SMLS  - Protecting the Markets vs. Growing the Markets
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SMLS - Protecting the Markets vs. Growing the Markets

Discussion of major actors contributing to the phenomenon of public company decline and a number of innovative ideas to reverse the trend.

By Canadian Institute of Resources Law

Date and time

Sat, Jan 25, 2025 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM MST

Location

Murray Fraser Hall, Room MFH 3360

Faculty of Law, University of Calgary 2800 University Way NW Calgary, AB T2N 1N4 Canada

About this event

  • Event lasts 2 hours

The Canadian Institute of Resources Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Calgary invites you to the following free, public legal education workshop:


Protecting the Markets vs. Growing the Markets– How Can Regulatory Innovation Drive Business Growth and Increased Entrepreneurship in Alberta?

Starting with a review of the trendlines in the continuing migration of operating companies from the public markets to the private markets in Canada, Dan will discuss the major actors contributing to the phenomenon of public company decline. Dan will then discuss a number of innovative (and sometimes radical) ideas for using regulatory innovation to reverse the tide of public company decline and stimulate the junior and senior capital markets in Alberta.


Dan Wilson - Before joining academia, Dan Wilson spent more than 25 years as a securities and M&A lawyer, a serial entrepreneur and a senior executive of a variety of public and private companies domestically and abroad. Dan now serves as Chair in Business Law & Regulation and Associate Dean, Academic in the Faculty of Law, University of Calgary. Dan’s research focuses on the regulation of the private and public markets in Canada, looking for ways to use regulatory innovation to stimulate Canadian capital formation and entrepreneurship


This session will not be recorded

Any questions on the topic may be sent to cirl@ucalgary.ca

This event is sponsored by the Alberta Law Foundation



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