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Canadian technology sector M&A activity accelerates into 2021

Of particular importance to employers are the workplace safety requirements including the mandatory masking requirements and work-from-home measures....

Top public M&A legal developments in 2020

While the declaration of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) as a global pandemic in Q1 – and its subsequent impact – resulted in a sharp decrease...

2020 Legal Year in Review – Introduction

Without a doubt, 2020 has been a year like no other. Inevitably, the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects is a theme that flows through many of the...

One of these things is not like the other: A Canadian amalgamation is similar to a Delaware merger, but there are critical differences

A recent decision of the Delaware Superior Court (the Court) serves as a useful reminder that there are important differences between a Canadian...

SEC finalizes amendments to proxy rules applying to proxy advisory firms

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently issued final amendments to its proxy rules to regulate certain activities of proxy voting advice...

Canadian government temporarily extends national security review timelines

The Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry issued a Ministerial Order pursuant to the Time Limits and Other Periods Act lengthening certain...

Supreme Court of Canada opens door to liability for alleged human rights abuses abroad

On February 28, 2020, a five-justice majority of the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Canadian corporations can be sued in Canada for breaches of...

New guidance on special committees and going private transactions

The Ontario Securities Commission’s reasons for its decision in Re The Catalyst Capital Group Inc. have important disclosure and procedural...

Yukon Court of Appeal upholds transaction value in dissent decision

In Carlock v. ExxonMobil Canada Holdings ULC, 2020 YKCA 4, the Court of Appeal of Yukon found that the negotiated deal price was the fair value of...