Michael Taylor

First Year of Call
Ontario, 2012

Areas of Practice
Investment Management

Description
Michael practices investment management and securities law. He focuses in the areas of:

registrant regulation
securities compliance
derivatives compliance, business conduct, registration and documentation matters
hedge/pooled/private equity funds
Michael advises securities registrants throughout their securities registration and compliance lifecycles, including foreign and Canadian advisers, dealers and fund managers on registration and ongoing securities compliance matters.

He also advises both offshore and domestic hedge and private equity funds on the sale of their product in Canada and the regulatory aspects of private placements.

Additionally, Michael acts for advisers, dealers, investment funds and other end users that use derivatives, including:

negotiating ISDAs, futures agreements and other standard documentation
advising on derivatives regulatory compliance, registration and business conduct matters