Patricia L. Olasker, Lawyer
Conference Chair and Speaker, Contributor
Federated Press Contributions
| Chair, US Financing Session, Financial Executives Summit, Toronto, November 20-21, 1996 |
| Speaker, "Research, Roadshows, Media and Publicity Restrictions in Cross Border Transactions" Foreign Transactions Session, Deals 99 Conference, Toronto, October 25-27, 1999 |
| Speaker, "Accessing U.S. Equity Market" Innovative Financing Session, Financial Executives Summit, Toronto, December 6-7, 1995 |
| "Extending an International Securities Offering into Canada" (1994) 1 North American Corporate Lawyer 35 |
Biography
| Born 17 September 1954 |
| Educated University of Alberta, two years towards B.A. (Econ.) 1974; Osgoode Hall Law School of York University LL.B. 1977; Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California (Berkeley) 1981 |
| Partner, McMillan Binch 1986– |
| Associate with present firm 1982-86 |
| Seconded to the Ontario Securities Commission as Legal Advisor to the Chairman 1984-85 |
| Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of Ontario 1979-80 |
| Called to the Bar of Ontario 1979 |
| Articled, Lang Michener 1977 |
| Director, BULLS Offering Corporation |
| Member, International Bar Association, Canadian Bar Association |
| Co-Chair, Legal AID for AIDS, Canadian Foundation for AIDS Research |
| Past Chair, Securities Law Subcommittee, Business Law Section, Canadian Bar Association-Ontario |
| Author and frequent speaker in the area of securities for Insight Press and the Law Society of Upper Canada |
Practice Description
| Ms. Olasker's practice areas include corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, representing both United States and Canadian investment banks and Canadian public companies. She is manager of McMillan Binch's Securities Law Group. She has extensive experience in cross-border securities offerings, structured financings and offerings of derivative securities. |
Address
| McMillan Binch |
| Suite 4400, Bay Wellington Tower |
|
BCE Place 181 Bay St. |
| Toronto, Ontario M5J 2T3 |
| Telephone: (416) 865-7000 |
| Telecopier: (416) 865-7048 |
| Web: www.mcbinch.com |