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Years in the industry
22
Tenure at
current position
2017 - Present
Jacqueline (Jack) Goslett
Aird & Berlis LLP
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Andrea is an Employee Learning and Development professional with two years of experience who is passionate about using her skills to implement innovative and pioneering HR initiatives to drive a culture of professional development. Her strengths lay in people and relationship management, critical thinking and delivering behaviour change projects with an innovative twist. She has been responsible for introducing compliance learning tailored to our significantly diverse employee base of over 12,000 and using her skills to create engagement for and roll out of 'Altogether Autism & Neurodiversity awareness programme at The Warehouse Group. She has shifted the way our team engages with learning, cultivating a continuous learning and development culture specific to their journey.
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J.R. Laffin is widely recognized as a leading dealmaker and talented public M&A lawyer. He advises on many of Canada’s most sophisticated and complex M&A transactions, offering strategic solutions and innovative approaches. J.R. was honoured in 2021 as a Top 10 M&A lawyer in Canada by a global news outlet for his leadership in high-profile transactions. He is known for his legal expertise, professionalism and collaborative approach helping clients complete industry-altering transactions. In addition to his distinguished legal presence, J.R. provides leadership as public M&A practice group head and is an active mentor to junior lawyers providing advice and support.
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Jack Goslett is a member of Aird & Berlis LLP’s Financial Services and Venture Finance Groups. Her practice focuses on debt financing, with an emphasis on domestic and cross-border lending transactions, including syndicated credit facilities, asset-based lending, acquisition financing matters, and venture debt transactions.
Jack’s clients consider her a thoughtful and strategic adviser. By drawing on her business background, she offers clear, actionable guidance on how to best structure commercial loan transactions and how to evaluate and understand the associated legal and business risks. In 2024, Jack was a recipient of Secured Finance Network’s prestigious 40 Under 40 Award.
Jack is deeply involved in community initiatives, especially when it comes to recognizing, mentoring, and celebrating women and diverse groups in the legal profession. Through her roles as Co-Chair of the Aird & Berlis Women’s Initiative and member of the firm’s Diversity & Inclusion Committee, she promotes inclusion and raises awareness through meaningful discussions and programming. Jack is particularly proud of her contributions to Young Women in Law, a not-for-profit dedicated to women lawyers, where she served as an Independent Director for the past four years and has become a sought-out mentor for many women in the legal community.