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. 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

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

• "Boardroom Battles Getting Personal," Globe and Mail, June 10, 2009.
• "Narrowing the Gulf," The Globe and Mail, July 8, 2008.
• "Islamic Finance Comes to Canada," , June 1, 2007.
• "A New Battleground," National Post, September 10, 2008.

Memberships and Activities

• Canadian Bar Association