Join us on Thursday, September 4, 2014 for a webinar on tax considerations that optimize after-tax returns in acquisitive transactions.

In a previous blog post, we discussed how to manage cyber security risks during the negotiation and due diligence stages of an M&A transaction.

An SPAC is a shell company that raises money through an IPO, then searches for a private company to acquire and bring to market.

The ruling in Gagnon c Suncor Énergie inc. specifies who is responsible for the characterization study and environmental rehabilitation required by the Act.

As of October 24, 2014, enterprises wishing to be awarded public contracts and subcontracts worth $5 million or more will have to hold an authorization from the AMF.

In Hopkins v Kay, the Ontario Court of Appeal concluded that the Personal Health Information Protection Act is not a "complete code" and therefore did not "oust" the plaintiff’s common law tort claim for breach of privacy.

Canada is a top destination for foreign companies and investors attracted to our wealth of natural resources, stable and sound political and financial systems, and world-class infrastructure.

The Canadian Government has buried significant amendments to the Trade-Marks Act in Bill C-31, the Economic Action Plan 2014, No 1.

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) recently released its annual Summary Report for Investment Fund Issuers, providing an overview of key policy initiatives, emerging issues and compliance reviews concerning the investment fund industry. This

As a new year begins, it is always a good time to take stock of the successes of the past year and look forward to doing even better in 2015.

Where agency workers are brought in for temporary assignments, a question may arise in unionized workplaces whether the temporary workers are employees of the company.

This Legal Update summarizes key issues and provides tips for investment fund issuers.

Note that an index may satisfy the conditions described in the Notice without necessarily satisfying the definitions of "index mutual fund" or "index participation unit" in National Instrument 81-102 - Investment Funds

La décision tant attendue de la Cour suprême américaine dans l’affaire Limelight Networks, Inc. v. Akamai Technologies, Inc. est sortie tout récemment.

The Court of Appeal for Ontario recently released its decision in Energy Fundamentals Group Inc. v Veresen Inc.

Earlier this month, Robert Pozen, senior lecturer at Harvard Business School contended that a simple reliance on board term limits as an evaluation tool of corporate performance is based on "faulty logic".

Norton Rose Fulbright, The Boston Consulting Group and RBC Capital Markets and weigh in on the importance of value creation in defending against shareholder activism

The Report's findings, while varied, all point to the importance of M&A activity as a driving force for growth.

On November 10, 2015, the Competition Bureau held the first of a Canada-wide series of conferences on its newly released corporate compliance programs bulletin at our Montréal office.

Director elections continue to attract widespread voting, with 93% of elections at large companies garnering votes between 90-100%.