Lawrence E. Ritchie

Larry Ritchie chairs Osler’s cross-disciplinary risk management and crisis response national practice and is a key contact for the securities regulatory enforcement and broker-dealer practice. His practice involves dispute avoidance and resolution across a range of capital markets, the financial sector, and other regulated industries and activities. Larry's experience encompasses all aspects of enforcement and other regulatory proceedings and related litigation, including class actions. He also advises on the conduct and response to internal and regulatory investigations. He advises public corporations, their officers, in-house counsel, and directors on avoiding, preparing for, managing, and responding to extraordinary “crisis” situations, including regulatory actions and litigation. He provides proactive corporate governance and other risk-management advisory services, in addition to representing clients in addressing relevant matters with regulators and in the courts. Larry also advises clients on developments in capital markets regulation, governance and compliance, administrative law and practices, and associated matters. Larry is recognized as one of the leading securities litigators and white collar defence practitioners in Canada.