When business competitors negotiate a potential merger or acquisition (large or small), they need to bear in mind the Competition Act (Canada). These rules are often overlooked. Certainly it is critical to use a
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Alberta government to require operators to reduce crude oil and bitumen production
Earlier this month, the Alberta government announced new measures designed to temporarily reduce crude oil and bitumen production in the province, in order to deal with a historically high differential between Alberta oil and bitumen
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What is a sealed bid?
In bidding and tendering situations, or in competitive request for proposal (RFP) scenarios, owners frequently instruct bidders that bids or tenders are required to be submitted to the Owner “under seal”, or that “sealed tenders
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Derek Bell discusses short-seller attacks on BNN
Derek Bell, partner in our Toronto office, appeared on BNN’s Business Day AM on August 21, 2017 to share his views on how public companies in Canada can respond to short-seller attacks.
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How can Canadian companies address short-seller attacks?
Public companies in Canada can reasonably expect a degree of scrutiny by market participants. But perhaps no class of commentator can create more anxiety to a public company than a well-known short-seller issuing a highly
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Canada’s first look at proxy access shareholder proposals
Shareholders of the Toronto-Dominion Bank (“TD Bank”) and the Royal Bank of Canada (“RBC”) voted in the last few weeks on shareholder proposals made to confer additional proxy access rights to shareholders in the nomination
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Canada’s Global Skills Strategy: what’s new for high-growth companies wishing to attract global talent in 2017?
Canadian employers often struggle to bring in global talent and the highly skilled experts they need in order to grow, boost hiring plans and facilitate the transfer of knowledge in Canada. For those reasons, in
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October 13: Legal Implications of Oil Price Fluctuations Throughout the Americas
Fluctuating oil prices are affecting business and legal matters for companies involved in the oil and gas sector throughout the Americas and around the world. On October 13, 2016 DLA Piper’s Calgary office will host
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Reconciliation with Aboriginal communities important to Canada’s economy
Aboriginal land claims that have been neglected for generations need to be resolved “if we want continued economic prosperity in Canada,” says Heather Treacy, Q.C. in the June 2016 issue of Lexpert magazine.
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