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 securities commissions in Alberta, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan (“Participating Jurisdictions”) are amending National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions (“NI 45-106”) in respect of the offering memorandum exemption in section 2.9 of…
The securities commissions in Manitoba, Ontario, Québec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (“Participating Jurisdictions”) are publishing in final form Multilateral Instrument 45-108 Crowdfunding (“MI 45-108”), which includes a crowdfunding prospectus exemption and a registration framework…
The Business Law Section of the OBA has appointed Barbara as the Co-Chair of the Securities Committee. The Securities Committee covers all aspects of securities laws and is made up of securities law experts from…
On March 31, 2015, the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published, for a 90 day comment period, proposed amendments to Multilateral Instrument 62-104 Take-Over Bids and Issuer Bids (“MI 62-104”) and changes to National Policy 62-203 Take-Over Bids and…
Effective May 5, 2015 the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) introduced a friends and business associates prospectus exemption (“FFBA Exemption”) to allow issuers (other than investment funds) to raise capital from their networks of family, close…
The securities commissions in British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Québec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia (“participating jurisdictions”) have adopted a new registration and prospectus exemption (“start-up crowdfunding exemption”) that allows start-up and early stage companies to…
From National Magazine: Legal Insights and Practice Trends – a magazine published by the Canadian Bar Association”Barbara Hendrickson was ahead of the pack when she founded BAX Securities Law in Toronto in 2012 and started…
New Rules on using the Accredited Investor Exemption May 5, 2015On February 19, 2015 the Canadian Securities Administrators (“CSA”) published guidance that clarified how the accredited investor exemption in National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus Exemptions (“NI 45-106”)…
Prospectors & Developers Association of CanadaInternational Convention Trade Show & Investors Exchange March 3, 2015 Chair Barbara Hendrickson, CEO Securities Partner BAX Securities LawCapital Markets Open Program: How can we get risk capital back?The Capital Markets…
The Canadian Securities Administrator’s announced certain changes to the accredited investor exemption on February 19, 2015 (effective May 5, 2015). The changes require, among other things, that issuers selling under the accredited investor exemption include…