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The SEC was also able to obtain an emergency court order to freeze the assets of PlexCorps, Lacroix and Paradis-Royer.

We recently wrote about a Complaint (the Complaint) brought by the State of New York against ExxonMobil Corporation relating to alleged climate change disclosure securities fraud.

The risks facing your business are evolving—and accumulating—at a breakneck pace.

The 2020 M&A Deal Terms Study published by SRS Acquiom on May 5, 2020 provides an overview of market trends based on an analysis of over 1,200 of their private-target...

The Ontario Court of Appeal has delivered a landmark ruling that fundamentally reshapes personal liability for corporate officers and directors involved in fraudulent conduct.

On December 7, 2012, the Québec National Assembly adopted An Act Respecting Contracting by Public Bodies, which outlines conditions for granting certain public contracts based upon the contractors’ and tenderers’ integrity (see our previous publication on this topic).

In Aquino v. Bondfield Construction Co. 2024 SCC 31, the Supreme Court of Canada provided clarity about when fraud by a corporation's directing mind can be attributed to the corporation.

An understanding of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA) provides a framework to consider how, when and why these laws are enforced.

In addition to mitigating regulatory risks that can lead to the imposition of fines and imprisonment arising from conviction under relevant law...

A recent Alberta Court of Appeal decision regarding standard of care, negligent misrepresentation, ...

The RCMP recently announced a rising trend of companies self-reporting potential acts of bribery and corruption.

On October 30, Canada removed the facilitation payments exemption from the Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act (CFPOA). This change goes into effect October 31.

On May 28, 2020, the Autorité des marchés financiers, Quebec's securities regulator, published its Enforcement Report for the period April 2019 to March 2020.

When a company first becomes aware of financial irregularities in its business, the first reaction is usually to get to the bottom of the concerns.

Last week's acquittal of Senator Mike Duffy on fraud, corruption and bribery offences shows Ontario courts will not find "corrupt" intent lightly.

Reflecting the trend toward increasing monetary penalties, the Ontario Securities Commission (the "OSC") accepted an eye-popping $30 million settlement payment in the Katanga Mining Limited ("Katanga") matter.

Nazir Karigar, an agent of Cryptometrics Canada Inc., was sentenced to three years in federal prison under Canada’s foreign bribery statute.