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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
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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, 1999Associations
- Canadian Bar Association
- Insurance Institute of Canada
- Ontario Bar Association
Practice Areas
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
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

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
Presentations
Alternative Capital Markets and Takaful Insurance
General Overview of a Flow-Through Limited Partnership Structure for an Initial Public Offering




