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.
On March 13, 2013 the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment proposed amendments to National Instrument 62-103 Early Warning System and Related Take-Over Bid and Insider Reporting Issues (NI 62-103) (Proposed Amendment). The objective of the Proposed Amendment is to provide greater transparency about…
The following is a brief summary reviewing crowdfunding and other capital raising prospectus exemptions proposed by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC). “Crowdfunding” refers to the process by which many investors of small amounts of funds come together to finance organizations with limited access to conventional…
Effective February 11, 2013, the Canadian Securities Administrators amended National Instrument 54-101 – Communication with Beneficial Owners of Securities of a Reporting Issuer (“NI 54-101”) and National Instrument 51-102 – Continuous Disclosure Obligations (“NI 51-102”) which introduced the “notice-and-access” procedure (described in more detail below),…