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Big Suits: McCarthys seminar a “whirlwind tour”
On Wednesday, over a catered lunch of chicken and salad, six partners from McCarthy Tétrault’s National Appellate Litigation Group spoke about recent landmark commercial appeals, many of which were...
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Big Real Estate: OPB Purchases 50% Interest in RBC Centre
RBC Centre at 155 Wellington Sreet West in Toronto, photo courtesy of Cadillac Fairview Toronto Star architecture critic Christopher Hume has praised the “gently sculptural” RBC Centre on Wellington...
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Tax lawyers, take note: the income trust is back
There was a fascinating article last weekend by The Globe and Mail‘s David Parkinson about foreign asset income trusts (FAITs). If you haven’t heard of these yet, don’t feel bad; they haven’t gotten...
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OSC Enforcement Director Provides Insight Into Investigation Process
When Tom Atkinson, Director of Enforcement at the Ontario Securities Commission, addressed a lunch seminar at McCarthy Tétrault last Thursday, he stressed the OSC’s dual mandate of investor protection...
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Lavery organizes Plan Nord tour
For three days this June, by invitation only, 45 executives will pay $3,500 and board a chartered flight from Montréal to Matagami for a guided tour of mining development facilities located in the Plan...
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“Gatekeepers” are new focus in emerging markets enforcement
In light of the recent news about the Ontario Securities Commission’s allegations of fraud against Sino-Forest Corporation, it’s worth taking a closer look at the OSC’s Emerging Markets Issuer Review ....
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Commentators weigh in on CNOOC Bid for Nexen
A woman walks into the Nexen building in downtown Calgary, Alberta, July 23, 2012. REUTERS/Todd Korol The $15.1-billion bid by Chinese state oil company CNOOC for Nexen, has sparked analysis far and...
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Big Deals: RBC closes US$2.5B issue of SEC-registered covered bonds
On Wednesday, RBC closed the first-ever covered bond issue registered with the US Securities and Exchange Commission — allowing the bank to offer the bonds to retail investors. The registration...
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Big Deals: Leon’s Buys The Brick for $700M
Leon’s Furniture Ltd. announced its $700-million acquisition of The Brick Ltd. on Sunday, in a transaction that has been the talk of the retail sector. According to Chris Hewat of Blake, Cassels &...
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Lexpert’s exclusive inside look at the Telus proxy battle
TELUS v. Mason was an epic shareholder activist dispute, but it also spawned an important BC Court of Appeal business law decision and a unusual story of inter-firm teamwork. For our annual Art of the...
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