John M. Valley

2024 Diversity Disclosure Practices: Diversity and leadership at Canadian public companies

Overview A ten-year retrospective Welcome to Osler’s 2024 Diversity Disclosure Practices report. This is our tenth annual report. We are...

ESG trends in venture capital: governance matters

In this episode of the podcast, guest host Laura Webb, a partner in the Emerging and High Growth Companies Group at Osler, and Olivia Hornby,...

Corporate Governance for Emerging and High Growth Companies Part 2 – Navigating key changes in your company’s evolution

Chad Bayne, Partner, Founder and Co-Chair of Osler’s Emerging and High Growth Companies Group and John Valley, a Partner in...

Trends in shareholder activism

In this episode of the podcast, guest host Teresa Tomchak, a partner in the litigation group at Osler, and David Salmon, President of Laurel Hill...

Corporate Governance for Emerging and High Growth Companies: Part 1 – Getting the basics right

Ryan Unruch, partner in Osler’s Emerging and High Growth Companies Group and John Valley, a partner in Osler’s leading Corporate Governance...

Public Safety releases guidance and hosts technical briefing on supply chains diligence legislation

On January 1, 2024, Canada’s Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act came into force, introducing annual reporting...

A tempest of change: impact of climate-related litigation and regulation

It was a year of significant change for climate-related litigation and regulation in 2023. The volume of climate litigation increased significantly...

Supply chains, ‘friend-shoring’ and cooperation with allies

Canadian businesses have experienced supply chain challenges since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Corporate governance focuses on the who, what and how

The past year saw an increased focus on diversity beyond gender and new rules that add to the list of topics expected to be addressed at the board.

UN Special Rapporteur raises concerns about Canada’s current approach to human rights due diligence for Canadian companies: What can businesses expect moving forward?

Canada’s record of white-collar crime enforcement remains the subject of criticism domestically and internationally.