Peter Zhang explores the legal issues involved in corporate M&A transactions in this Mandarin presentation, originally delivered to the Association of Chinese Canadian Entrepreneurs on July 27, 2014.
M&A Law: The Lawyer's Role; Recent Delaware DevelopmentsStephen Bainbridge
A two-hour presentation on the role of the lawyer in the M&A team, the place of legal due diligence in the overall buyer side's due diligence process, and a review of recent Delaware M&A legal developments. I'm available to give it to your law firm, company, or group.
This presentation discusses how to select, protect and properly use a trademark so it can become a powerful brand for your products and services.
As well, it discusses "hot issues" in promotions and advertising law, including:
- recent Competition Bureau enforcement regarding misleading advertising;
- the use of social media in contests and promotions, including the need for transparency when engaging bloggers, endorsers and other "influencers" to promote your brand.
Le gestion de crise : considérations juridiques et pratiques pour traverser l...This account is closed
Au cours de ce programme de formation préparé spécifiquement pour les conseillers juridiques en entreprise, nous vous présenterons une série d’outils visant à vous équiper pour affronter la tempête, peu importe quand et comment elle se présente.
This presentation includes information about legal project management fundamentals, creating a framework for legal project management (define, plan, monitor and manage, review and improve), ethics and the law, conflicts from outside counsel and the general counsel.
Canadian Procurement/Construction Delivery Methods
Various procurement/construction delivery methods exist to provide alternatives as to how risks and responsibilities are allocated for a project and how key factors such as time and price are addressed.
Traditional Delivery Method:
Design-Bid-Build
- Stipulated Price
- Cost Plus
- Unit Price
Contemporary Delivery Methods:
- Construction Management (not-at-risk / at-risk)
- Design-Build
- P3’s
M&A Law: The Lawyer's Role; Recent Delaware DevelopmentsStephen Bainbridge
A two-hour presentation on the role of the lawyer in the M&A team, the place of legal due diligence in the overall buyer side's due diligence process, and a review of recent Delaware M&A legal developments. I'm available to give it to your law firm, company, or group.
This presentation discusses how to select, protect and properly use a trademark so it can become a powerful brand for your products and services.
As well, it discusses "hot issues" in promotions and advertising law, including:
- recent Competition Bureau enforcement regarding misleading advertising;
- the use of social media in contests and promotions, including the need for transparency when engaging bloggers, endorsers and other "influencers" to promote your brand.
Le gestion de crise : considérations juridiques et pratiques pour traverser l...This account is closed
Au cours de ce programme de formation préparé spécifiquement pour les conseillers juridiques en entreprise, nous vous présenterons une série d’outils visant à vous équiper pour affronter la tempête, peu importe quand et comment elle se présente.
This presentation includes information about legal project management fundamentals, creating a framework for legal project management (define, plan, monitor and manage, review and improve), ethics and the law, conflicts from outside counsel and the general counsel.
Canadian Procurement/Construction Delivery Methods
Various procurement/construction delivery methods exist to provide alternatives as to how risks and responsibilities are allocated for a project and how key factors such as time and price are addressed.
Traditional Delivery Method:
Design-Bid-Build
- Stipulated Price
- Cost Plus
- Unit Price
Contemporary Delivery Methods:
- Construction Management (not-at-risk / at-risk)
- Design-Build
- P3’s
The Canadian government recently announced that the 12 Pacific Rim countries (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam and the United States) negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty (TPP) reached an agreement. According to our government, the TPP will set a “strong regional standard” for the protection and enforcement of Intellectual Property (IP) rights, and will give investors and businesses confidence that the same IP rules will be applied across the TPP region. Before coming into force, the agreement must be ratified by each country.
In this presentation, Scott Foster discusses the IP provisions of the TPP, and examines potential changes to the IP regimes that may arise following an implementation of the TPP in Canada.
In this presentation, Gowlings partner Parul Armitage will look at current trends in life sciences licensing and collaborations.
Topics to be explored include:
Financial terms
Valuations
The continuing saga of the patent cliff
“More payer pressure, more commercialization risk”
Licensing as a commercialization strategy
Academic to industry licensing
The Cloud Computing Contract Playbook - Contracting for Cloud Services, Sept. 30This account is closed
Gowlings partner Paul Armitage discusses what is and isn’t unique about contracting for cloud services; key terms to look for and the differences between cloud and traditional IT services contacts; what to look for in a cloud services provider and its contract; storing data in the cloud; and tips and best practices for cloud services procurement.
It’s widely known that foreign companies looking to acquire strong targets are drawn to Canada’s vast resource sector. But there’s also plenty of M&A activity — and opportunity — across many other Canadian industries, such as technology, life sciences, media and communications, manufacturing and retail.
In this one-hour webinar, experts from Gowlings will share their insights on the Canadian M&A legal regime, and offer tips on how to navigate the complexities of the market and successfully acquire a Canadian company. Topics include:
- Building your acquisition model and determining the most appropriate structure for a Canadian company acquisition
- Determining the applicable tax rules and assessing the potential tax advantages
- An overview of competition law and the Investment Canada Act — due diligence, thresholds and the review process
PLSAs, SEPs and PAEs: The Antitrust/IP Acronyms You Should Know and UnderstandThis account is closed
In this presentation from June 2015, Davit Akman and a panel of other antitrust experts provide an overview of recent regulatory and jurisprudential developments in the U.S., Europe and Canada, and their impact on antitrust counselling and risk assessment.
