Drew carries on a corporate and commercial practice advising a wide variety of businesses from small to large.
Drew is a partner at TDS who practises primarily in the area of corporate and commercial law, advising a wide variety of businesses and technology-based companies on acquisitions, dispositions, mergers and reorganizations, as well as advising on the organization and structure of corporations and other business entities, such as limited partnerships. Drew focuses primarily on two areas: (i) banking and finance, including acting for financial institutions and borrowers, as well as private debt and equity transactions; and (ii) real estate and development, including acting on purchases and sales, leasing and financings.
Drew has advised medical device companies, e-commerce companies, start-up companies, as well as software and app developers, and frequently assists such companies in securing financing, both through debt and equity issuances, as well as assisting with senior and subordinate credit facilities for both specific (such as acquisitions) and general purposes (day-to-day operating requirements).
Drew is often asked to act as Manitoba counsel for law firms and businesses located in jurisdictions outside of Manitoba, particularly in connection with the formation and maintenance of Manitoba limited partnerships.
Bachelor of Arts, Brandon University, 2001
Bachelor of Laws, Queen’s University, 2004
Master of Laws, University of Manitoba, 2005
Manitoba, 2006
Included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers™ in Canada in Banking and Finance Law (since 2025)
Recognized as a Lexpert-ranked leading lawyer in the Lexpert® Special Edition: Technology and Health Sciences 2024
Recognized by Lexpert, The Business Magazine for Lawyers, as a leader in the area of Banking and Financial Institutions
Recognized by Lexpert, The Business Magazine for Lawyers, as a leader in the area of Corporate and Commercial Law
Recognized as a leading technology and health lawyer in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology and Health 2023
Recognized as a leading technology lawyer in the Lexpert Special Edition: Technology 2021
Lexpert’s Rising Stars: Leading Lawyers Under 40, 2018
Past member of the Board of Directors of Family Dynamics Inc.
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