Devon advises professionals, entrepreneurs, and institutional clients on complex corporate and commercial matters across the full business lifecycle — from structuring and growth to strategic transactions and transition planning.

Devon is recognized for his pragmatic, business-minded approach and ability to navigate sophisticated transactions with clarity and precision. His practice focuses on mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments, corporate structuring, and tax-driven reorganizations. He regularly advises on business combinations, capital raises, shareholder arrangements, and cross-border transactions, delivering commercially informed guidance tailored to each client’s objectives.

Devon has developed particular strength in advising regulated professionals and consolidators, with significant experience in dental, veterinary, pharmacy, and optometry transactions. He also advises clients across a broad range of industries, including financial services, wealth management, insurance, manufacturing, agriculture, energy, and technology.

He acts for a diverse client base, including regulated professionals, owner-operators, entrepreneurs, private equity groups, funds, institutional investors, and high and ultra-high net worth individuals.

Representative Experience

  • Advised on over 70 transactions across Canada with deal values ranging from $5 million to $330 million
  • Completed more than $2.5 billion in aggregate transaction value
  • Extensive experience in dental, veterinary, pharmacy, and optometry transactions, as well as broader mid-market M&A and private equity deals

Board and Committee Positions

  • Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology – Director, Ex-Officio, Corporate Law (2025 – Present)
  • Queen West Art Crawl – Director (2023 – Present)
  • Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada – Health Facilities and Internships Accreditation Review Committee, Public Representative (2023 – Present)
  • Canadian Bar Association, Business Law Section – Executive Committee Member (2023 – Present)
  • Ontario Bar Association, Business Law Section – Executive Committee Member (2023 – Present)