About Franziska Ruf

Franziska Ruf is a partner at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg (Davies) who advises on Canadian and international public and private acquisitions, divestitures, securities issuances, investments and joint ventures. She frequently advises domestic and foreign corporations, private equity firms, pension funds and financial advisers on public and private cross-border M&A. Known for her expertise in corporate governance, Franziska regularly advises boards of directors, special committees, senior management and shareholders on a wide range of transactions, public disclosure issues and corporate governance matters. Franziska is a director of Saputo Inc., La Fondation Le Chaînon and The Institute of Corporate Directors, Québec Chapter. She is also a member of Davies’s Management Committee.