Rupam Rishi

Associate – Business Law
T  604 609 0308 E  rrishi@mdslawyers.com
Year of Call: B.C. 2018

Rupam is a business lawyer assisting clients on a variety of corporate and commercial matters including, purchase and sale of business and real estate transactions, corporate structuring and governance, corporate reorganizations, debt and equity financing, shareholder, joint venture and partnership agreements, leasing, and various other corporate proceedings.

She enjoys working with clients at all stages of business, from newly incorporated entities to established companies, and has experience representing clients in a number of sectors including, real estate, trucking, forestry, insurance, retail, banking, education, and healthcare.

Prior to joining Mogan Daniels Slager LLP, Rupam practiced as a solicitor with two of the largest full-service law firms in the Fraser Valley. Rupam is passionate about contributing to the community she grew up in. She volunteers her time with the Surrey Food Bank, and also contributes to CLEBC by co-authoring the chapter pertaining to real estate law in the Advising British Columbia Businesses practice manual. Outside of the office, you can probably find Rupam learning a new dance style, travelling or looking for the best nachos in town.

education & accreditation

Law Society of British Columbia (2018)
University of Victoria (J.D., 2017)
Beedie School of Business, Simon Fraser University (B.B.A., Honours with Distinction, 2013)

areas of expertise

Business Law
Mergers & Acquisitions

languages

Punjabi and Hindi

experience

  • Purchase of assets of a sawmill and lumber distribution business from a publicly-traded entity by a Vancouver-based strategic investor
  • Purchase of shares of a Canadian real estate holding company involving US-based vendors by a Vancouver-based strategic investor
  • Sale of shares of an organic teas, herbs and medicinal blends manufacturing, packaging and distribution business to a publicly-traded entity
  • Sale of patented intellectual property related to compositions and methods for treating traumatic brain injuries to a publicly-traded entity
  • Purchase of assets of a mental health counselling and coaching services business by a Vancouver-based strategic investor
  • Purchase of assets of a grocery store business by a Vancouver-based strategic investor
  • Purchase of shares of an insurance brokerage business by a Vancouver-based strategic investor
  • Purchase of shares of a liquor store and related pub business by Vancouver-based strategic investors
  • Purchase of shares of a pharmacy business by Vancouver-based strategic investors
  • Sale of assets of a printing business to a Vancouver-based strategic investor
  • Sale of assets of related to a crane design, manufacturing and distribution business to Vancouver-based investors
  • Lease of an approximately 300,000 sq/ft industrial property to a federal Crown corporation
  • Freedom of information request, appeal and inquiry with the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for B.C., in relation to a provincial Crown corporation