Evan Woodley
About Evan Woodley
Evan Woodley is the Senior Legal Counsel at Wealthsimple, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He has extensive experience in legal roles and holds a Doctor of Law from the University of Toronto.
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Evan Woodley is currently the Senior Legal Counsel at Wealthsimple, a position he has held since 2023. His role is conducted remotely from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Professional Experience
Evan Woodley has amassed a comprehensive legal background. Before his current position, he served as Legal Counsel at Wealthsimple from 2020 to 2023. He also held a temporary role as a Lawyer (Secondment) at Wealthsimple for seven months in 2020. Prior to joining Wealthsimple, he worked at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP as an Associate for four months in 2020 and as an Articling Student from 2019 to 2020. He initially joined Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP as a Summer Law Student in 2018. Evan has also contributed as a Tenant Housing Division Caseworker at Downtown Legal Services from 2017 to 2019.
Educational Background
Evan Woodley holds a Doctor of Law (JD) degree from the University of Toronto, completed between 2016 and 2019. Additionally, he earned a Master's degree in Experimental Medicine and a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Life Sciences from Queen's University. His educational tenure at Queen's University spanned from 2009 to 2016.
Roles in Academia
During his time at Queen's University, Evan Woodley held dual roles as a Graduate Teaching Assistant and Graduate Research Assistant between 2014 and 2016. These roles allowed him to gain in-depth academic and research experience.