Jay C. Kellerman

First Year of Call
Ontario, 1988

Areas of Practice
Capital Markets

Description
Jay Kellerman is a partner and member of the Mergers & Acquisitions and Capital Markets Groups, and served as the Managing Partner of the firm’s Toronto office from 2012 to 2018. With more than 30 years of experience, Jay is widely recognized by market sources as a leading practitioner in his field. He is consistently sought out by senior management of companies, boards and investors for not only transactional assistance, but to advise on strategic direction and growth.

Jay has earned significant praise for his seasoned practice and deep technical knowledge. He is recognized as one of the top mining lawyers in the world by market commentators and directories including Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, Who’s Who Legal, International Financial Law Review’s IFLR1000, and as a leading lawyer in Capital Markets: Equity, Corporate Finance and Securities, Corporate Commercial and M&A by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, among many others.

Professional Activities
Jay is regularly featured in a variety of media outlets, including The Northern Miner and the Financial Post. He also lends his expertise as an op-ed author for such publications. In addition, Jay appears as a guest on prominent business podcasts and is a contributor to the firm’s Knowledge Hub.

Jay frequently speaks at seminars on corporate and securities law topics. He is a member of Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC).

Background
Jay spent one year seconded to the General Counsel’s Office of the Ontario Securities Commission.