Julie Mansi Bio

Julie's dual practice focuses on securities registrant regulation and compliance and mergers and acquisitions. She has considerable experience in advising derivatives and securities market participants on Canadian registration requirements and compliance, as well as risk-management matters. As a trusted adviser, she has an active private M&A practice that caters specifically to securities registrants, marketplace participants, fintech and financial institutions. Julie is a member of the IIROC Crypto Asset Working Group, IIAC Derivatives and Order Execution Only Committees and recently completed her three year term on the Ontario Securities Commission's Securities Advisory Committee. During her time at the firm, she was seconded to the Ontario Securities Commission, Registrant Legal Services Division and Mergers & Acquisitions, Take-Over Bids Division. Julie is also a leading member of BLG's Digital Asset and Blockchain Group and BLG Derivatives Group which has been recognized as Global Capital's Canadian Law Firm of the Year for derivatives, an award it has received every year since 2014. She has also worked in the Canadian Embassy in Warsaw, Poland, and was a market research analyst for several Canadian companies in Eastern Europe.