Program Chairs:
Sean K. Boyle,
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Maureen C. Doherty,
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Sonja Pavic,
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
This program is hosted by the
Securities Litigation Practice Group.
Your favourite annual securities program is back with the updates you need on the latest trends and topics in securities litigation.
The Eleventh Annual Securities Symposium will feature fresh faces discussing new developments and emerging issues in securities litigation.
You will also have the opportunity to network with colleagues, including our Securities Litigation Practice Group Leaders.
Topics Include:
- Keynote: fireside chat with OSC Vice-Chair Wendy Berman
- Perspectives on the personal liability of directors and officers
- Trends and hot topics in the cannabis industry
- Shareholder activism and litigation in the energy sector
- Facts vs. Opinions: When are they Misleading?
- Recent developments in securities class actions
*Due to current concerns with COVID-19, we will be offering this program fully remotely via webcast only.
Please review the system requirements to view a Zoom event here.
Faculty Includes:
George N. Bauer, Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP
Dan Block, Goodmans LLP
David Conklin, Goodmans LLP
Joseph A. Fonti, Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP
Alexandra Grishanova, Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP
Brad Heys, NERA Economic Consulting
Faiz Lalani, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Christy Lee, Dentons Canada LLP
Eric Morgan, Kushneryk Morgan LLP
Golnaz Nayerahmadi, Rochon Genova LLP
Kelly Osaka, Dentons Canada LLP
Christopher Selby, Cassels
Graham Splawski, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Stephanie Voudouris, Cassels
1:00 – 1:05
Welcome and Introduction
Sean K. Boyle, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
1:05 – 1:35
Keynote Presentation: Fireside Chat with OSC Vice-Chair Wendy Berman
From securities litigator to Vice-Chair for the regulator. Hear directly from Vice-Chair Berman, in conversation with TAS Securities Litigation Practice Group Chair Sean Boyle.
Wendy Berman, Vice-Chair, Ontario Securities Commission
Moderator: Sean K. Boyle, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
1:35 – 2:00
Perspectives on the Personal Liability of Directors and Officers in Securities Litigation
A primer on common claims, defences and practical considerations in litigation against individual officers and directors.
Alexandra Grishanova, Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP
Eric Morgan, Kushneryk Morgan LLP
Moderator: Sonja Pavic, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
2:00 – 2:10
Networking Break
2:10 – 2:35
Trends and Hot Topics in the Cannabis Industry
The latest on cannabis-related class actions and compliance issues, including Miller v. FSD Pharma, Inc., Earle v. CannTrust Holdings Inc., Gowanlock v. Auxly Cannabis Group Inc., Hapreet v. Cronos Group Inc., CSA Notices 51-359 and 51-357, and more.
Brad Heys, NERA Economic Consulting
Christopher Selby, Cassels
Stephanie Voudouris, Cassels
Moderator: Maureen C. Doherty, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
2:35 – 3:00
Shareholder Activism and Securities Litigation in the Oil and Gas Sector
Updates on significant developments in the oil and gas sector torn from the headlines, including shareholder activism and securities litigation involving ExxonMobil, Chevron and Royal Dutch Shell.
Christy Lee, Dentons Canada LLP
Kelly Osaka, Dentons Canada LLP
Moderator: Sean K. Boyle, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
3:00 – 3:25
Facts vs. Opinions: When are they Misleading?
Canadian and US perspectives on the critical distinction between fact and opinion in making disclosure decisions and evaluating them, and the significant role judgment plays in this process.
George N. Bauer, Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP
Dan Block, Goodmans LLP
David Conklin, Goodmans LLP
Joseph A. Fonti, Bleichmar Fonti & Auld LLP
Moderator: Sonja Pavic, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
3:25 – 3:35
Networking Break
3:55 – 4:30
Recent Developments in Securities Class Actions
A pan-Canadian update on key developments in securities class actions, including the first decision on the merits in a secondary market class action in Wong v. Pretium Resources Inc. and more.
Faiz Lalani, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
Golnaz Nayerahmadi, Rochon Genova LLP
Graham Splawski, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Moderator: Maureen C. Doherty, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
4:30
Closing Remarks
Sonja Pavic, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP