Kirsty Sklar
Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP
Biography
Kirsty Sklar practises corporate and securities law with a focus on corporate financings and mergers and acquisitions. She also assists clients with corporate governance, continuous disclosure and general corporate matters.
Ms. Sklar’s corporate finance practice includes a variety of transactions for both underwriters and issuers, including short-form prospectus offerings, initial public offerings and private placements. She also advises issuers concerning their ongoing disclosure obligations, securities reporting requirements, corporate governance practices and stock exchange matters.
Professional experience
Collapse allLL.B, Dalhousie University, 2004
B.Comm., University of Alberta, 1999
- Alberta 2005
Ms. Sklar recently acted for:
- The underwriters in a C$350 million offering of common shares by an oil and gas corporation by way of short-form prospectus
- WesternZagros Resources in its C$200 million rights offering with an equity backstop and US$200 million loan facility from Crest Energy International LLC
- The underwriters in a C$198 million initial public offering and secondary offering by an oil and gas corporation by way of long-form prospectus
- Crescent Point Energy Corp. in connection with several public offerings of common shares by way of short-form prospectus for aggregate gross proceeds exceeding C$2 billion
- Sonde Resources Corp. in its disposition of substantially all of its Western Canadian oil and gas exploration and production assets to Marquee Energy Ltd. by way of plan of arrangement
- Best Lawyers in Canada: Corporate Law, 2023
- The Legal 500 Canada: Capital markets (Next Generation Partner), 2021-2023
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, 2023: recommended in Corporate Finance & Securities
- The Alistair Fraser Scholarship, Dalhousie University, 2002 and 2003
- University of Alberta, Faculty of Business Dean’s List, 1995-1998
- Canadian Bar Association
- Law Society of Alberta
- Calgary Bar Association
News
Recognized by The Legal 500 Canada as a top-tier Canadian firm
November 08, 2022
191 lawyers recognized in 17th edition of the Best Lawyers in CanadaTM
August 25, 2022
Firm recognized in The Legal 500 Canada 2022 rankings
November 10, 2021
Insights
Canadian securities regulators issue guidance on disclosure by crypto assets issuers
Blog | March 22, 2021
Canadian securities regulators amend ATM financing program
Publication | June 16, 2020
Client work
Deltastream sells all outstanding shares to Tamarack for C$1.425bn
October 27, 2022
Tourmaline issues C$250m in senior unsecured notes
February 25, 2021
International team advises Tervita Corporation on US$500m private offering
December 07, 2020