Rosalind Morrow is a lawyer practicing securities, capital markets and public companies, structured finance and securitization and 4 other areas of law. Rosalind received a B.A. degree from University of Toronto, Trinity College in 1977, and has been licensed for 42 years. Rosalind practices at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in Toronto, ON.
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Practice Details
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Firm InformationPositionPartnerFirm NameBorden Ladner Gervais LLP
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesRepresentative Work
Representing Canada Mortgage
Housing Corporation on the structuring (including risk management strategy)
implementation of its Canada Mortgage Bond program
the fully underwritten offerings (to date) of over C$200 billion in CMB bonds since program launch in 2001. Representing Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation as lead negotiator of joint venture project with the State Mining Corporation of Tanzania to re-develop the Beckreef Gold Mine in Tanzania. Representing Canadian Federal Government on its $125-billion emergency funding program for Canadian banks launched in the 2008 financial crisis called the Insured Mortgage Purchase Program (comparable to the U.S. TARP Program). Representing Canada Mortgage
Housing Corporation on the restructuring of the $32 billion asset-backed commercial paper (ABCP) market in Canada
its participation in the Pan-Canadian Investors' Committee overseeing the restructuring (2007-2009). Representing RFA Capital Corporation on its underwriting of the B
unrated-piece tranches of an aggregate $2.32 billion (approximate) in commercial mortgage-backed securities offered by Claret Trust, Column Canada Issuer Corporation, Solar Trust, Merrill Lynch Financial Assets Inc., Schooner Trust
Real Estate Asset Liquidity Trust (2002-present). Representing Clarington Corporation, an independent mutual fund company, on its $280- million takeover by Industrial Alliance in January 2006
initial public offering in March 2005 by way of primary
secondary offering. Representing Sprint Corporation of Kansas City, Missouri in restructuring of all equity
$2.6 billion in senior debt of Call-Net Enterprises Inc., the TSX-listed parent of Sprint Canada Inc. by way of Court-approved plan of arrangement. Representing Sprint Corporation in the proxy contest for control of Call-Net Enterprises Inc. (Toronto Stock Exchange-
NASDAQ-listed parent of Sprint Canada Inc.) launched by Crescendo Partners, L.P. of New York. Representing Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on the C$800 million syndicated bank financing
C$400-million refinancing by way of public bond offering of its Canadian Broadcasting Centre project in downtown Toronto. Representing dissident holders of US$65 million in gold bonds of Canadian Pacific Limited in connection with that company's C$6 billion debt
equity restructuring, in which the dissidents were successful in obtaining substantial amendments to the restructuring in their favour.
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1984, Ontario
MembershipsProfessional Involvement
•Member, BLG Diversity Committee
•Member, Finance and Investment Committees, Ontario Bar Association
•Past Member, Securities Advisory Committee to the Ontario Securities Commission
•Past President, Women's Law Association of Ontario (1992-93)
•Other Directorships: Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation, Griffith Laboratories LimitedCommunity Involvement
•Member, Board of Governors and Chair, Nominating and Governance Committee, Trent University
•Vice-Chair, The Living City Foundation (foundation affiliate of Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, and the largest environmental organization in Canada) -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of Toronto
Class of 1982
LL.B.
Other EducationUniversity of Toronto, Trinity College
Class of 1977
B.A.
University of Toronto
Class of 1978
B.Ed.
French Immersion Specialist
Rosalind Morrow
Bay Adelaide Centre, East Tower22 Adelaide Street West, Suite 3400Toronto, ON M5H 4E3Canada