Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation will soon come into force, requiring major Canadian companies to carry new costs associated with a higher standard of data privacy.
Customers’ private information strictly your business? Not in an M&A
Litigation finance, as a concept at least, has been around. But a host of new players with creative leveraging strategies are now paving the way for what could become a force in the profession.
A look at the conclusion of a case in which four parties had attempted to seize assets from Kyrgyzaltyn JSC, a gold mining company owned by the state of Kyrgyzstan, to satisfy the parties’ arbitral ...
The Canadian Securities Administrators have reasserted the rules around material disclosure, particularly as they apply to social media. Companies dabbling with Facebook and Twitter should take heed.
There’s concern about the newly announced Canada Infrastructure Bank. But if it’s done right, the CIB could provide a much-needed boost to spending.
With donations in freefall, and soaring administrative costs, a crisis was afoot for the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS). One solution: an unprecedented amalgamation with Vancouver-based Canadian ...
Law firms working with outsourcers have pursued various strategies in their hunt for efficiency. Some have merged, while others prefer alliances or loose relationships. Which strategy will win out in ...
A look at the Alberta Court of Appeal’s upholding of the decision in the Redwater Energy Corp. receivership and bankruptcy proceedings, which found that Redwater’s receiver and trustee, Grant ...
New developments emphasize the Canadian government’s interest in easing the way for foreign investors.
Hope springs eternal for miners as the market picks up for some, but not all, metals. Lawyers in the sector, however, suggest we're far from a full recovery.
After the disappointing jurisprudential results experienced by Canadian business in 2015, the landscape more than evened out this past year — which is not to say that Canadian appellate courts ...
On September 23, 2016, Inter Pipeline Ltd. (“Inter Pipeline”) completed its acquisition of The Williams Companies, Inc. and Williams Partners LP’s Canadian natural gas liquids (“NGL”) midstream ...
Treaties drafted to protect Canadian investors from erratic regimes are now backfiring, as investors abroad, like Wind Mobile’s former Egyptian backer, take aim at Canada’s ‘cultural protectionism.’
How three associates with diverse backgrounds ended up practising law
The federal government’s commitment to fight against base erosion and profit shifting and an evolving duty of care for tax authorities are all on the radar of tax lawyers
The winners steered deals through incredible complexities, promoted growth and innovation, created value for stakeholders and brought best practices to a new level.
Many factors figure into whether a firm remains independent or joins an international one. As global consolidation continues, law firm leaders have to carefully choose which route is best suited to ...
The acquisition of Plenty of Fish by The Match Group was a rare gem. Founder Markus Frind had built his company into one of the world’s largest dating sites, and he’d done so without any equity ...
As the definition of “Canadian” expanded, last year’s top deals highlighted the importance of infrastructure and real estate as well as vendors making strategic dispositions