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Jonathan Wansbrough Toronto Lawyer

Jonathan Wansbrough *

Partner Fasken
Achieving pragmatic results for clients depends on leveraging judgment, acumen and thought leadership.
Jurisdiction British Columbia, 2015 | Ontario, 2012
Language(s) English
Office(s) Toronto
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*practising through a professional corporation
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Overview

Jonathan’s litigation practice is focused on securities litigation, regulatory enforcement and director and officer liability matters. In particular, Jonathan represents issuers, investment dealers, individual registrants and other market participants in connection with securities regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings. He frequently advises clients in regards to internal investigations, foreign corruption, as well as a range of other compliance, corporate governance and regulatory matters.

Jonathan is also regularly retained to act for clients in commercial matters, including shareholder disputes, contested transactions (including proxy contests and takeover bids) and securities class actions.

Jonathan was recently appointed to serve a three year term as a member of the Ontario Securities Commission's Securities Proceedings Advisory Committee, which provides comment and advice on a variety of policy and procedural initiatives relating to proceedings before the OSC’s administrative tribunal.

Jonathan regularly writes and presents on securities regulation and litigation topics. In 2019, Jonathan completed a secondment to one of Canada’s leading financial institutions. 

 

Achievements

Client Work

  • OSC dismisses insider trading case against broker, [Case - Frank Soave]
  • OneREIT completes C$1.1 billion privatization, [Deal - OneREIT and the OneREIT Special Committee]
  • BrightPath Early Learning completes an arrangement with Busy Bees Holdings, [Deal - BrightPath Early Learning Inc.]

Career & Education

Education

  • JD Queen's University
  • B Comm (Hons) University of Ottawa

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, The Advocates’ Society
  • Member, Canadian Bar Association
  • Member, Ontario Bar Association
  • Member, American Bar Association

Knowledge

  • A Return to Predictability in Public M&A Share Valuation: The Yukon Court of Appeal Overturns Supreme Court of Yukon’s Decision in Carlock v. ExxonMobil Canada, 2/28/2020
  • Aurora-CanniMed: Securities Regulators Hold Firm on New Bid Regime, 4/11/2018
  • Take Note: Facilitation Payments Are Now Illegal Under the CFPOA, 11/14/2017

Events

News

Publications

  • Aurora-CanniMed: Securities Regulators Hold Firm on New Bid Regime, 4/11/2018
  • Hostile Plan of Arrangement Application to be Heard in Alberta, 9/5/2017
Article Hostile Plan of Arrangement Application to be Heard in Alberta Timely Disclosure

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