To comply with the Alberta health requirements for social distancing to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus we are offering our presentations online via the “zoom” platform. The Canadian Institute of Resources Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary invites you to the following free, online workshop:

What are the Objectives of Alberta Securities Laws?

This talk will examine the role of securities laws in fostering fair and efficient capital markets and other intended regulatory objectives. It will outline the structure and jurisdictional perimeter of securities regulation and show how regulatory objectives are achieved under a provincial statutory framework with local rules, national policy and instrument harmonization under the Canadian Securities Administrators, the mission and role of the Alberta Securities Commission and self-regulatory organizations, and efforts in global coordination. It will also canvass challenges in achieving the objectives of securities regulation including motivations for, and the constitutional viability of, a national securities regulator. The workshop will conclude with a Q and A session for registered participants.

Ryan Clements will be the presenter

Ryan Clements is an Assistant Professor, Chair in Business Law and Regulation, at the University of Calgary where he teaches and researches in securities law, property law, and financial technology law and policy. He is also a fellow of the Global Financial Markets Centre at Duke Law School, serves on the New Economy Advisory Committee at the Alberta Securities Commission (CSA), and consults to the Canadian Securities Administrators on systemic risk. Ryan completed both his Doctorate in Juridical Science (SJD), and Master of Laws (LLM) Magna Cum Laude at Duke University Law School. He has an LLB (with Distinction), and a BA Economics (Honors, First Class) from the University of Alberta. He has published numerous works on financial market regulation, securities law, fintech, derivatives and systemic risk in peer reviewed journals, anthologies, book chapters, U.S. law reviews, and blogs on financial market regulation at both Duke and Columbia Law School. Ryan practiced corporate and securities law at large and boutique firms in Calgary and Toronto and is a member of the Alberta and Ontario bar.

Instructions on how to access the virtual event will be available on Eventbrite following registration and emailed to registrants one day prior to the event.

Any questions on the topic may be sent to cirl@ucalgary.ca

***THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY THE ALBERTA LAW FOUNDATION***