Mark Pratt is a legal and compliance executive with 35 years of experience in the financial services industry, and has worked in Canada, the US, the UK and the EU. He holds a B.A in German and Spanish from McGill University in Montreal, an LL.B. from Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto, and an LL.M. in EU Law from the University of Leicester in the UK.
Mark began his legal career in private practice at what is now McMillan LLP, and spent over 25 years as in-house counsel at several of Canada’s largest banks and financial institutions, where he led teams of lawyers, compliance professionals and corporate governance professionals. He has deep experience in financial product development initiatives, regulatory compliance, regulatory change management and remediation projects, and a number of large public securities and M&A transactions. He is currently a board member and a member of an investment fund independent review committee.
“Having taught the tutorial portion of the Administrative and Regulatory Law course for the past two years, I’ve been really impressed with the interest and enthusiasm the students have for this area of law. I believe strongly in LASL’s mission to develop a diverse legal profession, and I’m really looking forward to teaching a new group of students in the Securities Regulation course!”
