Naomi Morisawa De Koven is an experienced business and financing lawyer based in Ottawa, Ontario and the founder of Morisawa De Koven Professional Corporation.  Naomi works regularly with management and founders on issues relating to employee-shareholder-investor relations, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, technology transfer, and other commercial arrangements.   

Naomi speaks regularly at conferences and private meetings on topics relating to small and medium-sized businesses.  Her recent accomplishments include re-appointment to the Ontario Securities Commission’s Small Business Advisory Committee for a second two-year term and receipt of the Ottawa Business Journal's Forty under 40 award.  She is also a director of Calotto Capital Inc. (TSXV: TTO.P) and StrataVest Capital Inc., vice-chair of Volunteer Ottawa, and a director and corporate secretary of a number of private companies.  Naomi co-founded FUN for Tech Women, a not-for-profit organization which supports women in becoming leaders in technology and other knowledge-based industries by providing enlightening, motivational and fun opportunities to build and strengthen valuable networks.     

Naomi was a Toronto-based partner at a national law firm prior to moving to Ottawa.  Naomi earned her LL.B. at the University of Toronto and her B.A. from McGill University. She was called to the Ontario Bar in 1995.

E-mail:  naomi@businesslawadvice.com    Direct line: (613) 301-6156