Advanced Securities 2026: Series


Course Date: June 11, 2026

Full Course Materials
Total: 5h 55min

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