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Mark J. Selick
Partner, Toronto Office
Telephone
416-863-2924
Facsimile
416-863-2653
email
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Profile
Mark Selick practises in the Financial Services Group. His practice is focused on securitization, equipment leasing and anti-money laundering legislation. In the securitization area, Mark has acted on numerous domestic and cross-border securitization transactions, representing, among others, sellers, conduits, rating agencies, servicers, issuers and investment bankers. He has experience in virtually all of the asset classes securitized in Canada, including trade receivables, credit cards, equipment leases, commercial and residential mortgages, and floor plan receivables. Mark has also been involved in various aspects of equipment leasing, from basic small ticket leasing programs to complex structured lease arrangements. He has also advised various clients on their obligations under Canadian anti-money laundering legislation.
Mark has written and spoken on securitization, secured transactions, anti-money laundering legislation, opinions and e-commerce issues.
Mark has been recognized in Legal Media Group's Guide to the World's Leading Structured Finance and Securitization Lawyers 2009. He has also been recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory as one of the leading lawyers in Canada in both the asset securitization and the asset/equipment finance and leasing categories. In The Best Lawyers in Canada 2010, Mark was voted by peers as one of the leading structured finance lawyers in Canada.
Mark has been an adjunct professor of law (teaching commercial law) at Osgoode Hall Law School, and is currently a member of both the Legislative and Judicial Subcommittee and the Communication and Education Committee of the American Securitization Forum.
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Areas of Law
Financial Services
Structured Finance
Business
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Education
Admitted to the Ontario Bar - 1982
LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School - 1980
B.A., McGill University - 1977
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Media Appearances
Mentioned -
"Financial Post: Legal Post Blog Entry",
Article by Julius Melnitzer concerning the Ontario government's recent accidental repeal of s. 46(3) of the Personal Property Security Act, December 5, 2007.
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Recent Publications
Co-author - "Canadian Federal Budget Announces Structured Finance Developments",
Blakes Bulletin on Securitization, March 2010.
Co-author -
"Canadian ABS Shows Signs of Life",
American Securitization, Volume 4 Issue 1, Winter/Spring 2010.
Co-author - "Canadian Government Launches Consultation Process to Support Vehicle and Equipment Term ABS",
Blakes Bulletin on Securitization, February 2009.
Author - "Canadian Government to Support Vehicle and Equipment ABS",
Blakes Bulletin on Securitization, February 2009.
Co-author - "No Immediate Solution to PPSA Collateral Classification Problem",
Blakes Bulletin on Financial Services, December 2007.
Co-author -
"Canada-Elimination of Withholding Tax Makes Securitizations More Attractive",
WorldTrade Executive, Inc. Practical U.S./International Tax Strategies, November 30, 2007.
Author -
"Canada Could End the Withholding Tax on Interest Payments in January",
WorldTrade Executive, Inc. Practical U.S./International Tax Strategies, November 15, 2007.
Co-author - "New Opportunities to Securitize Canadian Interest-Bearing Receivables",
Blakes Bulletin on Securitization, November 2007; also published in The International Law Office newsletter, November 20, 2007.
Co-author - "Breaking News on the Elimination of Canadian Withholding Tax",
Blakes Bulletin on Financial Services & Securitization, November 2007.
Co-author -
"A Guide to Canada's New AML Requirements",
moneylaundering.com, June 2007.
Author - "Easing the Rules for Receivables-Based Financing and Securitization",
Blakes Bulletin on Financial Services, May 2007.
Co-author - "Canadian Money Laundering Legislation Gets A Facelift",
Blakes Bulletin on Financial Services, October 2006.
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Recent Professional Activities
Speaker -
"ABS 2010: Canadian Structured Finance Forum",
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, June 6-8, 2010.
Speaker -
"Cross-Border Securitization",
Canadian ABS 2007, Whistler, BC, June 3-6, 2007.
Speaker -
"Canada's Anti-Money Laundering Laws Get a Facelift - Part 1",
Blakes Seminar, May 29, 2007.
Speaker -
"PPSA 2007: New Opportunities, New Risk",
Blakes Seminar, Toronto, Ontario, May 9, 2007.
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