Securities & Public Companies

Whether raising money in the capital markets or arranging debt financing, it is essential to be supported by legal advisers who have deep knowledge of all forms of financing methods and their implementation.

WeirFoulds assists public and private corporations, financial institutions and growth-oriented businesses with raising money in the Canadian and U.S. capital markets. We have extensive experience assisting clients with initial public offerings, secondary offerings, private placements, and alternative financing methods. We also assist clients with public debt issuances, shelf prospectus offerings and debt programmes. In addition, we serve as ongoing counsel to numerous clients, providing advice on securities compliance in areas such as trading, registration, disclosure and settlement.

Our securities litigation team has extensive experience in dealing with various securities regulators in both compliance and enforcement proceedings, including the Ontario Securities Commission, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada, the Financial Services Commission of Ontario and the Mutual Fund Dealers Association of Canada. Our comprehensive securities litigation practice includes the defense of professional negligence and breach of fiduciary duty actions, class actions, shareholder actions, and other securities-related civil proceedings.

We take a multi-disciplinary approach to our securities files, engaging our corporate, securities, tax, commercial and regulatory experts as necessary to ensure our clients receive excellent advice that is tailored to their needs.