Jason regularly advises and assists Canadian and foreign-based clients engaged in all aspects of the investment management industry, including the formation, management and operation of public and private investment funds and other investment vehicles and the offering of their securities in public offerings and private placement transactions. He also provides counsel on a wide range of registration, regulatory and compliance matters affecting registered firms and individuals, including developing, reviewing and assessing compliance procedures and practices. In addition, he advises firms involved in trading and investing in crypto currencies and other digital assets, including trading platforms, fund managers and advisers.
Jason’s robust practice also focuses on:
- Securities-related activities of financial institutions;
- Merger and acquisition transactions; and
- Shareholder and corporate governance matters.
Jason has also obtained novel exemptive relief from a wide variety of prospectus, registration, conflict of interest and other compliance requirements under Canadian securities laws.
Jason was a member of BLG’s Partnership Board, the firm's governing body (2020-2026).
Jason provides legal services through a Law Corporation.
Experience
- Led the team that represented Netcoins Inc. for its registration in 2021 as a restricted dealer in order to operate its crypto trading platform.
- Co-led the team that represented RBC Global Asset Management Inc. in the 2019 formation of the strategic alliance with BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited to offer the largest and most comprehensive ETF suite in Canada.
- Led the team that represented First Block Capital Inc. for its registration as an investment fund manager and an exempt market dealer in order to operate a bitcoin investment fund. This was the first registration of an investment fund manager in Canada solely dedicated to cryptocurrency investments. Jason co-led the team that acted in connection with the direct and syndicated private placement of units of the bitcoin fund to investors in Canada and abroad.
- Has extensive experience helping firms obtain registration with securities regulators in all jurisdictions of Canada, from start-up fund managers and exempt market dealers to multi-billion dollar global asset managers.
- Advised on all issues related to the formation, organization and ongoing operations of retail mutual funds, hedge funds, pooled funds and other investment funds in Canada.
- Advised on the formation, organization and ongoing operation of mortgage investment corporations, mortgage investment funds, real estate investment funds and other similar entities, and on the registration and other securities regulatory and compliance issues applicable to those involved in the administration and distribution of such entities.
- Advised on the corporate, securities and securities regulatory issues applicable to mergers and acquisition transactions for many participants in the investment management industry.
- Led the team that represented Netcoins Inc. for its registration in 2021 as a restricted dealer in order to operate its crypto trading platform.
- Co-led the team that represented RBC Global Asset Management Inc. in the 2019 formation of the strategic alliance with BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited to offer the largest and most comprehensive ETF suite in Canada.
- Led the team that represented First Block Capital Inc. for its registration as an investment fund manager and an exempt market dealer in order to operate a bitcoin investment fund. This was the first registration of an investment fund manager in Canada solely dedicated to cryptocurrency investments. Jason co-led the team that acted in connection with the direct and syndicated private placement of units of the bitcoin fund to investors in Canada and abroad.
- Has extensive experience helping firms obtain registration with securities regulators in all jurisdictions of Canada, from start-up fund managers and exempt market dealers to multi-billion dollar global asset managers.
- Advised on all issues related to the formation, organization and ongoing operations of retail mutual funds, hedge funds, pooled funds and other investment funds in Canada.
- Advised on the formation, organization and ongoing operation of mortgage investment corporations, mortgage investment funds, real estate investment funds and other similar entities, and on the registration and other securities regulatory and compliance issues applicable to those involved in the administration and distribution of such entities.
- Advised on the corporate, securities and securities regulatory issues applicable to mergers and acquisition transactions for many participants in the investment management industry.
