Lorraine Lynds

Lorraine Lynds

Partner, Corporate

Toronto

(416) 862-6487 

[email protected]

Bar Admission: Ontario, 2002

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Areas of Expertise

Private EquityInvestment ManagementBanking and Financial ServicesPublic FundsSecurities RegulatoryInvestment FundsPrivate FundsCapital MarketsMergers and Acquisitions

As a trusted advisor to her clients, Lorraine’s practice covers many areas of corporate and securities law, with an emphasis on wealth management, asset management and securities regulatory matters.

She is a strategic advisor to significant Canadian and global investment management businesses, helping them to navigate existing and emerging regulatory requirements.  With over 20 years of experience immersed in the wealth and asset management space, she has a keen insight into her clients’ business imperatives and is valued for her practical and strategic advice.

She has advised issuers, distributors and institutional investors with respect to ETFs, hedge funds, alternative funds, mutual funds, private equity funds, and managed account arrangements. She also has experience in investment fund mergers and restructurings.

Lorraine has significant experience providing strategic advice to a wide range of Canadian, U.S. and other international dealers, advisers and fund managers, particularly in relation to securities regulatory matters and their ongoing obligations under Canada’s registration rules.

She advises her clients on all aspects of their Canadian securities regulatory obligations, from initial start-up and registration through to the growth and ongoing evolution of their businesses. She advises on strategic merger and acquisition transactions and restructurings of wealth management businesses, as well as advisor team lift-outs.

Her practice is supported by an integrated team of subject matter experts across several practice areas, including Tax, Pensions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Private Equity and Corporate. She has also spent time with both the Capital Markets and Takeover Bids teams of the Ontario Securities Commission.

Areas of Expertise

Banking and Financial ServicesCapital MarketsInvestment FundsInvestment ManagementMergers and AcquisitionsPrivate EquityPrivate FundsPublic FundsSecurities Regulatory

Representative Work

  • Advised multiple Canadian dealers regarding the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization’s (CIRO’s) proposals to level the advisor compensation playing field, including by potentially allowing for an incorporated approved person.
  • Acted for an independent Canadian wealth management firm in its proposed acquisition of a portfolio management and investment fund management firm.
  • Acted on multiple private fund launches, including master-feeder structures, alternative strategies and diversified credit strategies.
  • Acted for multiple registered firms with respect to firm and individual registrations and the creation of related policies and procedures.
  • Acted for an international wealth management firm in its establishment of an investment dealer business in Canada.
  • Acted for a significant Canadian wealth manager in its consideration of alternative and private investment funds for its retail platform.
  • Acted for various international fund managers with respect to engagement of Canadian placement agents.
  • Independent Advisors Solutions Inc., a subsidiary of Wellington-Altus Financial Inc., on its inaugural launch of a family of private investment funds

 

Prior to joining Osler:

  • Canadian MFDA and IIROC member firms regarding strategic implications of the creation of the New Self Regulatory Organization
  • Various categories of Canadian dealer and advisor registrants in complying with the Canadian securities regulatory authorities’ client focused reforms
  • Canadian investment dealer’s establishment of an alternative funds platform
  • Canadian trust company’s acquisition of a charitable foundation administration business
  • Canadian financial institution’s strategic partnership with an online wills platform
  • Canadian financial institution’s creation of an off-the-shelf DC pension plan platform
  • Canadian financial institution’s establishment of a multiple family office

Media Mentions

  • Media Mentions August 28, 2024

    As CIRO consults on advisor incorporation, harmonization of rules proves challenging – The Globe and Mail

    Earlier this year, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) released a policy paper outlining three potential approaches to...

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    As CIRO consults on advisor incorporation, harmonization of rules proves challenging – The Globe and Mail
  • Osler News April 4, 2023

    Lorraine Lynds joins Osler’s Corporate group in Toronto as a partner

    Osler welcomes Lorraine Lynds to the Corporate group as a partner.

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Credentials

Education

  • Osgoode Hall, LLB
  • Schulich School of Business, MBA
  • Western University, Scholar’s Electives

Languages

  • English

Professional Affiliations

  • Law Society of Ontario
  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Investment Funds Institute of Canada
  • Portfolio Management Association of Canada

Osler is a leading business law firm practising internationally from offices across Canada and in New York. Our clients include industry and business leaders in all segments of the market and at various stages in the growth of their businesses. We have built our reputation on our commitment to our clients' success and the experience, expertise and collaborative approach for which we are recognized. We believe that our success is a reflection of our clients' success.