OSC Announces New Securities Proceedings Advisory Committee Members
TORONTO, Jan. 31, 2017 /CNW/ - The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is pleased to announce the updated membership of the Securities Proceedings Advisory Committee (SPAC).
The SPAC is an advisory committee to the Office of the Secretary to the Commission which provides comment and advice on a variety of policy and procedural initiatives relating to proceedings before the Commission's administrative tribunal.
The committee consists of 10 to 12 members who are members in good standing of the Law Society of Upper Canada and who are currently practising, or have within the last three years practised, in the area of securities litigation. Members serve staggered, three-year terms.
The Office of the Secretary would like to thank the SPAC members whose terms expired in January 2017, for their valuable contributions.
The incoming members of SPAC are:
| Andrea Burke |
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP |
| Andrew Gray |
Torys LLP |
| Jessica Kimmel |
Goodmans LLP |
| Shara Roy |
Lenczner Slaght LLP |
| Usman Sheikh |
Gowling WLG |
The continuing members are:
| Wendy Berman |
Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP |
| Alexander Cobb |
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP |
| Emily Cole |
Miller Thomson LLP |
| Linda Fuerst |
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP |
| Paul LeVay |
Stockwoods LLP |
| Melissa MacKewn |
Crawley MacKewn Brush LLP |
| Janice L. Wright |
Wright Temelini LLP |
The following Staff of the Enforcement Branch of the Commission are members of the SPAC:
| Johanna Superina |
Deputy Director, Enforcement, OSC |
| Heidi Franken |
Acting Deputy Director, Enforcement, OSC |
| Yvonne Chisholm |
Senior Litigation Counsel |
Grace Knakowski, the Secretary to the Commission, chairs the SPAC and the following Staff of the Office of the Secretary are also members:
| Robert Blair |
Manager, Adjudication Legal Services, Office of the Secretary, OSC |
| Carolyn Slon |
Senior Legal Counsel, Office of the Secretary, OSC (secretary to SPAC) |
Additional information about SPAC, including its mandate is available on the OSC's website.
The mandate of the OSC is to provide protection to investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices and to foster fair and efficient capital markets and confidence in the capital markets. Investors are urged to check the registration of any persons or company offering an investment opportunity and to review the OSC investor materials available at http://www.osc.gov.on.ca.
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