Background

Philippe Tardif is a business law partner in our Toronto office. He is the Toronto regional leader for our Securities & Capital Markets group. Philippe was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1987. He graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1985. Prior to that he majored in business administration and received an Honors BA (Business Administration) from the Richard Ivey School of Business at the University of Western Ontario in 1982.

Philippe was seconded to the Ontario Securities Commission from 1989 to 1991 where he served as counsel in the Corporate Finance Branch, the Enforcement Branch and the General Counsel's office.

Areas of Practice

• Philippe is a member of the Firm's Securities and Capital Market Group. His practice is focused on:
  • corporate finance: public and private equity and debt financings, including cross-border financings and public offerings of corporate and trust issuers
  • mergers and acquisitions involving public companies
  • corporate governance matters, including board and special committee advisory roles
  • advice to self regulatory organizations

Rankings and Recognitions

• Recognized in The 2012 Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada (Corporate Mid-Market)
• Recognized in the 2011 Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Corporate Finance & Securities; Corporate Mid-Market)

Professional Experience

• Philippe's mandates have included:
  • Retained by issuers and underwriters in public and private equity and debt offerings
  • Retained by issuers in mergers, take-over bids, and public and private acquisitions
  • Retained by boards and special committees in advisory roles
  • Retained by certain self-regulatory organizations in the securities industry
  • Retained by merchant banks and private equity funds

Professional and Community Activities

• Chair of the Securities Law Subcommittee of the Ontario Bar Association 2010 to date
• Chair of the Working Group of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada on trust indentures, 2010 and 2011
• Member of the Securities Advisory Committee of the Ontario Securities Commission from 2002 to 2004
• Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario – Fundraising Committee

Recent Publications/Seminars

• 'Private Placements'. Canadian Securities Law and Practice, Osgoode Hall Law School Professional Development Program, Toronto, September 2011, 2010, 2009, October 2008
• 'Continuous Disclosure Update', Co-chair Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, January 23, 2007
• ‘TSX/OSC Update’, Co-chair, Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, September 2011, June 2010