Greg Harnish

SkyCounsel Member

Greg has over 20+ years of legal experience, including over 15 years spent in-house. He is a true general counsel, having advised internal clients on matters ranging from basic operational contracts to fundamental strategic transactions and high-stakes litigation.

Greg’s in-house experience includes lead roles in The Stronach Group, a family office and asset manager, and Anson Funds, a hedge fund manager, and transactional counsel for Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, a leading Canadian institutional investor. Prior to moving in-house, Greg was a partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP.

Greg has extensive experience across regulated industries, including Canadian and US securities regulation, and has managed operational and transactional matters across the globe. He has advised with respect to corporate commercial matters, corporate governance, structuring, regulatory approval processes, regulatory enforcement, and a wide range of litigation. He has managed relationships with dozens of external legal counsel, domestic and overseas, to ensure that his clients receive value for their legal spend.

Greg is a voracious fiction reader and music lover. Given the opportunity, he will always have a new recommendation for you!

Expertise

2003

Graduated from Dalhousie Law School as valedictorian

2004

Spent five weeks trekking in the Indian Himalayas post-articling

2010

First moved in-house with Ontario Teachers’

2011

First child arrived, life changes completely

2012

Lead internal counsel for Teachers’ on the unsolicited, then negotiated, bid for the TMX Group by the Maple Group

2015

Second child arrived, didn’t realize things could be even busier

2020-2022

Managed the legal needs of an operating business through the pandemic, bought far too many LP records online

2025

Formed DTH General Counsel Services and joined the SkyCounsel Team