Mergers And Acquisitions Bulletin - November 2011

On October 5, 2011, BLG hosted a panel discussion on cross border issues in Mergers & Acquisitions at the Faculty of Law of McGill University. The keynote speaker was the Hon. Chief Justice Myron Steele of the Supreme Court of Delaware, with commentary and a Canadian perspective provided by the Hon. Justice Marie Deschamps of the Supreme Court of Canada and Jeff Barnes, a senior partner in BLG's M&A group.

The panel was chaired by Fred Enns, a partner in BLG's Montréal office and also a member of the M&A group. This panel discussion focused on the review of shareholder rights plans, also know as poison pills, in Canada and in Delaware and the differing approaches taken by courts as compared to the securities regulators.