Walied Soliman

Walied Soliman is the Chair of Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP and co-founder of its globally acclaimed Special Situations team. He is widely regarded as one of the leading lawyers in his field internationally. Mr. Soliman has been involved in some of the most significant and complex M&A transactions and proxy battles in Canada, advising buyers and sellers, boards, hostile bidders, and shareholder activists. Mr. Soliman is listed among Canada’s top-performing M&A practitioners in the Lexpert Special Edition Finance and M&A 2025. He has been continuously recognized by the world’s leading legal rankings, including Chambers Global, International Financial Law Review 1000, Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyers, Best Lawyers in Canada, Chambers Canada, and Legal 500 Canada. Mr. Soliman has been featured in The Globe and Mail's Report on Business Magazine Power 50 list and has been designated a "Star Lawyer" by Acritas for ranking in the top 28 lawyers globally. Mr. Soliman was mandated by the government of Ontario to chair its Capital Markets Modernization Taskforce, a year long effort resulting in dozens of consequential recommendations to strengthen Canada’s capital markets. Appointed to the Order of Ontario in 2025, Mr. Soliman was recognized for his community service and chosen by the United Nations Association in Canada to be its Global Citizen Laureate. He is the chair of the Board of the Toronto SickKids Hospital Foundation and sits on the boards of Toronto Metropolitan University as well as the BlackNorth Initiative.