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Green Risk Management: From Fringe Issue to Key Business Driver

As recently as 15 years ago, the environmental impact of business decisions barely registered in the boardroom. The environment was regarded by most businesses as at best a fringe issue. Few North American executives would have cited environmentalism as a factor influencing their day-to-day decisions, and even fewer would have listed it as a core value of their companies. Read moreâ€¦

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Mergers & Acquisitions: Pause or New Paradigm?

At the beginning of the third quarter of 2007, merger & acquisition activity in Canada shifted gears dramatically. After a record breaking second quarter, the number and total value of announced transactions suddenly plunged, and deals that were in the pipeline were put on hold. Most noticeable was the virtual disappearance of â€œmega-dealsâ€ fuelled by private equity. Read moreâ€¦

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The Changing Role of the General Counsel

Corporate general counsels just arenâ€™t what they used to be. However, few lawyers would be nostalgic: the in-house legal counselâ€™s job today is more challenging, more responsible, and more rewarding than it was even a few years ago. Read moreâ€¦

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Crisis of Confidence: Asset Securitization

For about 10 years, asset securitization has worked quietly in the background of Canadaâ€™s capital markets, providing a number of issuers with access to low-cost financing and offering investors attractive returns. Read moreâ€¦

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The Challenges and Opportunities of Shareholder Activism

Over the past decade, two seemingly disparate trends have been developing in the sometimes tempestuous relationship between shareholders and their Boards of Directors. Read moreâ€¦

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