Torys' Derivatives Practice Group includes lawyers with expertise in securities law, tax, financial institutions, investment funds and management, and corporate/commercial litigation matters.
We provide advice to dealers (banks, insurance companies, mutual fund and investment management companies, investment dealers and other financial institutions) and end-users of all types of derivative products (both over-the-counter and exchange-traded) on product development, qualification for investment, investment strategies, taxation, and qualification for trading in various jurisdictions.
Our practice involves frequent interaction with banking, securities, taxation and pension regulatory authorities. We are also involved in commercial transactions involving derivatives, including derivatives-linked financings, mutual and pension fund investment issues and derivatives litigation.
In particular, we have experience in the design and launch of derivative-based structured products offered on a continuous or limited basis, including to the public under a prospectus, through the stock exchange, through exempt products (including equity, index or other linked notes), or through private funds created for pension and other institutional investors.