Lawrence E. Ritchie Lawrence E. Ritchie

SEC enforcement in transition: key trends and implications for Canadian securities practitioners

Recent changes in SEC priorities have undoubtedly had an impact on Canadian regulatory approaches.

Canada takes aim at financial crime: an overview of Bill C-29 and the new Financial Crimes Agency

The plan represents Canada’s latest attempt to give its financial crime enforcement regime real teeth.

White-collar enforcement under Trump 2.0: insights from the 2026 ABA White-Collar Crime Institute

We discuss new American enforcement approaches and their implications for Canadian companies.

SEC updates its Enforcement Manual: a new era of transparency, fairness and due process?

We look at the key changes and their potential implications for Canadian companies that access the American capital markets.

Canadian and U.S. regulatory developments are reshaping market oversight

Navigating North American and global trends and policy directions.

Beyond tariffs: compliance implications of shifting U.S. trade relations

Canada’s everchanging trade relationship with the U.S. is giving rise to uncertainty and novel compliance challenges for Canadian businesses.

Procedural route to challenge capital markets regulatory investigative tool confirmed

A recent decision has clarified the scope and limitations of the Ontario Securities Commission’s investigatory authority.

Ontario Capital Markets Tribunal sanctions TeknoScan Systems Inc. and three of its executives for misleading disclosure

A recent Capital Markets Tribunal decision imposed significant consequences after finding fraud based on disclosure omissions.

Ontario Court of Appeal clarifies jurisdiction over global crypto platforms

Mere access to a global internet platform from Ontario is not enough to ground jurisdiction over foreign corporate defendants.

Understanding the CSA’s OBSI reform proposal

The Canadian Securities Administrators released a new proposed framework for an independent dispute resolution service with binding authority.