Lawyer Profile
Tim Phillips
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Tim's practice is focused on capital markets transactions and securities regulatory matters, including public and private debt and equity offerings and advising a wide range of market participants, including issuers, underwriters, dealers, fund managers, exchanges, clearinghouses, alternative trading systems and trade associations, on Canadian capital markets and derivatives regulation, compliance, trading, netting and collateral issues.
Tim joined Blakes in 2015 after practising U.S. bankruptcy, securities and derivatives law in the New York office of a leading New York-based international law firm.
Dealers, asset managers and fund sponsors on Canadian regulatory requirements, including dealer and portfolio manager registration requirements, acquisitions of regulated entities and Canada's universal market integrity rules
Clearinghouses, trade associations and various other U.S., Canadian and international market participants in connection with OTC derivatives trading documentation and regulatory reform initiatives, including Canada's mandatory clearing, margin, trade reporting and customer collateral protection regimes and proposed registration and business conduct rules
Banks, clearinghouses and custodians on netting and collateral matters (including formal legal opinions) under ISDA, GMRA, GMLSA, MRA and other master agreements, and in connection with admitting Canadian residents as clearinghouse members
U.S. and European trading platforms and clearing agencies in connection with admitting Canadian resident entities as participants/members
Numerous U.S. and European broker-dealers on disclosure, dealer registration and bank regulatory requirements related to extending global offerings into Canada
The underwriters on the largest IPO in history, SpaceX's US$86-billion initial public offering, including a public prospectus offering in Canada
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2015 (ON); 2010 (NY)