María Susana Bastidas

Tel: 416-900-0882
E-mail: msbastidas@oziellaw.ca

María Susana Bastidas

Tel: 416-900-0882
E-mail: msbastidas@oziellaw.ca

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Maria Susana maintains a corporate and securities law practice focusing on corporate reorganizations, corporate governance, private mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings (IPO), and reverse takeover (RTO) transactions. She also provides advice to public companies on continuous disclosure obligations, shareholder matters, and regulatory compliance with securities laws and stock exchange rules. Maria Susana has assisted clients across a broad range of industries, including software, manufacturing, and blockchain.

Being a native Spanish speaker, Maria Susana has helped several Latin American companies in expanding their business to Canada and enjoys hosting presentations for Latin American audiences. Further, Maria Susana is an active member of the Latinx community, leading the Canadian chapter of the not-for-profit Latinas in Tech.

Maria Susana holds an LL.M Degree from the University of Toronto and finished at the top of her class throughout her legal academic career. Aside from Law, she has a background in literature and is passionate about the intertwines between law and literature, having published several essays on the matter. Maria Susana is also an avid runner having completed races at the Ultra Marathon distance and has worked with her favourite charities in giving back to her community.

  • Presenter at LatAm Startups Bootcamp with the Argentinian Technology Delegation, November 2022, Legal Aspects of Doing Business in Canada
  • Presenter at LatAm Startups Startup Visa Program, October 2022, Hiring and Onboarding Considerations
  • Moderator at Oziel Law Event, July 2022, Capital Raising Considerations
  • Moderator at Latinas in Tech – Canada Chapter, June 2021, Make Jefa Moves: Owning your Business
  • Presenter at LatAm Startups Scaleup Bootcamp, June 2020, Incorporation in Canada
  • Presenter at startGBC Lunch and Learn, May 2020, Starting a Business in Canada: Considerations for Non-Canadians
  • Presenter at LatAm Startups Scaleup Bootcamp, March 2020, Incorporation in Canada

  • Latinas in Tech Canada Chapter – Board Member

Legal Services

Education

  • LL.M, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law (2019)
  • LL.B., (SCL), Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Faculty of Law (2017)

Qualification

  • Call to the Foro de Abogados de la Direccion Provincial de Pichincha (Ecuador), 2018
  • Call to the Ontario Bar, 2021

Languages

  • English
  • Spanish

Recent Insights

Blog post

The Expansion of the Accredited Investor Exemption: an OSC Pilot Project

Authors: Maria Susana Bastidas, Moushmi Mehta On October 25, 2022, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) introduced a new exemption from the prospectus requirement on a pilot basis […]

Little Fish Acquisition I Corp. Deal Announcement (1)

AMG Acquisition Corp. Completes Initial Public Offering

On May 31, 2022, AMG Acquisition Corp., a capital pool company (CPC), completed its initial public offering (IPO) in British Columbia and Alberta, and concurrent listing of […]

Little Fish Acquisition I Corp. Deal Announcement (1)

Meraki Acquisition One, Inc. CPC Completes Initial Public Offering

On February 14, 2022, Meraki Acquisition One, Inc., a capital pool company (CPC), completed its initial public offering (IPO) in British Columbia and Alberta, and concurrent listing […]

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