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Mary provides administrative and secretarial services to our lawyers.
Mary has been at the firm since it opened, and it is Mary’s friendly voice that you usually first hear when calling our office.
John is a founding partner of Walker Sorensen LLP. Prior to founding the firm, he was the Insurance Group Practice Leader at one of Canada’s national law firms.
John’s primary practice is providing advice to clients on business, insurance and reinsurance matters. He advises insurers, reinsurers, fraternal societies, banks and insurance intermediaries on regulatory compliance, strategic initiatives, obtaining approvals and orders from Canadian federal and provincial insurance regulators and negotiating insurance distribution agreements.
John’s current practice also focuses on risk management of law firms, in the course of which he conducts professional liability risk management audits for major Canadian law firms.
Linda is an experienced law clerk who assists counsel with insurance licensing matters with the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions of Canada and the provincial/territorial insurance regulators. Linda also attends to corporate filings for OBCA and CBCA companies and to matters related to the registration of companies extra-provincially. Prior to joining the firm, Linda was a Securities Law Clerk at the firm McCarthy Tétrault LLP.
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Having joined Walker Sorensen LLP from a large national Bay Street firm, Roisin has significant experience in corporate and commercial law and has specific expertise in legal and regulatory matters affecting domestic and foreign insurance companies, reinsurers, managing general agents and brokers.
Working closely with senior counsel, Roisin is a trusted advisor to clients, advising on reputational and regulatory risks, regulatory compliance and approvals, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, data security and privacy, online payment processing, licensing matters, market conduct issues and corporate governance. Roisin offers a resolution-focused approach to assisting clients and provides practical legal advice that helps clients achieve their business objectives.
Roisin was called to the Alberta Bar in 2013 and to the Ontario Bar in 2015. She is a member of the executive of the CBA Business Law Section and volunteers regularly with Pro Bono Ontario’s PBO Hotline. Prior to attending law school at the University of Calgary, Roisin obtained her sommelier certification through the International Sommelier Guild and practiced as a sommelier for five years.
Roisin has acted for and advised clients with respect to:
Margaret also has particular experience in privacy law, and has advised extensively on digital privacy and data governance issues that involve PIPEDA, CASL and the Freedom of Information Act.
In April, 2007, Sean entered into partnership with John Walker to form Walker Sorensen LLP. Prior to that Sean was a partner in the Business Law Group of McCarthy Tétrault LLP. Sean articled with McCarthy Tétrault LLP, and continued with that firm until leaving in 2007 to form Walker Sorensen. Before he began to practice law, Sean worked for one of Canada’s large national railways where he gained valuable insight into the management and operation of a large, complex organization. Sean’s practice focuses on financial services, regulatory advice and general corporate commercial law, including corporate finance and private mergers and acquistions.
Our clients include corporations, insurers and reinsurers headquartered in Canada and abroad, insurance pools and insurance distributors, including agents, brokers, retailers and professional organizations.
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
BC Financial Services Authority
Insurance Council of British Columbia
Office of the Superintendent of Insurance of Alberta
Insurance Council of Saskatchewan
Financial Institutions Regulation Branch
Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario
Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario
Autorité des marches financiers (Québec)
Financial and Consumer Services Commission
Office of the Superintendent of Insurance
Office of the Superintendent of Insurance
Office of the Superintendent of Insurance
Office of the Superintendent of Insurance
Insurance (Captive Company) Act
The Insurance Premiums Tax Act
The Insurance Corporations Tax Act
The Insurance Institute of Manitoba Act
The Fires Prevention and Emergency Response Act
Registered Insurance Brokers Act
An Act respecting the distribution of financial products and services
Accident and Sickness Insurance Act
Insurance Adjusters, Agents and Brokers Act
OSFI’s Corporate Governance Guideline
National Policy 58-201 – Corporate Governance Guidelines
National Instrument 58-101 – Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices
OECD – Corporate Governance and the Financial Crisis: Key Findings and Main Messages
G30 Report – Toward Effective Governance of Financial Institutions
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision – Principles for enhancing corporate governance
Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations
Consumer Protection Ontario, Ministry of Government and Consumer Services
Office de la protection du consommateur
Department of Community Services
Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act
Consumer Product Warranty and Liability Act
Cost of Credit Disclosure and Payday Loans Act
Consumer Protection and Business Practices Act
Act respecting the collection of certain debts
The Cost of Credit Disclosure Act