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bkoscak@casselsbrock.com

Telephone: 416 860 2955
Fax: 416 640 3059

Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP
2100 Scotia Plaza
40 King Street West
Toronto, ON M5H 3C2
Canada

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Brian P. Koscak

Brian practises in the areas of corporate and securities law with an emphasis on structured products, securities registration matters for dealers and advisors, finance transactions and mergers and acquisitions for both private and public companies.

As a former life insurance agent, accident & sickness agent and registered insurance broker, part of Brian’s practice also involves corporate and regulatory matters involving insurance companies, agents and brokers.

Brian has written and published numerous articles involving corporate, securities and insurance matters and spoken at various conferences and seminars. He has extensive experience in Registration Reform and advises Portfolio Managers, Investment Fund Managers and Exempt Market Dealers on National Instrument 31-103 requirements, and has developed a registration readiness strategy for clients.

Brian is a partner at Cassels Brock and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1999.

Education

LL.M., Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, 2005
J.D., University of Detroit Mercy, 1997
LL.B., University of Windsor, 1997
M.A., Brock University, 1988
B.A. Hons., Brock University, 1987

Call to the bar

Ontario, 1999

Associations

  • Canadian Bar Association
  • Insurance Institute of Canada
  • Ontario Bar Association


Practice Areas


Insurance - Corporate & Regulatory

Registration and Compliance

Securities



Representative
Work



Griffiths McBurney Restructures into GMP Securities Ltd and Raises $100,100,000 on IPO

Stone 2010 Flow-Through Limited Partnership Closes $12 Million Initial Public Offering

Rimfire and Geoinformatics Finalize Business Combination

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Publications and Resources


Exempt Market Dealers - What You Need to Know Under the New Rules

International Dealers - What You Need to Know Under the New Rules

Investment Fund Managers - What You Need to Know Under the New Rules

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In The News


Brian Koscak Quoted on Emergence of Sukuk Financing in Canada

Cassels Brock Forms Securities Alliance

Brian Koscak Works with UM Financial on Islamic Financing Initiatives

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Presentations


Alternative Capital Markets and Takaful Insurance

General Overview of a Flow-Through Limited Partnership Structure for an Initial Public Offering