Osler is pleased to welcome (Ricco) A.S. Bhasin to the firm's Corporate group as a partner based in Toronto and New York and as the Co-Chair, Financial Institution Transactions.
Ricco advises clients on public and private mergers and acquisitions, as well as private equity and pension fund investments and joint ventures and partnerships, with a focus on the banking and financial services sector. Called to the bar in both Ontario and New York, Ricco works with clients on their Canada/U.S. cross-border and other international transactions. With an ICD.D certification from the Institute of Corporate Directors, he also advises boards and senior leadership on governance, proxy and activist investor issues and ESG matters.
An involved and committed member of the community, Ricco sits on the board of the Sunnybrook Foundation, is a member of the Audit Committee and formerly served as vice chair of the board of directors of the William Osler Health System. He is also a mentor in the Western Law BIPOC Mentorship Program, among other charitable and diversity-focused initiatives.
"Ricco is an exceptional M&A lawyer who will bring industry-leading expertise to our clients in the banking and financial services sector as they consider transactions in the face of the challenges of geopolitical change and market uncertainty," says Michael Innes, National Chair of Osler's Corporate group.
"We are excited to add a lawyer of Ricco's calibre to our already strong bench and to bolster our service offerings to clients in the financial institution transactional space," adds Doug Bryce, Osler's National Managing Partner.