Rebecca Cowdery's practice focuses on the regulatory, compliance, and governance issues facing participants in the investment management industry. She joined BLG in 2003 after leaving the investment management industry where she worked as a lawyer and regulator for over 25 years. Rebecca works with fund managers to establish new products and to manage and administer funds in compliance with applicable regulation. Among other things, she assists fund managers and independent review committees to effectively implement and comply with fund governance regulations in Canada. She also advises firms about effective implementation of the regulatory and compliance requirements for registrants mandated by the Canadian securities regulators. She is an active member on the regulatory and fund governance committees of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada and the Portfolio Management Association of Canada, and speaks and writes regularly on topics of interest to the investment management industry. Rebecca received her BA and law degree from the University of Alberta, was called to the Ontario Bar in 1986, and to the Alberta Bar in 1983.
