Faran Umar-Khitab

Faran Umar-Khitab is a key partner at Gowling WLG's Toronto branch, where he leads in the fields of transactional mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance, corporate governance, and commercial law. His advice is sought after by a wide array of clients, including institutional investors, private equity and venture capital funds, as well as strategic purchasers engaging in complex investments, joint ventures, and transactions across various sectors.

Umar-Khitab's counsel extends to guiding issuers through public and private financing initiatives, managing continuous disclosure obligations, and crafting commercial agreements. He also offers strategic advice to boards and special committees on both governance and transactional matters.

His expertise is broad, covering negotiation of intricate purchase and sale agreements, capital market transactions, structuring of shareholder, partnership, and joint venture arrangements, and the development of sophisticated cross-border tax strategies.

Beyond his professional accomplishments, Umar-Khitab dedicates time to mentoring students in the University of Toronto's Rotman Commerce program and contributes through volunteer work at the university.