Jason is a partner of BLG’s Securities & Capital Markets Group. His practice includes advising Canadian and foreign-based clients engaged in the investment management industry, including fund managers, portfolio managers, dealers, financial institutions and service providers. He is recognized for his extensive experience advising clients on the formation, management and operation of investment funds and other pooled-investment vehicles and the offering of their securities in public offerings and private placement transactions, including funds focused on investment in cryptocurrency assets and in mortgages and related investments.
Jason advises clients seeking to obtain and maintain registration with Canadian securities regulators and/or self-regulatory organizations, and provides advice on registration, regulatory and compliance matters. He has obtained novel exemptive relief from a wide variety of prospectus, registration, conflict of interest and other requirements under Canadian securities laws. Jason also acts for industry participants in business acquisitions and divestitures and corporate reorganizations.
He is a frequent speaker on investment management industry-related issues, and is recognized in Chambers Canada – Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business (Investment Funds), The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (Investment Funds and Asset Management) and The Best Lawyers in Canada® (Mutual Funds Law).