Kuo Securities Law Professional Corporation
2 lawyers · City of Toronto
One of 2,345 law firms listed in Toronto, and one of 764 handling Business & Corporate Law.
About Kuo Securities Law Professional Corporation
Kuo Securities Law Professional Corporation is a small securities and corporate law firm with an office in the Bay Adelaide Centre on Bay Street in Toronto's financial district. Founder Charlie Kuo earned a B.C.L. and LL.B. from McGill University in 2004 and a B.Com. from McGill in 1999, and was called to the Ontario bar in 2005. Kuo also studied at Kyoto University in Japan. Before founding the firm, Kuo worked in the securities law and mining group of a major Bay Street firm, and was seconded to the Capital Markets Branch of the Ontario Securities Commission in 2005.
The firm now advises issuers, dealers, and investors on domestic and cross border financings, going public and going private transactions, mergers and acquisitions, and capital pool company formations, with experience in junior mining and uranium exploration companies. Associate Vedashree Kurukuri, called to the Ontario bar in 2024 after an earlier call to the bar in India in 2019, practices alongside Kuo on corporate finance, M&A, and mining matters. Between them the two lawyers speak English, Mandarin, Japanese, Hindi, Telugu, and Kannada.
Practice areas
Milestones & recognition
- Founder Charlie Kuo earned a B.C.L. and LL.B. from McGill University in 2004 and a B.Com. from McGill University in 1999.
- Kuo was called to the Ontario bar in 2005 and was seconded that year to the Capital Markets Branch of the Ontario Securities Commission.
- Before founding the firm, Kuo worked in the securities law and mining group of a major Bay Street firm.
- Associate Vedashree Kurukuri was called to the Ontario bar in 2024, after an earlier call to the bar in India in 2019.
Lawyers 2
This firm’s lawyers at a glance
- Called to the bar
- 2005–2024 · median 11 years in practice 2 of 2 lawyers
- Law schools
- Alliance University, McGill University 2 of 2 lawyers
- Languages on the roster
- English, Hindi, Japanese, Kannada, Mandarin Chinese, Telugu
Who handles what
The neighbourhood
Kuo Securities Law's office is in the Bay Adelaide Centre at 333 Bay Street, an office complex in Toronto's financial district. The tower's design incorporates the preserved facade of the 1926 National Building at the corner of Bay and Temperance Streets, folding a heritage storefront into the glass high rise built above it. The complex has also served as a filming location for the television legal drama Suits, a detail some visiting clients notice on the way up to a real securities firm's boardroom. Being on Bay Street puts the firm among the concentration of capital markets, banking, and corporate law offices that make up Toronto's financial district, the same market its securities and mining sector clients operate in day to day.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Kuo Securities Law help companies list on the TSX Venture Exchange?
- Yes. The firm represents issuers, dealers, and investors on TSX Venture Exchange listings and related work, including reverse take overs and capital pool company qualifying transactions.
- Can Kuo Securities Law act for a junior mining company on a private placement?
- Yes. The firm has experience with junior mineral exploration and uranium companies, including private placements, joint ventures, and National Instrument 43-101 technical reporting matters.
- Does the firm handle mergers and acquisitions for private companies, or only public ones?
- Kuo Securities Law advises on M&A for both public and private parties across a range of industries, not only listed companies.
- Is Kuo Securities Law able to serve Mandarin speaking clients?
- Yes. Founder Charlie Kuo is fluent in Mandarin, and the firm's website is available in Chinese. Associate Vedashree Kurukuri also practiced law in India before joining the firm.
- Where is Kuo Securities Law located?
- The firm's office is Suite 635 in the Bay Adelaide Centre, 333 Bay Street, in Toronto's financial district.
- How long has Charlie Kuo practiced securities law?
- Kuo has practiced securities and corporate law since being called to the Ontario bar in 2005, including a secondment that year to the Capital Markets Branch of the Ontario Securities Commission.
Where to find them
Suite 635, Bay Adelaide Centre, 333 Bay Street, Toronto, ON M5H 2R2 · 416-924-6770
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