Andrew Foti

Avōkka

Andrew Foti Business Law

Avōkka

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As founder and CEO of Avōkka, Andrew has a vision that springs from more than 20 years as a business lawyer in both large private practice firms and as inside counsel for publicly-traded companies.

During his years in private practice, Andrew has been partner and national practice team leader for both Ogilvy Renault (now Norton Rose) and Gowlings, two of Canada’s pre-eminent law firms. He has been repeatedly recognized as a leading practitioner in his field by industry publications, including among others Lexpert and the Financial Times.

During Andrew’s career as inside counsel, he has been an executive on senior management teams of publicly-traded companies. This has

• Canadian and U.S. corporate and board governance matters
• multi-jurisdictional compliance and risk management
• cross-border transactions, including international and domestic M&A, and public and private equity and debt financings
• supply chain management and business process outsourcing
  major licensing and alliance relationships
• building and developing legal and compliance teams, corporate and regulatory compliance programs,
• managing and settling complex litigation and internal investigations, including significant experience with foreign corrupt practices and competition law.

included serving as Vice-President and General Counsel for Jetform (subsequently acquired by Adobe) and as Senior Vice-President, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Special Counsel to the CEO for Nordion Inc, a world-leading Canadian life sciences company listed on the NYSE/TSX and operating in over 60 countries.

In his various capacities, Andrew has been involved in and managed a broad range of commercial issues, including