Conor J. Cronin
Partner
Conor Cronin is an Ottawa corporate and securities lawyer, joining the Business Law Group at Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP after having successfully completed his summer and articling programs with the firm. Conor graduated with his Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B.) from the University of Windsor and was the recipient of the R. Lawrence DeShield Memorial Award. During law school, Conor worked at the Community Legal Aid Clinic where he advised clients, low income residents and university students.
Much of Conor’s work at the firm focuses on helping young entrepreneurs and start-ups get organized, navigate the early stages of their development and deal with shareholder disputes. Conor has acquired a vast amount of corporate legal knowledge through his work in purchase and sale transactions, involving privately and publicly owned companies, preparing shareholder agreements and employee stock option plans. All of this wide-ranging practical legal experience and knowledge has made Conor a tremendous asset to the Business Law Group.
- Called to the Ontario Bar, 2012
- LL.B., University of Windsor, 2011
- B.A. (Honours), Carleton University, 2007
- “NEO Exchange Launches SPAC-Lite Pilot Program“, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall website, www.perlaw.ca, May 14, 2021.
- “2021 hands Ottawa’s tech innovators a roster of competitive opportunities“, Ottawa Business Journal, obj.ca, January 25, 2021.
- “Federal Government Extends Deadlines for Corporate Meetings“, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall website, www.perlaw.ca, August 7, 2020.
- “Promotional and Problematic Disclosure“, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall website, www.perlaw.ca, June 10, 2019.
- “Listed Issuer Considerations Before Thinking About an ICO“, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall website, www.perlaw.ca, January 17, 2018.
- “Canadian Securities Regulators Take a Look at Cryptocurrencies“, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall website, www.perlaw.ca, September 11, 2017.
- “SPACs and CPCs: Alternatives to Private Equity and Traditional IPOs“, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall website, www.perlaw.ca, November 8, 2016.
- “Lessons from Season 3 of HBO’s Silicon Valley“, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall website, www.perlaw.ca, May 16, 2016.
- “Three Months until Beer Tax Hike in Ontario“, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall website, www.perlaw.ca, August 17,2015
- “Craft Brewery Succession Planning – Employee Stock Ownership Plan“, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall website, www.perlaw.ca, March 2015.
- “Click Wrap” Agreements – Your website’s “Terms of Use” are actually important”, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall website, www.perlaw.ca, September 2014.
- “Anti-Corruption Compliance: How well are your overseas agents behaving?“, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall website, www.perlaw.ca, March 25, 2014.
- “Avoiding a Bad Breakup – The Shareholders’ Agreement“, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall website, www.perlaw.ca, September 12, 2013.
- “Comment Period Closes on OSC’s Consideration of a Crowdfunding Prospectus Exemption“, Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall website, www.perlaw.ca, April 2013.