Teddy Nikolaou

Associate Admitted to the Ontario Bar: 2025

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  • Bio
  • Awards & Recognition
  • Professional Involvement
  • Representative Matters
  • Selected Publications
  • Insights
  • Education

Teddy brings a business-minded approach to his legal practice, shaped by hands-on experience in finance, entrepreneurship and client service. He thrives in the fast-paced world of business law, where each transaction demands both sound legal judgment and timely decision-making. Teddy is committed to building strong client relationships and ensuring they feel supported throughout every stage of a deal.

Teddy is a member of the firm’s Capital Markets Group. His practice focuses on public and private company financings and mergers and acquisitions. Teddy also advises on cross-border capital markets transactions, helping a wide range of clients navigate sophisticated, multi-jurisdictional matters.

Teddy joined Aird & Berlis as an associate after summering and articling at the firm.

Awards & Recognition

  • Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Prize in Business Associations, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2024
  • Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Prize, Osgoode Hall Law School, awarded for academic achievement in business law, 2024
  • Honourable F.H. Barlow Scholarship, Osgoode Hall Law School, awarded for academic achievement in business and commercial law, 2024

Professional Involvement

Community Involvement

  • Held student leadership roles as Secretary of the Osgoode Security Law Association, Executive Team Member of Osgoode’s Panhellenic Association and Deputy Sports Editor for Obiter Dicta, Osgoode Hall Law School’s student-run newspaper
  • Co-Founder, NuTable, a mobile app aimed at digitizing the restaurant experience

Representative Matters

Represented Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX:AP.UN) in its $400-million offering of senior unsecured debentures in two series.

Selected Publications

Co-Author, "Not So Fast: Ontario Court Weighs In on Earnout Acceleration Clauses," Aird & Berlis LLP, Capital Markets Bulletin, August 19, 2025.

Co-Author, "Canadian Securities Regulators Announce Changes to Support Capital-Raising Efforts," Aird & Berlis LLP, Capital Markets Bulletin, May 13, 2025.

Education

  • JD, Osgoode Hall Law School, 2024
  • B.Comm. (with High Distinction), University of Toronto, 2020