Adam Szweras

Adam is a securities law partner with Fogler, Rubinoff LLP in Toronto and Chairman of the Foundation Markets, a Toronto Merchant Bank and Exempt Market Dealer. His law and banking practices focus on financings and going public transactions.  Adam represents several mid-market public companies and assists companies in listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Toronto Venture Exchange. He also represents brokerage firms as legal counsel and has helped numerous clients with their M&A and cross border transactions. Adam has a particular expertise with the Capital Pool Company program.

While Adam primarily advises mining, energy and alternative energy companies, he also works with publicly listed technology companies, food producers and numerous private businesses.  Adam has experience in representing clients in Canada and the US as well as South America, China and South Asia.

Adam acts as a director and officer for several public and private companies and often acts as a strategic advisor to his clients.  He has authored numerous papers and articles relating to Canadian and foreign securities and corporate law and is a past editor of "Canadian International Lawyer" as well as the Canadian Bar Association "Globetrotter". Adam joined Fogler, Rubinoff's securities and corporate law groups as a Partner in 2006 after practising securities and corporate law with another major Canadian law firm and established Foundation Markets in that same year. Earlier in his career, Adam was the Managing Partner of a prominent Bay Street securities law boutique where he represented public issuers and investment dealers.  Adam was called to the Ontario Bar in 1996.