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NEXV Law lives at the intersection of innovation and the capital markets. We are laser focused on providing businesses with high-quality advice derived from over a decade of experience in the capital markets and emerging venture space.
With qualifications to practice law in both Canada and the U.S., we welcome the opportunity to be your strategic cross-border legal partner.
Securities Regulatory
Led by a former securities regulator and big-law practitioner, NEXV Law thrives on resolving complex securities and derivatives matters. We bring extensive regulatory experience to the table, including advising businesses on regulatory investigations, compliance examinations and preparing legal opinions regarding the application of securities and derivatives legislation. We expertly guide businesses on their dealer, adviser, investment fund manager and marketplace registrations as well as their ongoing obligations under securities law.
Digital Assets / Web3
The principal of NEXV Law has been at the forefront of nearly all major developments in the digital asset industry within the North American capital markets, includes acting for over half a dozen crypto asset trading platforms (CTPs) in securing their dealer and marketplace registration. NEXV Law brings unparalleled regulatory insight to the table, having served as the lead securities regulator reviewer for the first CTP registered in Canada, a reviewer for the first prospectus-qualified bitcoin investment fund in North America, an enforcement investigator into the collapse of one of the largest CTPs in Canada, and acted as a principal drafter for numerous CSA staff notices governing digital assets.
Regulated Financial Services
The principal of NEXV Law has extensive experience providing strategic legal advice to regulated financial intermediaries. This deep industry experience includes advising registered securities dealers (e.g., CIRO members), advisers, investment fund managers, portfolio managers, and marketplaces alongside emerging fintech entities such as CTPs, money services businesses and payment services providers.
Capital Raising
NEXV Law advises companies on all aspects of capital raising – bridging the gap between the exempt (PE, VC, Angels, etc.) and public markets (IPO, RTOs, etc.).
Corporate & Commercial
Build a solid foundation for your business. From day one, NEXV Law ensures your corporate structure, governance frameworks, and core commercial agreements (e.g., user agreements, privacy policy, terms of service, etc.) are appropriately designed to protect your vision and accelerate growth.
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Ontario Securities Commission: 2026 Risk Assessment Questionnaire
Earlier today, the OSC issued the much anticipated (maybe a bit of an exaggeration!) 2026 Risk Assessment Questionnaire (“RAQ”). The RAQ is typically issued every two years and is used to help gather additional information on the firms registered with the OSC. This data may be used to help inform future regulatory policy making (e.g.,…
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Forecasting the Role of State Regulators in Overseeing U.S. Prediction Markets
On April 6, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (“3d Cir”) issued a ruling that considered the issue of whether state gaming and gambling laws apply to designated contract makers (“DCMs”) that are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). Their ruling held that the Commodity Exchange Act (the “CEA”)…
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“Specified Crypto Assets” Expanded to include Solana
Last October, I wrote an article discussing why the CSA needs to pivot away from investment limits placed on crypto assets except for those that are designated as “specified crypto assets” (“SCAs”). At that time, the designated SCAs included: bitcoin, ether, litecoin, bitcoin cash and certain stablecoins. Other than the addition of certain stablecoins, this…
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