Atoussa Mahmoudpour

Chair, Canadian Life Sciences & Technology

Vancouver

(604) 674-9170

(604) 674-9245

Recent News:

Atoussa Mahmoudpour named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women by WXN

Her leadership skills and commitment to thrive have led her to be recognized as one of WXN’s Top 100 award recipient in the Professionals category in 2021 and 2023. Atoussa has also been recognized by The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners and was the winner of the Western Canada General Counsel, Tomorrow's Leader Award in 2022.

Atoussa is a corporate and commercial lawyer, concentrating on mergers and acquisitions in the life sciences and pharmaceuticals, technology, mining, communication, and media and entertainment industries. In addition to providing transactional and commercial support, Atoussa also provides industry-focused advice on privacy and regulatory compliance. Her clients benefit from her experience in complex cross-border corporate and commercial transactions involving M&A, data privacy, and regulatory compliance across Europe, North America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

Before joining the firm, Atoussa served as of counsel with a leading global law firm, advising clients on corporate M&A and general and commercial matters while providing industry-focused advice. Before that, she was the chief legal officer and chief privacy officer with a multi-billion dollar company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. There, she developed relationships with regulatory bodies in the United States and Canada and advised on public company reporting obligations, corporate governance best practices, compliance matters, and cross-border capital markets and M&A transactions.

Atoussa has been recognized by her peers in Legal 500 International and Chambers and Partners and has been awarded the Western Canada General Counsel Tomorrow's Leader Award and Canada’s Top 100 Most Powerful Women WXN Award. She is a fluent English, French, and Farsi speaker.

News

Atoussa Mahmoudpour named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women by WXN

October 30, 2023

Her leadership skills and commitment to thrive have led her to be recognized as one of WXN’s Top 100 award recipient in the Professionals category in 2021 and 2023. Atoussa has also been recognized by The Legal 500 and Chambers & Partners and was the winner of the Western Canada General Counsel, Tomorrow's Leader Award in 2022.

Cozen O’Connor Picks Attorney Atoussa Mahmoudpour to Lead its New Canadian Life Sciences & Technology Practice

July 24, 2023

Atoussa Mahmoudpour has joined its North American Corporate Law group and will chair its new Canadian Life Sciences & Technology practice.

Events & Seminars

Past Events

Health Law 2024

December 05, 2023 - Philadelphia, PA

Education

  • University of Buckingham, LL.B., 2008
  • University of British Columbia, B.A., 2002

Awards & Honors

Tomorrow's Leader Award: Western Canada's General Counsel Awards, 2022

Canada's Most Influential Lawyers Finalist: The Canadian Lawyer Magazine, 2022

Deal Making Finalist: Canada's General Counsel Awards, 2022

Canada's Top 100 Most Powerful Women: WXN Top Awards, 2021

Rising Star, Legal 500 International, 2020

Next Generation Lawyers, Legal 500 International, 2019

Ranked in Business Law Chambers and Partners, 2019

  • British Columbia
  • Ontario

Canadian Bar Association

Law Society of British Columbia

Law Society of Ontario