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The Social Frontier

Lawyers eventually accepted telephones, the fax machines, email and the web as vital business communication tools. The time has come to accept social media.

February 2012

GCs Prize Business Insight in Antitrust Attorneys

The best antitrust attorneys make their clients' business their business, according to a recent survey of corporate counsel, whether that means giving them a say in the firm's operation or borrowing a high school textbook to brush up on a client's product.

Feb 2, 2012

Peter Glossop Named BTI Client Service All-Star

Osler is proud to announce that Toronto partner Peter Glossop has been named a BTI Client Service All-Star.

Feb 1, 2012

Should a Brand Speak for Itself?

For many retailers already established in Quebec, as well as those looking to set up shop in the province, a new campaign to ensure that outside store signage complies with the Charter of the French Language is leading to questions about what is ultimately best for their brand.

Feb 2012

Tipping toward the plaintiffs

Justice Paul Perell cracked open a hornets’ nest last July when he delivered a decision from the Ontario Superior Court ordering a group of corporate defendants to file their defence in a proposed class action, even though the case hadn’t yet been certified.

Jan 2012

Volatility May be the New Norm

Canadian law firms represented issuers on 684 equity and debt deals valued at $90.56-billion during the course of 2011. That represents a significant drop in activity from last year, when Canadian lawyers worked on 728 deals values at a combined $102.08-billion.

Jan 27, 2012

Alternative Way to Go Public

With the recent level of volatility in capital markets around the world making stability and timing of an IPO difficult, some businesses have been turning to reverse takeovers – or RTOs – to gain access to public markets.

Jan 27, 2012

Rio Tinto Takes Majority Stake in Ivanhoe

For the first time in recent memory, a creeping takeover in Canada has succeeded.

Jan 24, 2012

Law Firm: Stock Market Consolidation

The ongoing battle for control of TMX Group Inc. — which itself recently bought a 16 percent stake in the Bermuda Stock Exchange [BSX] — is indicative of a global wave of consolidation in the stock exchange sector, says one of Canada’s preeminent business law firms.

Jan 24, 2012

How First Quantum Recouped its Seized Mine

In 2007, the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo announced it would autocratically tear up and renegotiate contracts with foreign mining companies.

Jan 19, 2012
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