Biographical notes for Richard Lococo

Speaker, "Cross-Border Securities Compliance: A Corporate Viewpoint"; Co-Chair, Special Issues Session; Managing Securities Compliance in a Stricter Environment, Toronto, April 10-12, 2000

Speaker, "Disclosure and Liability for Disclosure: The TSE Committee on Corporate Disclosure Takes a Different Approach" Public Disclosure Session, Corporate Summit, Toronto, December 3-5, 1996

Educated University of Toronto 1970-72; Osgoode Hall Law School of York University LL.B. 1975 (Rowell Scholarship and Prize in International Law 1974)

Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, Manulife Financial 1999–

Partner, Business Law Department, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP 1985-99

Managing Partner, London, England office, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt 1990-94

Associate with Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt 1983-85

Legal Counsel, Ontario Securities Commission 1979-83

Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of the High Court of Ontario 1977-78

Called to the Bar of Ontario 1977

Admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales 1990

Guest Lecturer on International Securities Offerings, Osgoode Hall Law School and McGill University 1996

Member, Governing Council of Canada-U.K. Chamber of Commerce (London) 1991-94

Member, Securities Advisory Committee of the Ontario Securities Commission 1989-90

Member, Special Ontario Securities Commission Committee on Shelf Registration 1989-90

Member, Canadian Bar Association, International Bar Association, Law Society (England)

Frequent panelist, speaker and writer on corporate and securities law topics, in Canada and abroad

Author and Co-Author, numerous articles published in the International Financial Law Review, the World Securities Law Report and other periodicals

Mr. Lococo is responsible for the day to day management of the Corporate Law Department of Manulife Financial, one of Canada's leading financial institutions, and is a member of the executive team responsible for Manulife's legal function worldwide. He also chairs Manulife's legal practice groups relating to corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. His experience in private practice was in the areas of corporate and securities law, with emphasis on Canadian and international corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions. He has extensive international experience, previously serving as managing partner of the London and Singapore offices of a major Canadian law firm.