Walied Soliman

Biography

Walied Soliman focuses on public and private financings, corporate governance and regulatory compliance matters, as well as on the establishment of structured products for Canadian financial institutions. He works on both public and private financings for senior and junior Canadian issuers, including financial institutions and companies in the energy and mining sectors. His corporate governance experience includes playing a leading role in the establishment of board, committee, CEO and chairman mandates for one of Canada's leading financial institutions and advising boards on acquisition and related party transactions. Mr. Soliman regularly advises on regulatory issues, including continuous disclosure and other compliance matters and has acted for both dissidents, issuers and meeting chairs in some of the most contentious proxy battles in Canada. His structured product experience includes the establishment of dozens of index-linked and equity-linked deposit products for Canadian financial institutions and numerous Islamic finance compliant products.

In 2003, Mr. Soliman spent five months on secondment to the legal group of CIBC. In 2002, he spent three months on secondment to the Ontario Securities Commission in the Enforcement Branch. Prior to completing his law degree, Mr. Soliman worked as a senior assistant to a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Year of Call

• Ontario Bar 2002

Law School

• LL.B., Osgoode Hall - York University, 2001

Selected Client Work

Mr.Soliman has acted recently for:

• Kingsway Financial Services Inc. in connection with a definitive purchase agreement to sell all of the issued and outstanding shares of Jevco Insurance Company to The Westaim Corporation
• Jacob Securities Inc. as agent in connection with a $7 million private placement by Sierra Geothermal Power

Speaking Engagements

• "Le financement islamique : ce que vous devez savoir pour rencontrer les exigences de ce nouveau véhicule de financement," Sixième conférence avancée sur le financement et les sûretés, The Canadian Institute, Montréal, January 28 - 30, 2009.

Media Highlights

• "Proxy Fights Need Seasoned Lawyers," National Post, September 16, 2009.
• "WAISC: Islamic Finance," BNN, September 15, 2009.
• "Boardroom Battles Getting Personal," The Globe and Mail, June 10, 2009.
• "A New Battleground," National Post, September 10, 2008.
• "Narrowing the Gulf," The Globe and Mail, July 8, 2008.
• "Islamic Finance Comes to Canada," , June 1, 2007.

Rankings and Recognitions

• Ranked as one of the Top 40 lawyers under 40 in Canada by LEXPERT magazine in 2009

Memberships and Activities

• Canadian Bar Association