Background

Lynn M. McGrade is a partner at our Toronto office. Lynn was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1990.

Areas of Practice

• Lynn practises in the area of corporate law - specializing in investment funds, investment management, alternative asset management and securities law.

RANKINGS AND RECOGNITIONS

• Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 (Mutual Funds Law)
• Recognized in the 2011 edition of PLC Which lawyer? (Investment Funds)
• Recognized in The 2012 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Investment Funds & Asset Management)
• Recognized in the 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Investment Funds & Asset Management)

Professional Experience

• Represents both Canadian and foreign mutual fund managers and investment advisors on ongoing legal issues relating to the establishment, operation and administration of investment products in Canada.
• Has been involved in the creation of many new mutual fund, segregated fund, hedge fund and pooled fund products.
• Advised and assisted with various deferred sales charge financing vehicles including several securitization transactions.
• Was seconded to The Investment Funds Institute of Canada from October 1991 to March 1992.

Professional and Community Activities

• Toronto Regional Co-ordinator of the Investment Management Group.
• Recognized by Lexpert Magazine (April 2006) as one of the top 40 corporate lawyers to watch in Lexpert’s Guide to the 100 Most Creative Lawyers in Canada.
• Recognized by Lexpert Magazine (September 2003) as one of the top 15 women lawyers to watch in Canada.
• Recognized by Lexpert Magazine (September 2002) as one of the top 40 lawyers in Canada under 40.
• Recognized in The International Who’s Who of Private Funds Lawyers as one of the leaders in the field of private funds law.
• Past Chair of Committee I (Investment Companies and Mutual Funds) of the International Bar Association.
• Member of the OSC Advisory Committee on Investment Funds Implementing Improved Fund Governance.
• Member of the Board of Directors of the Osgoode Hall Law School Alumni Association.
• Past member of several industry committees including IFIC Sales Practices Steering Committee, IFIC Connecting Portfolio NAV Errors Sub-Committee, IFIC Regulatory Steering Committee and IFIC Education Committee.
• Frequent speaker at seminars and conferences on investment management, mutual funds and dealer and advisor issues.