Lewis Allen
Lawyer
Lewis's practice is concentrated in the areas of corporate and commercial law.
Profile
Lewis is a partner at TDS who practices in the areas of corporate and commercial law, including finance and banking, mergers and acquisitions, commercial real estate transactions and leasing, securities and corporate governance.
Lewis has been with TDS for his entire professional career after joining as a summer student in 2009 and then becoming an associate and later a partner.
Lewis is a member of the firm’s Student Committee and Marketing Committee.
Additional Information
J.D., University of Calgary, 2012
MBA, University of Calgary, 2012
B.A. (Advanced), University of Manitoba, 2007
Manitoba, 2013
Recognized as a Lexpert-ranked leading lawyer in the Lexpert® Special Edition: Finance and Mergers & Acquisitions 2024
Named in the 2024 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory as one of the Leading Lawyers to Watch this year in Corporate Commercial Law
Alberta Graduate Student Scholarship (for high first-year standing in the MBA program), 2011
Chick Duncan Memorial Scholarship (for achievements in competitive golf and academics), 2011
University of Calgary Leadership Program, 2010-11
Haskayne School of Business Entrance Scholarship, 2009
Director, Canadian Wildlife Federation, 2020-Present
Director, Manitoba Wildlife Federation, 2018-Present
CPLED Learning Group Facilitator (Drafting Contracts), 2018 and 2019
Seven Oaks General Hospital 1981 Advisory Committee Member, 2017-2018
Entrepreneurship Manitoba: Ask a Lawyer Program, 2014-2018
Robson Hall Startup Ventures Legal Clinic, 2016
Students’ Union Volunteer Tax Program, 2012
Faculty of Law Hockey Team (captain), 2011-12
Faculty of Law Business Law Association, 2011-12
MBA Society Academic Senate, 2010-11
Student Legal Assistance, 2008-2009
Junior Team Canada Economic Trade Mission (represented Canada in Peru and Colombia), 2008
- Article11|22|2021
After many months of temporary orders being issued by the Manitoba Government to accommodate remote witnessing and commissioning during the COVID-19 pandemic, on October 1, 2021, the Government brought into… Learn More
- Article05|22|2020
The federal government, in partnership with the provincial and territorial governments, has established the Canada Emergency Commercial Rent Assistance program (CECRA) for small business owners paying rent. CECRA provides financial… Learn More
- Article05|27|2019
As anyone who has been part of a technology start-up likely knows, the founders’ to-do list for ramping-up the business is long, and there are only so many hours in… Learn More
- Client Impact03|28|2018
The sale of The Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel (Sheraton Centre), for $335 million was completed on October 17, 2017. Located in Toronto’s financial district, across from City Hall, this is… Learn More
- Client Impact11|22|2017
The sale of the Medical Arts Building (a 15-storey multi-tenant professional & medical services building located at 233 Kennedy Street, including a surface parking lot and adjacent parkade), for $15.5… Learn More
- Client Impact05|09|2016
The purchase of the Medical Arts Building, located at 233 Kennedy Street, for $7.9 million closed on November 1, 2015. This purchase included the adjoining surface-parking lot, as well as… Learn More
