Teresa Tomchak

Practice Areas

A partner in the Disputes Group of our Vancouver office, Teresa’s practice focuses on securities litigation and regulation. With more than 20 years of experience, she has worked on multiple shareholder disputes, hostile take-over bids and proxy fights as well as contested plans of arrangement. Teresa’s practice also includes securities class action defence. Teresa’s practice includes securities regulatory matters, where she has represented clients during investigations and enforcement hearings before various provincial securities commissions, which have included allegations of insider trading, illegal distributions, market manipulation, discretionary trading, suitability matters and fraud. She consistently works with registration requirements under securities legislation with respect to trading in securities. She has advised special committees during transactional matters and internal investigations, including whistleblower complaints as well as financial institutions and investment advisors, including in broker-dealer litigation. Prior to joining Osler, Teresa was a partner at a leading regional law firm.

Career

University of British Columbia, LL.B.

University of Alberta, B.Comm. (with distinction)

Bar Admission: British Columbia, 2000 | Ontario, 2015

Professional Memberships

Law Society of British Columbia

Canadian Bar Association, multiple sections including the securities sub-section

Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada

The Advocates’ Society

Womens’ White Collar Defence Association

Commercial Bar Association (COMBAR)