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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 focuses on securities litigation, regulatory enforcement, and director and officer liability matters. He represents issuers, investment dealers, individual registrants, and other market participants in securities regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings. Jonathan frequently advises clients on internal investigations, foreign corruption, and a range of compliance, corporate governance, and regulatory issues.

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

Recently, Jonathan was re-appointed to a second three-year term on the Ontario Securities Commission's Securities Proceedings Advisory Committee. In this role, he provides insights and advice on various policy and procedural initiatives related to proceedings before the Capital Markets Tribunal.

Jonathan regularly writes and presents on securities regulation and litigation topics. He has also completed two secondments at one of Canada’s leading financial institutions.

Jonathan's expertise has been recognized by leading legal publications, including Chambers and Partners, Best Lawyers and The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.

Achievements

Client Work

  • OSC dismisses insider trading case against broker, [Case - Frank Soave], On November 9, 2018 The proceeding was dismissed in the matter of Benedict Cheng, Frank Soave, John David Rothstein and Eric Tremblay. Fasken represented Frank Soave in response to allegations of insider trading contrary to section 76 of the Securities Act. Mr. Soave was alleged to have traded in...
  • OneREIT completes C$1.1 billion privatization, [Deal - OneREIT and the OneREIT Special Committee], On October 4, 2017, OneREIT completed the previously announced privatization transaction, valued at $1.1 billion (the “Transaction”). The transaction was completed by way of a plan of arrangement that involved, among others, Smart Real Estate Investment Trust ("SmartREIT") and Strathallen Acquisi...
  • BrightPath Early Learning completes an arrangement with Busy Bees Holdings, [Deal - BrightPath Early Learning Inc.], On July 28, 2017, BrightPath Early Learning Inc. (“BrightPath”) completed a plan of arrangement whereby an affiliate of Busy Bees Holdings Limited, a company owned by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, acquired all of the common shares of BrightPath. Pursuant to the plan of arrangement, each common ...

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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