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The RAISE Act is the first to be adopted after the enactment of the White House executive order meant to block state laws that do not align with federal priorities. It will take effect on Jan. 1, 2027.

BLG presents The Legal Listen, a podcast series that explores key issues in law and business. In our inaugural episode, Tamara Tomomitsu...

Earlier this spring, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) proposed amendments to certain exemptions from insider reporting found in National Instrument 55-104 Insider Reporting Requirements and Exemptions (NI 55-104). The amendments are intended to clarify that the insider reporting regime applies to certain transactions involving investment funds and structured products, like structured notes and Canadian Depositary Receipts, that are based on securities of a reporting issuer.

On July 27, 2020, Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:AUPH) (TSX:AUP) (Aurinia or the Company) closed its underwritten public offering of 13,333,334 common shares (the Offering).

The BC Registry has released an overview of the changes to be brought on by the new legislation effective November 28, 2016.

BLG is pleased to share our updated securities law resource, Short Form Prospectus Guide (2018), which is intended to serve as a reference tool in connection with the preparation and filing of short form prospectuses ...

As the eleventh hour for continuing under the new Canada Not-for-profit Corporations Act ("CNCA") quickly approaches, the Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") has stepped up its efforts to remind those charities that may be lagging behind – or not! – to continue by the October 17, 2014 deadline.

Morgans Hotels Group undertook a review of various strategic alternatives, striking a special committee of directors.

Cathy Hawara, the Director General of the Charities Directorate, spoke at the recent Canadian Bar Association's Charity Law Symposium.

With the passage of the CNCA into law and the pending introduction of the ONCA, many organizations have been revisiting their charitable purposes as part of the continuance process.

The plaintiffs in Adams v Raintree Vacation Exchange LLC, 2012 US App LEXIS 26000 (7th Cir, 20 December 2012) were purchasers of timeshare units in Mexico.

The Ontario government has indicated that colleges and universities in the province will have until January 1, 2019 "to develop, implement and comply with a free speech policy that meets a minimum...

In September 2016, the Minister of National Revenue appointed a Consultation Panel on the Political Activities of Charities to consider feedback from consultations with charities and make recommendations to the Minister on how the CRA can clarify the guidance, information and resources it provides to charities on the rules governing political activities

It depends, said the English Court of Appeal in Harvey v Dunbar Assets plc, [2013] EWCA Civ 952. Harvey and three others agreed to guarantee the obligations of Vision Development Ashbrooke Ltd to its bank.

​Not necessarily and not on the facts of Beijing Jianlong Heavy Industry Group v Golden Ocean Group Ltd, [2013] EWHC 1063 (Comm).

As the population ages, banks and brokerages increasingly find that their customers are acting as attorneys for property for their elderly parents.

On February 25, 2011, the Canadian Securities Administrators published CSA Staff Notice 31-323 Guidance Relating to the Registration Obligations of Mortgage Investment Entities.

BLG's Charities and Not-for-Profit Group held its 15th Annual Sector Update for Charities and Not-for-Profit Organizations on November 17, 2014 in its Toronto office.