We offer comprehensive Securities Law services to meet your corporate finance, governance, and investment needs:
Private Placements & Prospectus Exemptions
We advise companies on private offerings, including those exempt under NI 45-106. Our lawyers draft offering memoranda, investor agreements, and manage Form 45-106F1 filings with the OSC. If you’re an early-stage business or growth company looking to raise funds, our corporate lawyer near me services ensure your offering is fully compliant.
We also assist foreign private issuers in accessing Canadian markets and ensure full alignment with Ontario securities law and regulatory exemptions, avoiding costly enforcement actions. Our understanding of securities law compliance frameworks and capital-raising trends positions us as one of the best securities law firms serving clients in Ontario.
Initial Public Offerings (IPOs)
Planning an IPO in Ontario? Our team provides full legal support, including prospectus drafting, OSC submissions, underwriting agreements, and NI 41-101 compliance. We also prepare your organization for continuous disclosure requirements under NI 51-102.
We guide clients through pre-IPO restructuring, share capital alignment, investor relations compliance, and dual listing strategy. For foreign issuers entering the Toronto Stock Exchange, we bridge gaps between international rules and Ontario securities law to avoid offering delays.
Corporate Governance & Compliance
Our Corporate Compliance Lawyers help businesses establish internal controls, draft board charters, form audit committees, and manage insider trading policies. We provide legal training to directors and officers on fiduciary duties and OSC disclosure requirements.
This includes help with diversity reporting under Form 58-101F1, whistleblower policy creation, and conflict of interest disclosures. Our lawyers also draft corporate compliance and ethics lawyer handbooks tailored to your sector.
Continuous Disclosure & Insider Reporting
We ensure timely filing of quarterly and annual reports, material change reports, and insider trading disclosures, including Form 58-101F1, Form 3/4/5, and insider reporting obligations under NI 55-104.
Our services include monitoring SEDI filings, drafting news releases in accordance with OSC guidelines, preparing MD&A and AIF disclosures, and advising on selective disclosure risks. We also provide board-level briefings on OSC’s evolving disclosure landscape.
Mergers, Acquisitions & Going Private Transactions
Whether you’re acquiring a target company, planning a reorganization, or executing a going-private deal, our securities attorneys ensure compliance with securities disclosure rules, takeover bid rules, and governance standards in Ontario.
We also advise on continuous disclosure post-acquisition, material change triggers, and OSC pre-clearance matters. Whether friendly or hostile, each transaction is reviewed for compliance with Ontario securities law.
Executive Compensation & Equity Incentive Plans
We draft and review executive compensation packages, stock option plans, deferred share units (DSUs), and performance share units (PSUs). We ensure alignment with OSC, TSX, and Ontario securities law rules, including shareholder approval requirements and disclosure obligations under Form 51-102F6.
