Geena is an Associate in the Business Law Group in Vancouver. She advises private and public company clients on corporate and commercial transactions including domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance transactions. She represents clients in various industries, including technology, mining, retail, private equity and financial services.

Geena’s recent representative transactions include advising:

• Blue Wolf Capital Partners in connection with its C$1.2 billion acquisition of LOGISTEC Corporation
• Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. in connection with its formation of a joint venture with Giampaolo Group for US$700 million to manufacture and market recycled aluminum products, specifically with respect to negotiating and drafting key commercial agreements
• Taseko Mines Limited in its acquisition of a 100% interest in Cariboo Copper Corp. in respect of the Gibraltar Mine
• Kadant Inc. in connection with its approximately US$156 million acquisition of Key Knife Inc., a global supplier of engineered knife systems for wood product industries
• Timbercreek Financial Corporation, a TSX-listed mortgage investment corporation, in public offerings of convertible debentures and its at-the-market equity offering program
• Seacliff Holdings Ltd. in its acquisition of Mazzei Electric Ltd., a provider of electrical systems services
• PRT Growing Services Ltd. in connection with various sales and acquisitions of companies in the seed and forestry sector

Geena obtained her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of British Columbia in 2016 and her Juris Doctor from Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia in 2019. While attending law school, Geena was the recipient of several awards including course prizes for academic achievement in contracts and real estate transactions.

Geena was called to the bar in British Columbia in 2020. She is a member of the Law Society of British Columbia and the Canadian Bar Association.