CLE Online

Welcome and Introduction

Geoffrey M. Sherrott — Edwards, Kenny & Bray LLP, Vancouver

Financial Statement Essentials

• what you need to know about the changeover to IFRS
• the most common financial statement and MD&A deficiencies and how to help your clients to avoid them
• financial statement requirements for business combinations, with practical examples

Alan Mayede, CA — Senior Securities Analyst, Corporate Finance, British Columbia Securities Commission, Vancouver
Larissa M. Streu — Senior Legal Counsel, Corporate Finance, British Columbia Securities Commission, Vancouver

Drafting Securities Documents

• what the “plain” in “true, true and plain disclosure” means
• tips to help you create documents everyone will want to use as precedents
• traps to avoid when drafting

Geoffrey M. Sherrott — Edwards, Kenny & Bray LLP, Vancouver

Networking Break

Corporate Governance: The Framework

Michael L. Lee — Lawson Lundell LLP, Vancouver

Corporate Governance: Best Practices

• beyond the audit committee—compensation committee? nominating committee? governance committee?
• written board mandates
• code of business conduct and ethics

Katherine H. Tang — Boughton Law Corporation, Vancouver
Robert F. White — Boughton Law Corporation, Vancouver

Lunch (on your own)

Due Diligence

• the due diligence process
• public and private company review
• non-corporate due diligence and foreign jurisdictions

Warren Beil — Pathway Capital Ltd., Vancouver

Networking Break

Plans of Arrangement

• overview of key concepts and documents
• tips and tricks for staying organized

Lucy H. Schilling — DuMoulin Black LLP, Vancouver

TSX/V Filings: Filing Tips and Helpful Hints

• private placements
• stock option plans
• other TSX/V common filings

Zafar Khan — Policy Counsel, Listed Issuer Services, TSX Venture Exchange, Vancouver