M&A transactions, where she skillfully addresses the unique challenges and provides strategic solutions that align with her clients' business objectives.

• Expertise in R&W Insurance: A trusted advisor in the transaction risk sector, Sara plays a crucial role in guiding insurers through the underwriting process for representations and warranties insurance, contributing her expertise to numerous deals.

An active participant in the legal community, Sara regularly shares her knowledge at industry conferences and through published articles on M&A and transactional risk topics.

Sara’s commitment to legal education and policy research is highlighted by her receipt of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) Training Fellowship in Health Law & Policy, which led to a focused sabbatical to delve into the legal and ethical dimensions of evolving health care policies. This dedication also found her teaching health care law to graduate students at Dalhousie University.

Her professional journey is marked by her admission to the bar in Ontario in 2011 and in Nova Scotia in 2008, underpinning a career built on a solid educational foundation from the Schulich School of Law at Dalhousie University and the University of Toronto’s Trinity College.

Sara's memberships in the Canadian Bar Association, the Law Society of Ontario, and the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society reflect her active engagement with the legal profession.