Carol Derk is senior counsel and a member of BLG’s Securities and Capital Markets Group, the national leader of BLG’s Derivatives Group and the national leader of the Digital Asset Group.
Carol practises in securities law, specializing in derivatives, investment funds and digital assets. She works extensively for managers of investment funds, particularly in product development.
Carol has an extensive digital asset practice. She advises clients on new investment products, crypto asset trading platforms, security token platforms, staking, DeFi and NFTs. Carol also has a broad derivatives practice, including negotiating documentation, advising on regulatory compliance matters and developing new derivatives-based investment products.
Carol is a regular speaker at seminars and conferences on digital assets, derivatives and investment funds. She is a recipient of the Women’s Executive Network (WXN) 2017 Canada’s Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award, is recognized as a leader in her field by Derivatives Week and was selected by her peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2018 in the field of mutual funds law. She is also a member of the Derivatives group which has been recognized as Global Capital’s Canadian Law Firm of the Year for derivatives, an award it has received every year since 2014.
Carol fournit des services juridiques par l’intermédiaire d’une société professionnelle.
Experience
- Fidelity Clearing Canada ULC and Fidelity Digital Asset Services regarding acting as a custodian of cryptocurrencies for clients in Canada and registering the first IIROC regulated crypto asset trading platform.
- Fidelity Investments Canada ULC in connection with the launch of its bitcoin investment funds.
- Canadian and global crypto asset marketplaces seeking to carry on business in Canada.
- First Block Capital Inc. in connection with its launch of an exchange-traded fund focused on blockchain investments and its launch of a bitcoin fund sold on a private placement basis in Canada and abroad.
- Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. in connection with its launch of exchange-traded funds, pooled funds and mutual funds in Canada.
- Public and private investment funds on all issues relating to digital assets and derivatives on digital assets.
- Investment fund managers on novel and structured products for all types of investment funds, particularly products that involve the extensive use of derivatives.
- Investment funds regarding the use of securities lending, repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions.
- Fidelity Clearing Canada ULC and Fidelity Digital Asset Services regarding acting as a custodian of cryptocurrencies for clients in Canada and registering the first IIROC regulated crypto asset trading platform.
- Fidelity Investments Canada ULC in connection with the launch of its bitcoin investment funds.
- Canadian and global crypto asset marketplaces seeking to carry on business in Canada.
- First Block Capital Inc. in connection with its launch of an exchange-traded fund focused on blockchain investments and its launch of a bitcoin fund sold on a private placement basis in Canada and abroad.
- Vanguard Investments Canada Inc. in connection with its launch of exchange-traded funds, pooled funds and mutual funds in Canada.
- Public and private investment funds on all issues relating to digital assets and derivatives on digital assets.
- Investment fund managers on novel and structured products for all types of investment funds, particularly products that involve the extensive use of derivatives.
- Investment funds regarding the use of securities lending, repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions.
