Brian D. Lerner

Experience

Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP
Partner, 1998 - present, Associate, 1989 - 1998. Practises corporate and commercial law, advising clients on mergers, acquisitions and divestitures of businesses, leveraged buy-outs, cross-border transactions, corporate finance and secured lending, commercial real estate and other general commercial matters.

Education

• University of Manitoba, LL.B., 1988
• University of Manitoba, B.A., 1989

Call to the Bar

• Manitoba, 1989

Legal Teaching

• Sessional Lecturer - University of Manitoba Faculty of Law, Corporate Law, 2007

Representative Transactions

• Acted in the financing and construction of a new downtown sports and entertainment complex, involving public sector and private sector (equity and debt) participation
• Acted in numerous share and asset acquisitions and divestitures
• Acted in the merger of a local private company with a national, publicly-traded company
• Acted in the sale of a national portfolio of commercial real estate properties
• Advised on lender security in several mining property financings

Professional Associations

• Law Society of Manitoba
  • Bencher, 2009
  • Complaints Investigation Committee, 2007 - 2008
• Manitoba Bar Association
• Canadian Bar Association

Professional Recognition

• Named in the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada in the specialty of Corporate Law
• Named in the 2008, 2009 and 2010 editions of Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide as one of leading 500 lawyers in Canada

Firm Management

• Co-chair of Aikins Business Law Department

Miscellaneous Affiliations

• Chair of the Board of Directors, Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (Manitoba Division)
• Director, Manitoba Moose Yearling Foundation
• Chairman, Manitoba Celebration of Business Excellence Awards Dinner, 1998 - 2001