Iva is an experienced securities lawyer who possesses regulatory and practical expertise gained within and leading inhouse legal and compliance teams, as well as with the Ontario Securities Commission. She joined BLG Beyond AUM Law in 2023, with a focus on providing advice and counsel to BLG Beyond AUM Law professionals and clients on regulatory compliance, conflicts and risk management for registrants.
Iva also spent 17 years, including nine as a member of the corporate finance leadership team, at the Ontario Securities Commission, where she was a well-known and widely respected regulator. She gained an invaluable understanding of regulatory policy and mindsets and their impacts on the financial services industry and the Canadian capital markets.
Iva is an accomplished writer and speaker on various topics related to regulatory compliance and risk management. Iva is working within BLG Beyond AUM Law to assist in precedent and knowledge management development and innovations in leveraging technological solutions to provide efficient legal services. Iva is particularly skilled in pulling together cohesive and collaborative groups to work together to achieve agreed objectives. Iva has a passion for regulatory policy and helping BLG Beyond AUM Law clients understand both the potential benefits, as well as the challenges, of enhancing a culture of compliance.
