Compliance & Operations Group Meeting Ft. Ogier
Meeting Overview
Members of the Compliance & Operations Group are welcome to join us on Tuesday, June 15, 2023 from 2:00 – 2:45 p.m. (ET).
Where
Virtual
Compliance & Operations Group Co-Chairs
Jenny Baek
Partner, Capital Markets & Securities
McMillan LLP
Gary Ostoich
Spartan Fund Management Inc.
President
Jenny Baek
Partner, Capital Markets & Securities
McMillan LLP
Jennie Baek practises capital markets and securities law with an emphasis on the investment funds and asset management industry, including compliance and registration matters.
Advising on a variety of corporate and securities law matters, Jennie assists clients with the formation, structuring, management, and distribution of public funds and private equity funds as well as other investment products. She also provides counsel on registration and regulatory compliance, corporate governance and reporting obligations, public and private financings, and stock exchange listings. Jennie is a member of McMillan’s Sustainability / ESG Initiative and co-leads the firm’s blockchain, cryptocurrency and digital assets group.
Jennie has significant experience in share and asset transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, and other corporate transactions.
Prior to joining McMillan, Jennie worked as in-house counsel at a leading investment fund company and practised at a Toronto law firm.
Gary Ostoich
Spartan Fund Management Inc.
President
Gary is a leading Canadian hedge fund executive with more than 25 years of experience covering all aspects of the hedge fund industry. As President of Spartan, his role primarily involves overseeing existing business lines and infrastructure, new product development and being part of the investor relations team that interacts with high-net-worth and institutional investors.
Gary started his career in the hedge fund industry while a partner at law firm McMillan LLP in Toronto, which he joined in 1987. He headed up McMillan’s hedge fund practice and sat on their management committee. While there, he was repeatedly included in LEXPERT’s Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. In 2003, Gary was instrumental in establishing the Canadian chapter of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA). He is a past Chairman of AIMA Canada.
Gary has written and spoken extensively in Canada and abroad on various issues that relate to the hedge fund industry, ranging from regulatory and compliance issues to the development of structured products for institutions. He has also appeared before various regulatory bodies and task forces within Canada relating to hedge funds, including testifying before the Senate Banking Committee in Canada regarding hedge fund regulation.
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