Lata Casciano

Lata Casciano, partner, chairs the Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Group in Vancouver and is a member of the Steering Committee for the National Securities and Mergers & Acquisitions Group.

Lata has tremendous securities expertise. From 1993 to 1997, Lata worked for the British Columbia Securities Commission ("BCSC") as Senior Legal Counsel and Policy Advisor in the Policy and Legislation Division, and from 1989 to 1992 she worked for the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") as Solicitor, initially in the Legal Adviser's Office and then in the Corporate Finance Branch. While at the Commissions, Lata developed legislation and policy related to securities regulations, primarily in relation to corporate finance matters, including derivatives, real estate securities and mortgage syndicates. She spearheaded the new prospectus disclosure system for mutual funds and participated in the development of the new national rules on mutual funds, commodity pools and mutual fund sales practices, all for the Commissions. Lata also represented the Commissions on numerous committees, including the CSA Mutual Fund Committee, the CSA Task Force on Civil Remedies and Integrated Disclosure System, the CSA National Escrow Committee and the CSA National Policy Statement 41 – Shareholder Communication Committee.

These opportunities, challenges and contributions have greatly enhanced Lata's current law practice. Hers encompasses all aspects of securities, mergers and acquisitions, and investment funds. She has acted as issuer's counsel and underwriters' counsel in a variety of domestic and cross-border public and private financings, and mergers and acquisitions including takeover bids. She regularly advises clients on ongoing compliance matters, including ongoing disclosure requirements and corporate governance matters as well as applications for relief from regulatory requirements.

Selected Experience

• Reverse takeover of Wedge Energy International Inc. by Undur Tolgoi Minerals Inc.
• Eldorado Gold Corporation enters into a credit facility of up to U.S.$280,000,000 with Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce

News

• Lexpert Magazine mentions Fasken Martineau for its representation of Eldorado Gold in entering into a credit facility
• A team of Fasken Martineau lawyers is mentioned in Lexpert for its role in the acquisition of Gold Wheaton by Franco-Nevada

Publications

• Minimizing Liability for Forward-Looking Information
• Certification Compliance Update

Presentations

• Fasken Martineau Symposium 2011 Vancouver
• NI 31-103 Regulatory Update

Membership/Affiliations

• Securities Section, Canadian Bar Association, (BC Branch)
• Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
• Association for Mineral Exploration of British Columbia