Email address
[email protected]Contact number
416.367.6259Share profile
Band 3
Provided by Whitney Wakeling
Capital Markets
Corporate Commercial
Investment Management
Mergers & Acquisitions
Corporate Governance
Whitney is a securities lawyer who advises clients in the investment and wealth management industry.
She has particular expertise in advising investment fund managers, advisers and dealers on the development, distribution and ongoing administration of investment products and services. Whitney has extensive experience structuring investment products and assisting fund managers with bringing new investment products to market, including exchange-traded funds, mutual funds, private funds and other investment vehicles.
Whitney works closely with clients to plan and execute significant, high value strategic business changes, including securities registrant consolidations, fund mergers, investment objective changes, fund administrator conversions, change of manager mandates, exchange migrations and other fundamental changes to investment products and services. She also regularly advises clients on regulatory and compliance matters affecting funds, including sales practices, independent review committees and conflict of interest matters.
Whitney also acts as securities regulatory counsel on M&A transactions, including completing diligence to assess regulatory risk and compliance, drafting and negotiating transaction documents and preparing post-closing compliance remediation reports. As an advocate, Whitney regularly represents clients on exemption applications and has been engaged on several industry advocacy initiatives requiring innovative regulatory solutions and compelling advocacy and submissions to securities regulators. She also advises clients on a wide range of commercial law matters in the investment management industry, outsourcing transactions, commercial contract negotiations and corporate governance matters.
Whitney is a member of the firm's Environmental, Social and Governance steering committee.
Member, Law Society of Alberta
Member, Law Society of Ontario
Board of Directors, Canadian Exchange-Traded Fund Association
Bar Admission
Ontario, 2013
Alberta, 2019
Queen's University
BA (Hons.) English Literature, B.A. in Political Studies
2009
Osgoode Hall Law School
JD
2012
Provided by Chambers
Whitney Wakeling is a partner in Borden Ladner Gervais's Toronto office. She works on a range of matters fund mergers, regulatory concerns and compliance matters.
Provided by Chambers
She is extremely responsive and professional.
She proactively identifies potential issues and offers well-considered solutions.
She is extremely responsive and professional.
She proactively identifies potential issues and offers well-considered solutions.