Don is a graduate of the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law and has been practicing law in Winnipeg since 1990. He was previously the National Director of Compliance for IQON Financial, a 400 advisor mutual fund dealer based in Winnipeg and prior to that was Legal Counsel, Compliance, with Assante Asset Management Ltd. He provides legal counsel services and compliance oversight to portfolio managers, investment fund managers, investment dealers and exempt market dealers located from Vancouver Island to Ontario.
Adam is a graduate of the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law. He has gained extensive experience in corporate and securities law, beginning his career with a large Canadian law firm before moving in-house as Corporate Counsel at one of Canada’s fastest growing investment dealers. During his time as Corporate Counsel, Adam sat on various corporate committees including the firm’s conflict of interest committee, new product committee and corporate finance committee and worked closely with the firm’s compliance department. Through this, Adam has gained an in-depth knowledge of the securities, compliance and regulatory environment and has further supplemented this by obtaining his Chartered Investment Manager (CIM®) designation and Certificate in Investment Dealer Compliance. Adam joined CCRL in early 2024 and provides practical, business oriented legal counsel to investment dealers, investment fund managers and portfolio managers.
Donna joined the firm in April, 2018. She consults with firms and individuals on registration and compliance matters and works with clients to complete individual and firm registration filings including exemptive relief applications. She also assists clients in the preparation of regulatory and compliance-related documentation for our clients.
Donna has over 25 years of experience in regulatory and legal environments including in a managerial role with the Ontario Securities Commission. Donna was an Assistant Manager of the Registrant Regulation Branch at the Ontario Securities Commission for over ten years where she was responsible for implementing National Instrument 31-103 Registration Requirements and Exemptions and Ongoing Registrant Obligations, the Canadian registration regime for advisers, dealers and investment fund managers which became effective in September, 2009. Donna has participated in a variety of CSA committees including the CSA Registrant Regulation and Passport Steering Committees. Following her time with the OSC at the end of 2012, Donna has been providing registration and compliance-related services including previously as a senior securities law clerk in Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP’s Securities Group where she was responsible for providing assistance to dealers, advisers and investment funds managers with respect to compliance and regulatory matters
Terry is a CPA, graduating as a CMA in 1982. He became an FCMA (now FCPA) in 2000. He has been in the investment industry for over 40 years, having spent almost 25 years with Investors Group and a further four years with Assante Asset Management in the mutual funds area. Terry has worked in investment compliance for the past ten years, employed most recently with GLC Asset Management Inc. as a Compliance Officer. He now provides consulting services to investment companies including compliance oversight, policies and procedures development and assistance with fund administration and regulatory requirements.
Carolyne has been in Business Administration and with the firm since 2012. Carolyne has been involved in Client relationships at a senior level since 2002. Carolyne began with Palliser Furniture in 1997 in various roles including Upholstery General Merchandising and Product Management (reporting to the Senior Vice President), responsible for a team of 5 people and then with their sister Company, Casana Furniture, as their Canadian National Sales Manager (reporting to the President), responsible for a team of 8 sales representatives. She has also managed accounting functions in both the restaurant industry and the window industry.
Sean is a graduate of the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Law (LL.B., 1993) and the London School of Economics (LL.M., 1994) and has been practicing law in Winnipeg since 1995. He was previously the Chief Compliance Officer for the Wellington West Group of Companies (including both its IIROC and MFDA dealers) prior to its sale to National Bank Financial Ltd. (“NBF”) in 2011. Following the Wellington West acquisition, he accepted a position with NBF and was responsible for the retail trade supervision of all retail investment advisors residing outside the province of Quebec. Prior to working at Wellington West, Sean worked as a Director and Legal Counsel for a national MFDA dealer.
Tyson is an associate lawyer with CCRL. He is a Gold Medal graduate of the University of Winnipeg’s Department of Environmental Studies and Sciences (B.A., 2018) and a graduate from the University of Manitoba’s Robson Hall – Faculty of Law (J.D., 2021). Tyson received his call to the bar (Manitoba) in June of 2022 and has been practicing in the area of securities and regulatory compliance law.
During law school Tyson worked as a research assistant from 2019-2021 in the field of Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law. In this role, he developed valuable skills in analyzing debt compromises, legal research, data analytics and academic article drafting.
As an articling student with CCRL, Tyson was exposed to a wide range of legal and compliance issues for the firms CCRL supports and he developed a particular skillset for anti-money laundering and anti-terrorist financing related matters. Tyson routinely analyzes amendments and changes to securities laws and regulations to provide clients with advice on how their businesses can best navigate the ever-changing regulatory environment. Tyson also has extensive experience in drafting and updating policies and documents for recent changes to regulatory requirements. Tyson will continue to tailor his practice around advising the firms we support as they adapt to the legal and regulatory challenges of tomorrow.
Stacey has been a Compliance Manager with the firm since January, 2012. Stacey has been involved in senior compliance roles for the past 14 years and was previously a Compliance Manager with Wellington West Capital Inc. and with National Bank Financial Ltd. Since joining the firm, Stacey has worked with Portfolio Managers on various compliance matters such as oversight, registration and marketing and has developed extensive experience in matters anti-money laundering-related. As well, Stacey has been involved in all aspects of the Compliance regime for MFDA and IIROC firms including: ongoing monitoring and supervision, audit activities for both external (regulatory) and internal (branch) and client complaints and investigations. She has completed multiple securities courses including the Chief Compliance Officers course and has her Financial Management Advisor designation.
Eileen joined the firm in January 2017 as a Compliance Manager. From 2004 to 2016, Eileen worked at Tetrem Capital Management Ltd. in various roles, having responsibilities primarily in the areas of Trading, Operations & Compliance. Eileen played an instrumental role in the development of policies & procedures, on-going monitoring and day-to-day operations related to these areas. Prior to joining Tetrem, Eileen worked as Assante Asset Management Ltd. from 1997- 2004, most recently as Manager, Selection and Performance Measurement, responsible for the selection and on-going monitoring of sub-advisory Investment Managers. She is a graduate of the University of Manitoba (Bachelor of Arts degree) and has completed multiple securities courses.