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Eric Belli-Bivar
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Biography

Eric Belli-Bivar's practice is focused on corporate finance transactions, including banking, structured finance and securities. He provides advice to all types of providers and consumers of credit, including Canadian and foreign banks and other financial institutions. His practice emphasizes efficient and creative solutions to unique and unusual financings.

In his securities law practice Eric has acted for issuers and underwriters in public and private placement financings, for issuers' special committees, in enforcement proceedings, as well as on-going continuous disclosure and governance matters. He has participated in many conferences and seminars and written extensively on securities regulation.

As regards Corporate Governance, Eric has been involved for more than a decade in the Executive Compensation area where he has provided advice to numerous Canadian and international corporations concerning their compensation and equity incentive programs. He has also taught courses on business law at Queen's University and provided advice to numerous charitable and not-for-profit corporations.

Recognition

• Listed in Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Banking Lawyers published in September 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007.
• Named as a leading lawyer in the Guide to the World's Leading Financial Law Firms published by the International Financial Law Review (2005 edition)

Publications & Seminars

• "Commercial Loan Finance & Security", February 2009. Course Leader. Osgoode Professional Development.
• "Commercial Loan Finance & Security", January 2008. Course Leader. Osgoode Professional Development.
• "Executive Compensation / Stock Options: The Next Big Battleground in Canada?" September 19, 2007. Dealing with Dissent and Oppression, Actions and Remedies. Insight Information.
• "Advanced Forum on Derivatives" April 30, 2007. Panelist on International Regulatory Developments. Insight Information.
• "Commercial Loan Finance & Security", January 2007. Co-chair and Panelist. Osgoode Professional Development.
• "Stock Options 'Backdating and Springloading' Are Your Records in Order?" co-authored, published in Canadian Securities Law News (CCH; October 2006, No. 153).
• "The Battle over Executive Compensation Heats Up" co-authored, November-December, 2004.
• "Compensation and Corporate Governance" Canada Management Accountants Association presentation, June 24, 2004.
• "Tax Reimbursements under the New Governance Rules", PricewaterhouseCoopers, Human Resource Services Conference, October 28, 2003.
• "The Emergence of Private Market Investing for Pensions", co-authored with Jean-Pierre Laporte, Patrick McCay and Koker Christensen, Insight Seminar, March 2002.
• "Banking in the Millennium - Canada's Financial Services Industries to Become Part of Global Economy" Guide to the World's Leading Banking Lawyers, Euromoney, London: September, 1999.
• "Innovations In Financing And Borrowing" Federated Press Conference, March 1998.
• "Selected Recent Securities Law Developments in Canada" published in the IBA Capital Markets Forum Yearbook 1996, (co-authored).
• "OSFI Releases Guideline Respecting Derivatives" The Futures & Derivatives Law Review, Cavendish Publishing Limited, London: 1995 Volume 2, Issue IV.
• "Derivative Instruments: Securities Regulation in Canada" Futures & Derivatives Law Review, co-authored, Cavendish Publishing Limited, London: 1994(4).
• Review of OSC Task Force, article also published in the "International Briefings" section of the International Financial Law Review, Euromoney, London, June 1994.

Media Commentary

• The Lawyers Weekly, "Boards Must Lead the Way", 8/28/09.
• Globe & Mail Report on Business, "He's our Boy", 1/23/09.
• Financial Post, "Old-school lending is back," 11/12/2008.

Other Activities

• Mentor, Law Society of Upper Canada, Articling Student Mentor Program
• Member, International Bar Association - Section on Banking Law
• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Past seminar leader, Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Upper Canada

Education

• LL.B., McGill University, 1984
• B. Comm. (Honours), University of British Columbia, 1984

Place and Year of Call

• British Columbia, 1985
• Ontario, 1987

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