About Jeffrey A. Hart

Jeff is a business lawyer focusing on mergers and acquisitions, day-to-day commercial matters, corporate governance and structuring matters, reorganizations, and debt and equity financings. He is known for providing pragmatic advice to high-growth businesses, private equity groups, founders and entrepreneurs on their complex commercial and M&A needs in the middle market, including private financings other strategic transactions, whether at the start-up or operating stage of their business.

A collaborative practitioner, he regularly represents both buyers and sellers in his transactional practice in private and public asset and share transactions and related debt and equity financings and has a proven ability of bringing together parties with divergent interests. He represents a broad range of clients, from start-ups to multi-nationals, and across a broad spectrum of industries, including in the technology, food and beverage, manufacturing and natural resource sectors.

Jeff has also been recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as “One to Watch” in Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Corporate Law and Securities Law.

Year of Call

2018

Legal Recognition

•Best Lawyers in Canada: Ones to Watch, Mergers and & Acquisitions Law (2024-2026), Corporate Law (2025-2026) and Securities Law (2024-2026)

Pro Bono and Community Work

•Legal Advisor to the British Columbia Chamber of Commerce
•Mentor, Centre for Business Law, Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia
•Mentor, Canadian Bar Association

Publications and Presentations

•Author of “Escrow Agreements in Business Acquisitions” and co-author of “Closing Agendas” in Buying and Selling a Business: Annotated Precedents for Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia (May, 2025 Update).

In the News

Sponsorship

Farris Supports Pacific Autism Family Network

December 2, 2025

Announcements

Jeff Hart Appointed Legal Advisor to BC Chamber of Commerce

September 27, 2025

Recognition

61 Farris Lawyers Recognized in the 2026 Best Lawyers in Canada Directory

September 4, 2025

 

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Areas of Law

  • Other 8
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • Corporate & Commercial
    • Corporate Finance & Securities
    • Private Enterprise
    • Private Equity
    • Emerging Companies & Start-ups
    • Technology
    • Food, Beverage & Agribusiness

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Associate
    Firm Name
    Farris LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Representative Work: STEMCELL Technologies in its acquisition of SQZ Biotechnologies Company
    STEMCELL Technologies in its acquisition of Propagenix Inc.
    Universal Restoration Systems in its sale to Canstar Restorations
    Intrahealth Systems Limited in its sale to WELL Health Technologies Corp.
    Apri Insurance in its sale to People Corporation
    Diversified Royalty Corp. in its acquisition of trademarks
    royalty stream from Aimia Inc.
    Arbutus Biopharma Corporation in its strategic financing with Roivant Sciences Ltd.
    Stonemark Investments in its acquisition of Buckerfield's
    Real estate developer in its acquisition, re-finance
    joint development of Vancouver-based real property
    Intrinsyc Technologies in its sale to Lantronix Inc.
    Online furniture company in its sale to a private equity fund
    Various purchasers
    vendors in private
    public asset
    share transactions
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Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    2018, British Columbia Bar
    Memberships

    Affiliations

    •Member of the Association for Corporate Growth, BC Chapter
    •Member of the Law Society of British Columbia
    •Member of the Canadian Bar Association

  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of British Columbia
    Class of 2017
    J.D.
    Business Law Concentration
    Other Education
    University of British Columbia
    Class of 2011
    B.A.

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Pacific Centre South, 25th Floor, 700 W Georgia StreetVancouver, BC V7Y 1B3Canada

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  • What year was this attorney first admitted to the bar?
    Jeffrey A. Hart was admitted in 2018 to the State of British Columbia.
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    Farris LLP has 97 attorneys at this location.
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    Jeffrey A. Hart attended University of British Columbia.
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    Farris LLP was established in 1903.