Atty. Edward B. "Ted" Claxton
Mr. Claxton’s practice focuses on transactional corporate matters, particularly mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, cross-border projects, securities, venture capital and derivative products.
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Edward B. "Ted" Claxton is a m&a and securities attorney, practicing at Aust Legal Inc. They have 41+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1985. Admitted to practice in Ontario, Ontario (1985) and Quebec, Quebec (1985). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Derivatives Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Securities Law (2026).
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- Mr. Claxton’s practice focuses on transactional corporate matters, particularly mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, cross-border projects, securities, venture capital and derivative products
- Mr. Claxton was formerly a partner in the business law groups at Stikeman Elliott LLP (29 years) and Dentons Canada LLP (2 years) and was owner of his own practice (Claxton Business Law, 2 years), during which time he acted as transactional legal counsel for leading Canadian and international companies and funds, largely with a cross-border focus
- Among other things, Mr. Claxton has published papers on trust-based securitizations and royalty trusts in Quebec, on the U.S
- Canada multi-jurisdictional disclosure system, on expansion of the powers of the Ontario Securities Commission, on the distinctive features of the Quebec legal system for common law lawyers and the chapter on “Liability of Senior Executives Under Securities Legislation” in Executive Employment Law (Butterworth Canada, 1994)
- In addition, he has written memos for general distribution to clients on take-over bids in Canada, reforms in Canadian bankruptcy law and Canadian law for US investors, and lectured on directors’ liabilities, structures for investment in Canada, structures for acquisitions and planning joint ventures
- Mr. Claxton has also been often recognized as a leading practitioner by Lexpert, Best Lawyers and Martindale, for (variously) corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and derivative products
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