NEXT Canada F22 ANNUAL REPORT - Report - Page 30
PARTNERS AND DONORS
DAVID JAMIESON
Partner, Emerging and High Growth Companies
T R A N S FO R M AT I O N A L S U P P O R T E R : O S L E R , H O S K I N & H A R CO U R T L L P
I M PA C T F U L S U P P O R T,
L E A D I N G I M PA C T F U L I D E A S
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP has been one of those few Partners
attended by 85% of participants. The feedback from the cohort was
who have supported NEXT since its inception. For more than a
overwhelmingly positive.
decade, Osler has not only helped in providing access to mentors
and advisors but also in-kind legal support.
Colleen Moorehead, Special Advisor at Osler, also joined the NEXT
Canada Board of Directors in 2022, further strengthening the
Besides contributing time to NEXT,
Osler also offers its legal
expertise to ventures in the program at no cost, helping them
relationship between the two organizations and bringing a fresh
perspective to the already highly accomplished Board.
navigate the legal landscape and achieve their goals. For ventures,
this kind of support often proves to be invaluable. In corporate
David Jamieson, a partner in Osler’s Emerging and High Growth
structure,
and
Companies Practice Group, has been a constant supporter and
compliance with laws and regulations, our ventures have benefited
champion of the program, helping NEXT and the ventures navigate
greatly from the expertise of Osler and continue to do so as we
SAFEs and the very challenging legal environment that often
move forward.
accompanies start-ups.
From incorporating to providing a mid-program workshop and
In addition to providing countless hours of professional services
countless office hours, Osler has continually worked to provide
to our ventures, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt have developed a robust
support and expertise to those who require it. The onboarding call
inventory of resources that are available to NEXT Canada alumni.
intellectual
property,
contract
negotiation,
for Next 36 hosted by Osler for the incoming cohort of 2022 was
N E X T 3 6 O N B OA R D I N G S E S S I O N F E E D B AC K :
“ T H E R E ’ S D E F I N I T E LY A LOT O F L E G A L I N F O R M AT I O N T H AT ’ S V E RY N E W F O R M E SO I R E A L LY A P P R E C I AT E D
T H E S E S S I O N A N D G E T T I N G A H I G H - L E V E L OV E RV I E W.”
“IT WAS AN EXTREMELY HELPFUL SESSION WITH MANY NEW INSIGHTS AND TERMS I DIDN’T KNOW BEFORE, WHICH HELPED ME
THINK ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS FROM A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE.”
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