Barbara has practiced in the securities and corporate areas for nearly 30 years, including with a leading international law firm, a leading national law firm, a Vancouver based boutique securities law firm, as senior legal counsel with the Ontario Securities Commission and, for the last 14 years, her own boutique law firm. As a former regulator and experienced securities lawyer, Barbara brings a special combination of skills and abilities to assist her clients.
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has overturned a prior OSC ruling and has issued a receipt for the final prospectus of the Bitcoin Fund (the Fund). The Manager of the Fund (3iQ Corp.) announced in…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), along with its participating jurisdictions, is conducting a review of Automatic Securities Disposition Plans (ASDPs). ASDPs allow insiders to carry out preplanned sales of securities of an issuer through an…
The Government of Ontario’s Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) has completed its review of key elements of Ontario business law and is now requesting input from stakeholders. The proposed changes include amendments to…
On October 2, 2019, the Government of British Columbia introduced proposed legislation that would provide a sweeping set of updates to existing provincial securities law, Bill 33 – 2019, the Securities Amendment Act, 2019 (the…
The TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) has announced amendments (the Amendments) to its Corporate Finance Manual (the Manual) to reduce the frequency by which directors, officers, promoters, and other insiders (individuals) have to submit a Form…
The newly-created Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA), has announced a standardized approach to guidance (the New Approach), replacing the legacy systems it had inherited from its predecessor regulatory bodies. This change had come…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), along with its participating jurisdictions, have published Notice and Request for Comment Proposed Amendments to National Instrument 52-108 Auditor Oversight and Proposed Changes to Companion Policy 52-108 Auditor Oversight (together,…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), along with its participating jurisdictions, have published Amendments to NI-31-103, Registration Requirements, Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations, and to its allied companion policy, CP-31-103 (together, the Amendments). The Amendments once…
As part of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Ontario’s mandate was the new regulator’s introduction of Principles Based Regulation (PBR), representing a marked shift from previous provincial regulatory regimes. The PBR approach integrates…
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), along with its participating jurisdictions, have published Multilateral Staff Notice, 58-311, Report on Fifth Staff Review of Disclosure Regarding Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions (the Report). In…