Securitites Fundamentals 2024: Legal Opinions
Course Date: November 27, 2024
Total: 2h 55min
Total Ethics: 34min
Securitites Fundamentals 2024: Legal Opinions
Course Date: November 27, 2024
Total: 2h 55min
Total Ethics: 34min
Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:05)
Genevieve Chang — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Lucy H. Schilling — Cozen O'Connor LLP, Vancouver
A Primer on Legal Opinions in Securities Practice (9:05 – 9:15)
- what is a legal opinion?
- why are legal opinions needed and when are they given?
Lucy H. Schilling — Cozen O'Connor LLP, Vancouver
Preliminary Steps in Preparing a Legal Opinion (9:15 – 9:25)
- what are the components of an opinion?
- due diligence and supporting documentation
Lucy H. Schilling — Cozen O'Connor LLP, Vancouver
Corporate Opinions (9:25 – 9:45)
- purpose of corporate opinions
- structure of corporate opinions
- common corporate opinions
- due diligence and supporting documentation
Nafeesa Valli-Hasham — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Private Placement Opinions (9:45 – 10:05)
- purpose of private placement opinions
- structure of private placement opinions
- common private placement opinions
- due diligence and supporting documentation
Nafeesa Valli-Hasham — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Public Offering Opinions (10:05 – 10:25)
- documents in public offering (vs private placement)
- language differences (recitals, issuance)
- resale
Ruby Chan — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Q & A (10:25 – 10:35)
M. Joanna Cameron — Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Vancouver
Ruby Chan — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Lucy H. Schilling — Cozen O'Connor LLP, Vancouver
Nafeesa Valli-Hasham — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
BREAK (10:35 – 10:45)
Local Counsel Opinions (10:45 – 11:05)
- differences in scope of review and qualifying language dealing with review and preparation of documents
- other assumptions and language differences that underscore local counsel role
- process and due diligence
Ruby Chan — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Special Considerations and Other Contexts (11:05 – 11:25)
- charity flow through
- trust indentures
- stock exchange opinions
- title opinions
- multi-jurisdiction concerns
M. Joanna Cameron — Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Vancouver
Supporting Materials (11:25 – 11:45)
- officers' certificates
- certificates of incumbency
- good standing
- reporting issuers list
- transfer agent
M. Joanna Cameron — Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Vancouver
Practice Management Roundtable (11:45 – 12:15)
- common firm practices on opinion sign-off
- client perception/communications/relations
M. Joanna Cameron — Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Vancouver
Ruby Chan — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Lucy H. Schilling — Cozen O'Connor LLP, Vancouver
Nafeesa Valli-Hasham — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Q & A and Closing Remarks (12:15 – 12:30)
M. Joanna Cameron — Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Vancouver
Ruby Chan — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Lucy H. Schilling — Cozen O'Connor LLP, Vancouver
Nafeesa Valli-Hasham — DLA Piper (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
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Slides: Primer on Legal Opinions
Handout: Term Sheet re Fact Pattern
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