I manage the legal team in the Corporate Finance division of the Alberta Securities Commission. We advise the ASC’s staff, executive and board with respect to the interpretation and application of Alberta's securities laws as they relate to corporate finance, investment funds and mergers and acquisitions, and we serve as the principal point of contact between the ASC and reporting issuers and their advisors. We consider applications for exemptive relief from the requirements of Alberta securities laws, review offering documents, represent the ASC in hearings with respect to contested mergers and acquisitions and proxy contests, participate in TSX Venture Exchange oversight, and collaborate with the ASC’s Compliance and Enforcement staff to maintain the integrity of Alberta’s capital market. We also participate in a wide range of Canadian Securities Administrators and ASC local policy projects.I'm a member of the CSA's Corporate Finance, Prospectus Systems, Continuous Disclosure and Exempt Market Committees, among others.

I practiced corporate and securities law, with a focus on the areas of corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and securities and corporate law compliance.I acted for issuers, underwriters and investors in domestic and cross-border capital market financing transactions, including initial public offerings, public and private debt and equity financings, and strategic investments by private equity groups. In my mergers and acquisitions practice, I advised companies and investors on public and private mergers and acquisitions and reorganization transactions, including public and exempt take-over bids, amalgamations, plans of arrangement and private share and asset acquisitions. I also advised a variety of issuers with respect to their corporate governance requirements, continuous disclosure compliance efforts and stock exchange listing activities.

I advised a wide range of clients, including Canadian and international underwriters and investment dealers, oil and gas exploration and production companies, energy services companies, private equity firms and companies in the airline, transportation, agriculture, technology and construction sectors.I participated in the negotiation, structuring and documentation of a broad range of corporate finance, securities, mergers and acquisitions and commercial transactions, including domestic and cross-border public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, takeover bids and plans of arrangement, acquisition and conversion transactions in the royalty trust and income fund sector, asset and share purchase and sale transactions, private equity financings and corporate reorganizations.