Mergers and Acquisitions Round Table: 'People are just naturally more cautious'
The deal climate, government scrutiny of proposed takeovers and reverse break fees were among the topics discussed in our round table chat with five of Canada's best known mergers and acquisitions...
View ArticleMcMillan and Blakes reach milestones in Montreal
McMillan last week celebrated its 60th year in Montreal. Blakes was also on the party circuit, celebrating its 10th year in the city.
View ArticleAround we go again: B.C. decision in Round offers hope for stricter leave test
Securities class action defence lawyers are hopeful that recent comments from a British Columbia judge will spark a judicial trend that makes it harder for plaintiffs to commence class proceedings for...
View ArticleFP Legal Post League Tables for 2011: Volatility is 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...
View ArticleBlakes named Canada's Law Firm of the Year by Chambers and Partners
Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP has been named Canada's "Law Firm of the Year" by influential U.K.-based legal directory publisher Chambers and Partners.
View ArticleChambers: A good time to be a Canadian banking lawyer
A confluence of rapid technological and regulatory change is combining to make banking one of the most cutting edge practice areas in the legal world. This adds a special cachet to making the ranks of...
View ArticleChambers: World seeks Canada's PPP expertise
Canada is known globally as a source of raw materials, but the country is attracting fresh attention for a new export: legal expertise for infrastructure projects.
View ArticleChambers: For Canadian energy lawyers, the world is their patch
Jay Park’s legal roots are in Calgary, but today his practice is now entirely international: “I don’t do work in Canada anymore,” the Norton Rose Canada lawyer says. “I’m on the road two thirds of the...
View ArticleQ1 2012 League Tables: Financings are up, but the mood is down
The first quarter of 2012 was a big one for Canada’s business law firms, but despite a big jump in the value of public debt and equity financings, lawyers are wary about the mood of the marketplace.
View ArticleBlakes is again Canada's 'Law Firm of the Year'
Blake, Cassels & Graydon has been named "Canada Law Firm of the Year" by Who’s Who Legal
View ArticleBlakes partner honoured as Leader of Tomorrow
Jillian Swartz, a partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon has received a Laurier Leaders of Tomorrow Award from Wilfred Laurier University
View ArticleOslers is fastest law firm in 2012 Oxfam Trailwalker event
Oslers posts fastest law firm time in the annual 2012 Oxfam Trailwalker Canada hike
View ArticleCompliance and ethics are top concerns for Canadian general counsel, survey...
Ninety percent of respondents rated compliance and ethics as their chief concern this year, followed by regulatory and governmental changes (81%), and protection of intellectual property (75%)
View ArticlePDAC 2015: Lawyers still look to China for mining deals
China remains an important focus for mining lawyers and executives
View ArticleMcCarthy tops Legal Post's Q3 2015 corporate finance League Tables
McCarthy Tétrault LLP topped our league table of Canadian legal advisors to issuers on combined debt and equity deals
View ArticleLegal Post League Tables: Diversification and access to big deals was the key...
The decline of the oil and gas clearly had an impact on the corporate finance business at Canadian law firms. Having a diverse practice was the key to success in 2015
View ArticleHoward Wetston joins Goodmans LLP and other legal moves and grooves for April 4
Howard Wetston, former chair of the Ontario Securities Commission, has joined Goodmans as counsel, and other legal moves and grooves this week
View ArticleLeague Tables: Deal flow slows in first quarter of 2016
Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP represented issuers in combined debt and equity deals that raised $8.59 billion in the first quarter
View Article2016 Legal Post Round Table: Regulatory risk is the growing roadblock for...
Six top Canadian M&A practitioners discuss hot topics in the field with Legal Post editor Drew Hasselback
View ArticleStrong Canadian stock prices are fueling mergers and acquisitions
Canadian stock markets have performed well this year, and deal lawyers say that's creating the 'perfect storm' for stock-swap merger deals
View ArticleCanadian law firms hold their own when it comes to making money, U.S. legal...
Canada’s homegrown law firms are holding their own in Legal Week's international law firm rankings
View ArticleLegal Post League Tables: Goodmans rules deal flow on Q3 equity transactions
Goodmans LLP might be one of the smaller firms on Bay Street, but it attracted the lion's share of capital markets work for equity issuers during the third quarter
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