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Legal Year in Review 2020

As this challenging year comes to a close, we share our insights on the most significant legal developments affecting Canadian business in 2020 and their implications for the year ahead.

Read our Legal Year in Review. Now available in audio!

AWARDS AND RECOGNITION

Osler receives Band 1 ranking in Chambers FinTech 2021 guide

#1 Canadian M&A law firm

Read more about the M&A rankings for full-year 2020

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COVID-19 expands health industry to all sectors

Read about the pandemic’s impact on health regulatory matters

ANNOUNCEMENT

Brian Thiessen, QC named Managing Partner, Osler Calgary

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Osler Works – Innovation in action

Osler Works is our platform for advancing legal service delivery to provide practical, cost-effective legal solutions that better serve your business – and bottom line.

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Recent Resources

Choueifaty patent application found to possess patentable subject-matter

Federal Court of Appeal decides that Visa services to CIBC are exempt financial services, not administrative services for GST/HST purposes

Diversity Disclosure Practices from 2015 to today

In the face of global change, international arbitration proves its flexibility

There’s a new sheriff in town: The impact of the Biden administration on cross-border tax planning and deal-making

Legislative Update Report No. 2020-24 Le Bulletin d'actualités législatives

Recent Press Articles

Employers requiring coronavirus vaccinations must consider human rights, privacy – Benefits Canada

Canada M&A seen picking up after hitting 9-year low in 2020 – Financial Post

Osler ranked #1 law firm for Canadian M&A in 2020

Women taking a greater role in handling restructuring cases amid COVID-19 crisis – The Globe and Mail

Retailers fight to outlast downturn as pandemic shutdowns clobber industry – The Globe and Mail

Brian Thiessen, QC named Managing Partner, Osler Calgary

Recent Deals & Cases

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company
Manulife Financial in the sale of its subsidiary NAL Resources Limited to Whitecap Resources Inc.

KingSett Capital
KingSett Capital in its sale of VersaCold Logistics to TorQuest Partners

Dream Industrial REIT
Dream Industrial REIT in its $250 million private placement of senior unsecured debentures

Golder Associates Corporation
Golder Associates Corporation in its $1.5 billion acquisition by WSP