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VIDEO · 09 MAY 2012

The 7-Minute Miner

Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Please join Stikeman Elliott lawyers as they discuss, in seven minutes each, business issues that will affect you and your company.

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Please join Stikeman Elliott lawyers as they discuss, in seven minutes each, business issues that will affect you and your company.

Topics will include:

  • Recent changes to National Instrument 43-101
  • Preventing and managing a corruption crisis under the Foreign Corruption Practices Act
  • M&A developments and poison pills
  • Upcoming proxy season and three things to keep in mind
  • Looking at Plan Nord from outside Quebec
  • Class Actions in Canada update
  • Confidentiality and standstill agreements

This seminar counts for 1.0 LSUC Substantive CLE credits.

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Moderator
 Maurice Swan, Partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Toronto

Presenters
Ray McDougall, Partner, Stikeman Elliott LLP, Toronto

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