Program Chairs:
Anthony O'Brien,
Siskinds LLP (Toronto)
Christopher Yung,
Lenczner Slaght (Toronto)
Your favourite annual securities program is back with the updates you need on the latest trends and topics in securities litigation. The 15th Annual Securities Symposium will feature fresh faces discussing new developments and emerging issues in securities litigation, with a particular focus on evolving technologies, including artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency.
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Faculty Includes:
Michael L. Byers, Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP
Vincent W. DeMarco, Berger Montague (Canada) PC
Maureen Doherty, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Raphael Eghan, Dentons Canada LLP
Doug Fenton, Bennett Jones LLP
Robert Fischer, Whitelaw Twining
James Gibson, Naymark Law
Samantha Gordon, McMillan LLP
Aneka Jiwaji, McEwan Cooper Kirkpatrick LLP
Masiel Matus, Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP
Andrew Max, Addario Law Group LLP
Katherine McBrearty, Ontario Securities Commission, Governance & Tribunal Secretariat
Robert Patton, NERA
Matthew Scott, Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP
Matthew W. Taylor, Sotos Class Actions
Madeleine Worndl, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
1:00 – 1:05
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Anthony O'Brien, Siskinds LLP
1:05 – 1:55
Developments in Securities Class Actions
Vincent W. DeMarco, Berger Montague (Canada) PC
Samantha Gordon, McMillan LLP
Robert Patton, NERA
Matthew W. Taylor, Sotos Class Actions
Moderator: Anthony O'Brien, Siskinds LLP
1:55 – 3:00
Regulatory and Enforcement Update
Katherine McBrearty, Ontario Securities Commission, Governance & Tribunal Secretariat
Michael L. Byers, Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP
Maureen Doherty, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
James Gibson, Naymark Law
Matthew Scott, Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP
Moderators: Mark E. Bailey, Ontario Securities Commission (Enforcement Branch)
Jenna Green, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
3:00 – 3:15
Break
3:15 – 4:05
Hot topics: Cutting Edge Issues You Might Have Missed!
Raphael Eghan, Dentons Canada LLP
Masiel Matus, Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP
Andrew Max, Addario Law Group LLP
Madeleine Worndl, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
Moderator: Jason Roberts, McEwan Partners LLP
4:05 – 4:55
Cryptocurrency: Promises and Pitfalls
Doug Fenton, Bennett Jones LLP
Robert Fischer, Whitelaw Twining
Aneka Jiwaji, McEwan Cooper Kirkpatrick LLP
Moderator: Christopher Yung, Lenczner Slaght
4:55 – 5:00
Closing Remarks
Christopher Yung, Lenczner Slaght