Jon is a trusted legal adviser who practises corporate and securities law and advises clients on market-leading transactions as well as regulatory developments.
As a trusted legal adviser, Jon regularly acts for numerous investment fund managers, portfolio managers, investment dealers, trust companies, family offices, digital asset companies, banks and marketplaces, assisting with mergers and acquisitions, fund formation, and registration (licensing) with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) and other regulators.
He is a leading lawyer on the regulation, fund formation, and registration of investment fund managers, portfolio advisers and dealers. Jon advises on all types of fund formation, including retail mutual funds, ETFs, digital asset funds, real estate funds, private equity funds, and venture capital funds.
He acts for digital asset platforms on their new products, fintech arrangements, tokenization projects, and regulatory approvals.
Jon provides structuring advice to organizations with complex organization structures that include for-profit businesses, not-for-profit and charitable organizations.
Jonathan provides legal services through a Law Corporation.
Experience
- NDAX Canada regarding its registration as a marketplace alternative trading system (ATS), investment dealer, Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) member, and on its mergers and acquisition matters
- Viewpoint Investment Partners Corporation regarding launch of its retail mutual funds and pooled mutual funds
- Spire Wealth regarding its portfolio manager registration
- Union Wealth regarding its investment fund manager, portfolio manager and exempt market dealer registration
- Northbase Finance regarding its strategic private-equity investment from BlackGold Capital Management LP
- LoKnow regarding its acquisition of Dandelion
- Appoxio regarding its corporate sale to Thirdera
- QV Investors regarding its mutual funds and corporate matters
- Exosphere Ventures regarding the launch of its venture capital fund
- Canoe Financial regarding the launch of its private equity fund
- TVC Trust regarding the launch of its private equity fund
- Farmcap regarding the launch of its agricultural land fund
- Crescero Natural Capital regarding the launch of its agricultural land funds
- Ayrfit West regarding its acquisition of International Fitness Holdings, a portfolio company of TriWest Capital Partners
- SmartBe Investments regarding launch of its exchange-traded fund and investment fund manager, portfolio manager and exempt market dealer registration
- Accelerate Financial Technologies regarding launch of its retail alternative exchange-traded funds and pooled funds
- Odyssey Trust Company regarding its creation and ongoing matters
- Rethink and Diversify Securities regarding its securities commission registration
- Portland Investment Counsel, regarding creation of pooled funds and real estate funds
- Grafton Asset Management, regarding creation of various pooled funds and private equity funds
- Ernst & Young, in its capacity as Court-appointed monitor regarding the cross-border restructuring of Walton International Group
- PricewaterhouseCoopers, in its capacity as Court-appointed monitor regarding the cross-border restructuring of Sanjel Corporation
- Gasfrac Energy Services regarding its sale and reorganization under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act
- Bonterra Energy regarding its conversion from an income trust to a corporate structure
- Bonterra Energy regarding its acquisition of Spartan Oil
- Western Energy Services regarding its acquisition of IROC Energy Services
- Western Energy Services regarding its acquisition of Stoneham Drilling Trust
- Western Energy Services regarding its acquisition of Pantera Drilling Income Trust
- NuLoch Resources regarding its corporate sale to a NYSE-listed oil and gas company
- Ember Resources regarding its going-private transaction
- Comaplex Minerals regarding its corporate sale to Agnico-Eagle and spin out of Geomark Exploration
- NDAX Canada regarding its registration as a marketplace alternative trading system (ATS), investment dealer, Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) member, and on its mergers and acquisition matters
- Viewpoint Investment Partners Corporation regarding launch of its retail mutual funds and pooled mutual funds
- Spire Wealth regarding its portfolio manager registration
- Union Wealth regarding its investment fund manager, portfolio manager and exempt market dealer registration
- Northbase Finance regarding its strategic private-equity investment from BlackGold Capital Management LP
- LoKnow regarding its acquisition of Dandelion
- Appoxio regarding its corporate sale to Thirdera
- QV Investors regarding its mutual funds and corporate matters
- Exosphere Ventures regarding the launch of its venture capital fund
- Canoe Financial regarding the launch of its private equity fund
- TVC Trust regarding the launch of its private equity fund
- Farmcap regarding the launch of its agricultural land fund
- Crescero Natural Capital regarding the launch of its agricultural land funds
- Ayrfit West regarding its acquisition of International Fitness Holdings, a portfolio company of TriWest Capital Partners
- SmartBe Investments regarding launch of its exchange-traded fund and investment fund manager, portfolio manager and exempt market dealer registration
- Accelerate Financial Technologies regarding launch of its retail alternative exchange-traded funds and pooled funds
- Odyssey Trust Company regarding its creation and ongoing matters
- Rethink and Diversify Securities regarding its securities commission registration
- Portland Investment Counsel, regarding creation of pooled funds and real estate funds
- Grafton Asset Management, regarding creation of various pooled funds and private equity funds
- Ernst & Young, in its capacity as Court-appointed monitor regarding the cross-border restructuring of Walton International Group
- PricewaterhouseCoopers, in its capacity as Court-appointed monitor regarding the cross-border restructuring of Sanjel Corporation
- Gasfrac Energy Services regarding its sale and reorganization under the Companies' Creditors Arrangement Act
- Bonterra Energy regarding its conversion from an income trust to a corporate structure
- Bonterra Energy regarding its acquisition of Spartan Oil
- Western Energy Services regarding its acquisition of IROC Energy Services
- Western Energy Services regarding its acquisition of Stoneham Drilling Trust
- Western Energy Services regarding its acquisition of Pantera Drilling Income Trust
- NuLoch Resources regarding its corporate sale to a NYSE-listed oil and gas company
- Ember Resources regarding its going-private transaction
- Comaplex Minerals regarding its corporate sale to Agnico-Eagle and spin out of Geomark Exploration
