Mr. Barry has been a frequent speaker at Bar Association meetings and for national and international professional groups concerning mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and venture capital transactions, and the application of United States securities laws to international transactions.
Representative presentations include:
- Presenter on Cross-Border Financing and M & A Issues -- Pipestone Conference on Canadian Securities Law, Lake Louise, Alberta. 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2009
- Advanced Mergers and Acquisitions – “Defending Unsolicited Takeover Bids” (with Don MacDonald – CFO NovaGold Resources Inc. and Bill Sirrett, Blake Cassels & Graydon) – Insight Information Co., Vancouver, B.C. December 2007
- Ninth Annual Western Canadian Securities Forum – “Recent Developments in Cross Border Transactions” – Insight Information Co., Vancouver, B.C. April 2006
- The Pharmaceutical Conference on Sustaining Sarbanes-Oxley and 404 Compliance --"MD&A Reporting Requirements and Best Practices" (with Nanci Prado of Dorsey & Whitney LLP, New York) -- CBI Research, Inc. -- Princeton, NJ September 2005
- Eighth Annual Western Canadian Securities Forum -- "Recent Developments in Cross Border Transactions" (jointly with Jonathan Drance of Stikeman Elliott and Andrew J. Foley of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison) -- Insight Information Co., Calgary, Alberta March 2005
- Seventh Annual Western Canadian Securities Forum -- "Recent Regulatory Developments in the U.S." -- Insight Information Co., Vancouver B.C. April 2004
- Canadian Venture Funding -- "Northern Exposure: Why and How U.S. Investors Are Pursuing Canadian Opportunities" (jointly with Earl Storie of VenGrowth Capital Partners Inc., William E. Mayer of Park Avenue Equity Partners, L.P. and Robert Roeper of VIMAC Ventures LLC) -- The Canadian Institute, Toronto, ON February 2004
- BioPartnering North America -- "Achieving Success in Cross Border Financing" -- PricewaterhouseCoopers, Vancouver, B.C. February 2004
- “Key Issues Facing Boards of Director: The Revolution in SEC Disclosure & Enforcement” – Director ’s Roundtable, Program Chair – Seattle, WA September 2002
- “U.S. SEC & B.C. Recent Developments in Securities Regulation” – Director’s Roundtable, Program Chair – Vancouver, BC September 2002
- “Securities Act of 1933 – Understanding U.S. Securities Law: Practical Guidelines for Canadian Practitioners” (with Philippe Tardif of Lang Michener) – Osgood Hall Law School of York University, Toronto, ON September 2002
- “Selective and Continuous Disclosure” - Western Canadian Securities Forum – Insight, Calgary, AB May 2002
- “Canadian-U.S. Cross-Border M & A Transactions” (with Ted Maynard of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison) – Insight, Calgary, AB December 2001
- “Law Tech+E-Business Symposium” – Comdex/Canada, Vancouver, BC July 2001
- “Papering the Deal – The Canadian & U.S. Venture Capital Term Sheet” (with Adrian Dirassar of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin) – “Entrepreneur’s Boot Camp” – First Tuesday Ltd., Vancouver, BC June 2001
- United States Securities Law – Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC March 2001
- Fourth Annual Western Canadian Securities Forum — Cross Border Transactions: Trends and Developments (jointly with Ted Maynard of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Jonathan Drance of Stikeman Elliott) — Insight, Vancouver, B.C. October 2000
- Canadian Society of Corporate Secretaries Corporate Governance Conference — Corporate Governance and Compliance in the Cross Border Environment (with Phil Brown of Torys) — Toronto, Ontario. September 2000
- “Recent Cross-Border Issues and Developments Relating to Canadian Mergers and Acquisitions” (with Ted Maynard of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Jonathan Drance of Stikeman Elliott) – Mergers and Acquisitions in Canada – Insight, Calgary, Alberta. April 6-7, 2000
- “Cross-Border Transactions: Trends and Developments” (with Len Quigley of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison and Jonathan Drance of Stikeman Elliott) — Western Canada Securities Forum — Insight, Vancouver, B. C. November 1999
- “U. S. Filing, Disclosure and Financial Statement Requirements for Public Offerings and Stock Exchange and Nasdaq Listings” — U.S./Canadian GAAP Conference — Executive Enterprises, Toronto, Ontario. June 1999
- “Things to Think About When Bringing a Canadian Company South of the Border” — BIO ‘99 — The Biotechnology Industry Organization’s Annual International Biotechnology Meeting & Exhibition. May 1999