stephen p. robertson

STEPHEN P. ROBERTSON
Associé
T 604.632.3473
F 604.622.5932
Vancouver
[email protected]
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Valeurs mobilières, marchés financiers et sociétés
ouvertes
Comités de gouvernance et comités spéciaux
Droit minier
Gestion des investissements
Financement des entreprises et valeurs mobilières
Fusions et acquisitions
Marché des capitaux d’emprunt
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LLB, University of Manitoba, 2007
Stephen Robertson is a partner in both our Securities and Capital Markets Group and
Investment Management Group in our Vancouver office. Stephen is focusing his
practice on advising clients in a variety of sectors with respect to securities and
investment management industry matters, including investment fund managers, dealers
and portfolio advisors. Stephen has been involved in advising with respect to the
formation of public and private Canadian investment funds, as well as with respect to
day-to-day operations and management of those funds. Stephen has also advised
clients with respect to the offering of securities to Canadian clients, whether publicly via
a prospectus or publicly via an exemption under securities laws.
BA (in Criminology and Psychology),
Simon Fraser University, 2004
British Columbia, 2008
Activités professionnelles
Chair, Securities Law Section of
British Columbia Branch of The
Canadian Bar Association
Corporate Secretary, Aurinia
Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, Law Society of British
Columbia
Activités communautaires
Actor, The Lawyer Show’s “Legally
Blonde” (2014), “Spamalot” (2013),
“Guys and Dolls” (2012), “A Funny
Thing Happened on the Way to the
Forum” (2011), “As You Like It”
(2010); Manitoba Bar Association’s
“Inherit the Wind” (2006)
Volunteer, BLG Reads to Kids
Program, 2007 - present
Volunteer, BLG United Way
Campaign, 2008 – present (Co-Chair
in 2013)
Stephen has a variety of additional expertise in the investment management industry
field, including advising with respect to matters respecting registration under Canadian
securities laws, exemptive relief applications, and developing policies and procedure
manuals for compliance and regulatory matters.
REPRESENTATIVE WORK

Acted for Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its US $52 million private
placement offering.
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Acted for Northern Property Real Estate Investment Trust in its $45million short-form prospectus offering.

Acted for Finning International Inc. in its $200 million shelf prospectus
offering of medium term notes.

Acted for the underwriter in the initial public offering of Orefinders
Resources Inc.
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Acted for Central 1 Credit Union in its $150 million offering of floating rate
notes.

Acted for a number of issuers and underwriters in various brokered and
non-brokered private placements ranging from $2 million to $50 million.
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Acted for Eldorado Gold Corp. in its $2.5-billion acquisition of European
Goldfields Limited by way of plan of arrangement.
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Director, Carousel Theatre Society

Acted for K+S Aktiengesellschaft in its $430-million acquisition of Potash
One Corp. by way of take-over bid.

Acted for Boston Pizza Royalties Income Fund in its secondary offering
of $16 million in units.
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Co-Author, "Canadian Securities Regulators Publish Crowdfunding
Exemption", BLG's Securities & Capital Markets Bulletin, November
2015.

Co-Author, "Prospectus Exemption for Offerings to Existing Security
Holders Now Available Across Canada," BLG Securities and Capital
Markets Bulletin, February 2015 (with Philippe Tardif).

Author, "TSX Proposes New listing Requirements for Investment Funds
and Structured Products,” Investment Management Bulletin, January,
2015.

​Panelist, World Alternative Investment Summit Canada, “Canadian and
Global Regulatory Hot Topics”, November 2014.

Author, "Second Time’s The Charm? CSA Proposes Amendments To
Disclosure And Governance Obligations For Venture Issuers," Securities
and Capital Markets Bulletin, July 2014 (with Jonathan Poirier).

Panelist, Exchange Traded Forum "How ETF Regulation Will Impact
Your Business…and Clients", June 2014.

Author, "New Existing Securityholder Prospectus Exemption Enacted,"
Securities and Capital Markets Bulletin, April 2014 (with David Surat).

Author, "Increased Reporting Obligations and New Prospectus
Exemptions Proposed", Securities and Capital Markets Bulletin, March
2014 (with David Surat).

Author, "Setting a Strong Foundation: IIROC Publishes New Guidance for
Underwriter Due Diligence," Securities and Capital Markets Bulletin,
March 2014 (with Robyn Bourgeois).

Author, "Certain Canadian Jurisdictions Contemplating New ‘Existing
Security Holder' Prospectus Exemption for TSX-V Listed Issuers",
Securities and Capital Markets Bulletin, November 2013 (with David
Surat)

Author, "Being Up Front on Backdoor Listings – Proposed TSX Rule
Amendments", December 2013 (with Kent Kufeldt)

Contributing Editor, Securities Law and Practice, 3rd Edition, Thomson
Carswell, 2008-present.

Author, "Shareholder Rights, Remedies and Proceedings" chapter,
British Columbia Company Law Practice Manual, The Continuing Legal
Education Society of British Columbia (CLE BC), 2009 and 2011 (with
Stephen Antle and Graeme Martindale).

Author, "Government of Canada Denies Authorization of Taseko Mining
Ltd.'s Proposed Prosperity Gold-Copper Mine Project, but Authorizes
Mount Milligan Project," BLG Mining - Environmental Alert, November
2010 (with Fred Pletcher and William McNaughton).
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RANKINGS & RECOGNITIONS
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Recognized in the 2015-2016 edition of the Lexpert® Special Edition on Global Mining

Recognized in the 2015 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Investment Funds & Asset Management).
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