The lawyers in STEIN MONAST L.L.P.’s securities practice group act as advisors and strategic partners for SMEs in connection with their day-to-day activities and securities transactions on the capital markets and with private and institutional investors.  We also act on behalf of brokerage houses, mutual funds and investment companies in connection with their capital market activities.

One of the group’s major assets is its diversified know-how, based on which it offers judicious advice to our clients on every facet of the laws and regulations governing public companies.

Public offerings, private placements of units and debt instruments, share restructuring, mergers and acquisitions of public companies, compliance with securities laws and regulations and continuous reporting requirements, takeover bids, defensive tactics, acquisition structures and swaps, are all areas in which we advise our clients.

In addition to providing assistance on the various legal aspects of securities oversight, we advise business executives on corporate governance issues, and also handle the preparation and closing of rights offerings, stock option plans and other compensation mechanisms.

To satisfy all of our clients’ needs, we have the additional asset of the expertise of our other practice groups, such as the taxation group, the Labour and Employment Law group, the Corporate and Commercial Law group, and the private financing, litigation and Real EstateLlaw groups.

Securities law is a field that is ever-changing.  Financial market changes necessitate numerous amendments to the applicable laws.  This is why the lawyers in our securities group keep a close watch on legal developments in this sector.  Always conscious of perfecting their knowledge, they regularly attend conferences in their area of specialty, either as a conference speaker or for purposes of ongoing professional development.