- Lead counsel or key part of the firm’s team involved in many mid-market and large mergers and acquisitions transactions.
- Counsel to a large Manitoba based insurance brokerage in its acquisition and growth program as well as ongoing corporate and commercial structuring and business matters.
- Counsel to numerous agribusinesses, including agriculture focused software and technology companies and those involved in margin management.
- Counsel to an app development and technology company on numerous matters including the development and deployment of its SaaS offering in Canada and US markets.
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Brant Harvey
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Brant is a seasoned business lawyer, problem solver and trusted advisor.
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Michele Goossen (Assistant)
Biography
Brant represents a diverse range of clients, from small startups to multinational corporations. He is skilled in negotiating and drafting contracts, advising on corporate governance matters, and negotiating deals, developing deal strategy and closing mergers and acquisitions. He brings business acumen and practicality to all of his client’s thanks in part to his recent tenure working in-house for a large publicly traded company.
Brant takes a proactive and client-centered approach to legal representation. He takes the time to understand each client’s business, risk tolerance, opportunities and challenges to develop legal strategies and provide legal advice that aligns with their goals. He prioritizes clear, straightforward communication, responsiveness, and efficiency to ensure that clients receive timely and effective legal advice.
Brant has experience across a wide variety of industries and practice areas. His experience in the digital and technology sector includes providing advice related to non-disclosure agreements, the development and deployment of SaaS offerings, software licensing and acquisitions, intellectual property protection, regulatory compliance matters, and the negotiation of master service agreements, statements of work and service level agreements. Brant represents lenders and borrowers on commercial financing matters including providing advice related to credit facility agreements and secured transactions. Brant regularly advises clients on commercial real estate transactions in Manitoba, including purchases, sales, leases, and development projects. Brant is often asked to act as Manitoba counsel for law firms and businesses located in jurisdictions outside of Manitoba for a wide range of matters including mergers and acquisitions, financings, contract negotiations, and corporate organizations. He also has unique experience in the agriculture, igaming, lottery, and charitable gaming industries.
Outside of his legal practice, Brant is actively involved and committed to giving back to his community. He is currently a volunteer youth hockey coach and para-hockey coach, a member of the Governance and Nominating Committee for the Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba, and a Director and member of the Executive Committee for the Manitoba Cerebral Palsy Sport Association (a Sport Manitoba organization that operates a para-swimming club and other para-sport programs in Manitoba).
Admissions and Education
- Admitted to the Bar Manitoba, 2009
- LL.B., University of Manitoba, 2008
- B. Comm, I.H. Asper School of Business at the University of Manitoba, 2002
Practice Areas
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- Canadian Bar Association
- Manitoba Bar Association
- Listed in Best Lawyers® as one of Canada’s best lawyers in Real Estate Law and Banking and Financing Law
- Children’s Hospital Foundation of Manitoba – Member of Governance and Nominating Committee – 2025 – Present
- Manitoba Cerebral Palsy Sport Association – Director and Member of Executive Committee – 2025 – Present
- Variety, The Children’s Charity of Manitoba – Executive Member, Board of Directors 2015 – 2022