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White-collar defence: Increasing risks and enforcement activity

For businesses, this year was marked by continued increases in compliance risks relating to the ongoing global COVID-19 pandemic.

Navigating issues in cross-border investigations

Osler lawyers suggest organizations involved in cross-border investigations consider engaging with each foreign authority involved to mitigate the...

World Bank debars three companies in effort to promote higher integrity standards

The World Bank recently debarred three companies for alleged corrupt conduct. Osler’s Stéphane Eljarrat, Malcolm Aboud, Sarah Firestone and...

Global financial crime compliance costs are trending upwards. Is Canada catching up?

A new report shows the costs of global financial crime compliance skyrocketed in the last year. In their blog post, Lawrence Ritchie, Sonja Pavic and...

Canada’s budget introduces long-awaited beneficial ownership registry to combat money laundering

With increasing spotlight being shone on the prevalence of financial wrongdoing worldwide   – especially following revelations...

A look back at IIROC’s enforcement activities: Early resolution offers, more sanctions, and more hearings

The COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a host of novel issues that have had an impact on markets, companies, investors and consumers. Without a doubt,...

Regulators forced to respond to GameStop Corp.’s historic yo-yo

Wall Street has been in a state of disorder in recent weeks as the share price of brick and mortar retailer GameStop Corp. (“GameStop”)...

Anti-Corruption 2021: Canada Trends & Developments – Chambers Global Practice Guide

Canada has received criticism in recent years for its perceived lack of anti-corruption enforcement activity, which continued through 2020.

Canada’s deferred prosecution agreements: Still waiting for takeoff

Deferred prosecution agreements (DPAs) were introduced under Canadian law in September 2018 as part of a broader effort by the federal government to...