Eric Reither

Eric Reither’s practice focuses on corporate and securities law, with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions and on covered bond transactions. He has acted for domestic and international clients on a wide range of acquisitions, divestitures, take-over bids, mergers, strategic alliances, joint ventures, shareholder and partnership arrangements and corporate reorganizations.

Mr. Reither has also advised issuers and underwriters in connection with the establishment and registration of covered bond programs by Canadian financial institutions and related domestic and international offerings, including advising the issuer in connection with the first issuance of covered bonds by a Canadian financial institution, the first issuance of covered bonds by a Canadian financial institution under a program registered under Canada’s covered bond legislative framework and the first issuance of covered bonds ever registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Prior to being called to the bar, Mr. Reither clerked at the Court of Appeal for Ontario, was gold medallist in law at the University of Windsor and placed in the top 25 overall in the bar exams, receiving awards for the highest standing in business law.