Advanced Securities 2026: Series
Course Date: June 11, 2026
Total: 5h 55min
Course Date: June 11, 2026
Thursday, June 11, 2026
Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)
Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Cory Kent — McMillan LLP, Vancouver
Fred R. Pletcher — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Securities Case Law Update (9:10 – 10:10)
Cory Kent — McMillan LLP, Vancouver
Fred R. Pletcher — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Regulatory Update: TMX Update (10:10 – 10:40)
Charlotte Bell — Senior Policy Counsel, TMX Group, Vancouver
Joseph van Sickle — Senior Listings Manager, TSX Listings, Toronto Stock Exchange, Vancouver
BREAK (10:40 – 10:55)
Ontario Securities Commission Update (10:55 – 11:55)
Jordan Lavi — Senior Legal Counsel, Department of Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Finance Division, Ontario Securities Commission, Toronto
Adeline Lee — Senior Legal Counsel, Department of Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Finance Division, Ontario Securities Commission, Toronto
David Mendicino — Associate Vice President, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Finance Division, Ontario Securities Commission, Toronto
United States Update (11:55 – 12:25)
Christian Kurtz — Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, New York
Closing Remarks (12:25 – 12:30)
Cory Kent — McMillan LLP, Vancouver
Fred R. Pletcher — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)
Raymond Lee — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Cory Kent — McMillan LLP, Vancouver
Fred R. Pletcher — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Life Offerings and WKSI (9:10 –10:10)
Salvador Pimentel — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Shareholder Interest Agreements and Public Companies (10:10 – 11:10)
Steven McKoen, KC — Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
BREAK (11:10 – 11:25)
Conflicts of Interest and Director Independence (11:25 – 12:25)
Paul D. Davis — McMillan LLP, Toronto
Closing Remarks (12:25 – 12:30)
Cory Kent — McMillan LLP, Vancouver
Fred R. Pletcher — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
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