Bernard Pinsky, Q.C. in the Latest Issue of BC Business Magazine
Our Capital Markets, Securities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Co-Chair, Bernard Pinsky was quoted in the April 2019 BC Business Magazine article “The Promised Land: B.C. is ... Continued
Canada to Regulate Crypto-Asset Trading Platforms
On March 14, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) published the consultation paper Joint Canadian Securities Administrators/Investment ... Continued
Best Lawyers in Canada 2019
Congratulations to our 21 CW lawyers on being peer-selected for the 13th edition of Best Lawyers in Canada 2019: Aaron Singer, Alex Petrenko, Amy Mortimore, Bernard Pinsky, Q.C., Brent Meckling, Chris Ramsay, Darren Donnelly, David ... Continued
Canadian Securities Regulators Consider Most ICOs and Tokens as Securities, Subject to Prospectus
CSA staff (“CSA”) on June 11, 2018 issued CSA Staff Notice 46-308, Securities Law Implications for Offerings of Tokens (’46-308”). 46-308 was intended to respond ... Continued
BCSC Eases Rules for Securities Issued to Non-Residents
On October 31, 2017, the British Columbia Securities Commission (“BCSC”) revoked and replaced BC Instrument 72-503 Distribution of Securities outside British Columbia (BCI 72-503). BCI ... Continued
Raising capital and creating access to North American markets for Israeli startups
Israel has emerged as a leading market of high-tech, bio-tech and cyber security startups looking to go public, which comes with a wealth of potential. ... Continued
Canadian Securities Regulators take Position on Cryptocurrencies
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), a body comprised of the securities regulators from Canada’s ten provinces and three territories, has finally taken a position on ... Continued
Vikram Dhir opens the Toronto Stock Exchange with Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust
Vikram Dhir is in Toronto today to open the market for the Toronto Stock Exchange with our client, Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust to celebrate ... Continued
We acted for Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust in closing its $230 million bought deal
We acted for Pure Industrial Real Estate Trust (TSX: AAR.UN) in closing its public offering of 35,937,500 Class A trust units, on a bought-deal basis, ... Continued
We acted for Pure Multi-Family REIT LP in closing $92 million bought deal
We acted for Pure Multi-Family REIT LP (TSXV: RUF.U, RUF.UN, RUF.DB.U; OTCQX: PMULF) in closing its public offering of 10,281,000 Class A units, on a ... Continued
OSC Orders Cancellation of Private Placement Shares Issued to Bolster Management Support
In a decision rendered June 16, 2017, the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) ordered that private placement shares issued in March 2017 had to be cancelled, ... Continued
Proposed Canadian Prospectus Exemption Allows Restricted Foreign Securities to be Resold on Foreign Exchanges
On June 29, 2017, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment proposed amendments to National Instrument 45-102 Resale of Securities (NI 45-102) that would introduce a ... Continued