Key topics discussed include:
• Patent litigation settlement agreements (PLSAs)
• Standard setting and conduct involving standard essential patents (SEPs)
• Conduct involving patent assertion entities (PAEs)
Your company’s people, products, profits and politics have a direct impact on its bottom line.
In this seminar presentation aimed at in-house counsel, HR and other business leaders, you’ll learn from legal and industry insiders on how to master these four key pillars ― and succeed in today’s competitive manufacturing market.
Gowlings Employment & Labour Law Group and Grand River Personnel address key areas of interest for HR in 2015 including: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (legal developments from 2014), AODA, investigations, disability, retirement, leadership/culture and employee engagement and more.
Environmental Law for Business Seminar: Status Report on the Call for Action ...This account is closed
Six months following the release of the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario's report Looking for Leadership – The Costs of Climate Inaction, we look at what, if any, changes have occurred since that report. In this presentation, Gowlings and our multi-disciplinary panel address key issues including:
• U.S. federal and state actions in response to climate change
• Highlights from the International Bar Association’s Climate Change Justice and Human Rights Task Force Report.
• The role of voluntary markets
The law imposes a high standard of conduct on directors and officers. If a director or officer falls below this standard, they may face personal liability. This presentation will provide an overview of the duties and liabilities faced by a company’s Board, including strategies for avoiding the pitfalls associated with acting as a director or officer.
The Canadian government recently announced that the 12 Pacific Rim countries (Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam and the United States) negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership Treaty (TPP) reached an agreement. According to our government, the TPP will set a “strong regional standard” for the protection and enforcement of Intellectual Property (IP) rights, and will give investors and businesses confidence that the same IP rules will be applied across the TPP region. Before coming into force, the agreement must be ratified by each country.
In this presentation, Scott Foster discusses the IP provisions of the TPP, and examines potential changes to the IP regimes that may arise following an implementation of the TPP in Canada.
In this presentation, Gowlings partner Parul Armitage will look at current trends in life sciences licensing and collaborations.
Topics to be explored include:
Financial terms
Valuations
The continuing saga of the patent cliff
“More payer pressure, more commercialization risk”
Licensing as a commercialization strategy
Academic to industry licensing
The Cloud Computing Contract Playbook - Contracting for Cloud Services, Sept. 30This account is closed
Gowlings partner Paul Armitage discusses what is and isn’t unique about contracting for cloud services; key terms to look for and the differences between cloud and traditional IT services contacts; what to look for in a cloud services provider and its contract; storing data in the cloud; and tips and best practices for cloud services procurement.
It’s widely known that foreign companies looking to acquire strong targets are drawn to Canada’s vast resource sector. But there’s also plenty of M&A activity — and opportunity — across many other Canadian industries, such as technology, life sciences, media and communications, manufacturing and retail.
In this one-hour webinar, experts from Gowlings will share their insights on the Canadian M&A legal regime, and offer tips on how to navigate the complexities of the market and successfully acquire a Canadian company. Topics include:
- Building your acquisition model and determining the most appropriate structure for a Canadian company acquisition
- Determining the applicable tax rules and assessing the potential tax advantages
- An overview of competition law and the Investment Canada Act — due diligence, thresholds and the review process
PLSAs, SEPs and PAEs: The Antitrust/IP Acronyms You Should Know and UnderstandThis account is closed
In this presentation from June 2015, Davit Akman and a panel of other antitrust experts provide an overview of recent regulatory and jurisprudential developments in the U.S., Europe and Canada, and their impact on antitrust counselling and risk assessment.
Key topics discussed include:
• Patent litigation settlement agreements (PLSAs)
• Standard setting and conduct involving standard essential patents (SEPs)
• Conduct involving patent assertion entities (PAEs)
Your company’s people, products, profits and politics have a direct impact on its bottom line.
In this seminar presentation aimed at in-house counsel, HR and other business leaders, you’ll learn from legal and industry insiders on how to master these four key pillars ― and succeed in today’s competitive manufacturing market.
Gowlings Employment & Labour Law Group and Grand River Personnel address key areas of interest for HR in 2015 including: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly (legal developments from 2014), AODA, investigations, disability, retirement, leadership/culture and employee engagement and more.
Environmental Law for Business Seminar: Status Report on the Call for Action ...This account is closed
Six months following the release of the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario's report Looking for Leadership – The Costs of Climate Inaction, we look at what, if any, changes have occurred since that report. In this presentation, Gowlings and our multi-disciplinary panel address key issues including:
• U.S. federal and state actions in response to climate change
• Highlights from the International Bar Association’s Climate Change Justice and Human Rights Task Force Report.
• The role of voluntary markets
The law imposes a high standard of conduct on directors and officers. If a director or officer falls below this standard, they may face personal liability. This presentation will provide an overview of the duties and liabilities faced by a company’s Board, including strategies for avoiding the pitfalls associated with acting as a director or officer.