H. Roderick Anderson*
Associate Counsel
With over forty years of experience, Rod is recognized as one of Canada’s leading securities lawyers.
Rod is Associate Counsel with Harper Grey and the Co-Chair of our Securities Group. Consistently ranked as a leader in his field by ranking publications including Lexpert, Best Lawyers, Chambers, and Benchmark, he has established a reputation for himself among clients and colleagues as dependable, hardworking, and knowledgeable. Rod is a Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, an invitation-only trial lawyer honorary society where Fellows are selected and invited into Fellowship after being evaluated for effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation and trial work, along with ethical reputation.
Rod’s client base includes brokers, brokerage firms, executives, professionals, directors and officers of private and public companies, shareholders and other businesspeople with legal matters involving capital markets.
Clients count on Rod to represent them before the BC Securities Commission, TSX Venture Exchange, the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) and all levels of court. He has a significant cross-border practice which involves dealing with lawyers practicing in the United States. Rod also works directly with employees of The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Department of Justice.
Rod is known for representing clients in complex securities related matters that require administrative, civil litigation and criminal defence expertise.
Rod grew up in Prince George, BC. He has played ice hockey competitively since his youth and is an avid fisherman, responsible for the demise of many large chinook salmon.
University of British Columbia, LL. B., 1979
University of British Columbia, B.A., 1976
- English
Disciplinary proceedings before administrative tribunals including the BC Securities Commission and CIRO, such as investigations, audits and hearings
Issuer and investment dealer disclosure and liability
Insider trading
Market manipulation
Illegal distributions
Multilateral Assistance Treaty Act (MLAT ) issues
Regulatory and compliance issues
Director and officer “acceptability” issues raised by the TSX Venture Exchange
Advice and assistance for Canadians subjected to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission investigations and proceedings
Corporate reorganization and governance disputes
Oppression remedies
Plans of arrangement
Directors and officers liability
Shareholder disputes
Negligent and fraudulent misrepresentation claims
Cases for and against private and public issuers, their directors and officers
White collar crime – allegations of misrepresentation and/or fraud
Defence of criminal charges relating to civil suits
- Harper Grey Securities Regulation & Litigation Group, Chair
- Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch, Member
- The Law Society of British Columbia, Member
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