The Legal Industry Reviews Edition 7 - REITs Chapter
Stephen Pincus, Brenda Gosselin, and Bill Gorman have co-authored The Canadian REIT Structure in the seventh edition of The Legal Industry Reviews Canada.To view the…
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Competition and Foreign Investment
Competition Bureau Continues Enforcement Against Restrictive Covenants in Grocery Leases
The Competition Bureau announced yesterday that it has entered into an agreement with Empire Company (the parent company of Sobeys, IGA and others grocery chains) to remove a ‘property control’ that… -
Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Is Your Trademark at Risk? Understanding the TMOB’s New Pilot Project
In January 2025, the Trademarks Opposition Board (TMOB) is launching a pilot project in which the Registrar of Trademarks will issue 50–100 section 45 notices per month for randomly selected trademark… -
Capital Markets
Proxy Advisors Update Canadian Voting Guidelines for 2025
In late 2024, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, two leading North American proxy advisory firms, updated their benchmark proxy voting guidelines ahead of the 2025 proxy season… -
Capital Markets
Going Public in Canada
Going Public in Canada was developed by Goodmans LLP to provide a practical overview of the initial public offering (“IPO”) process. The information in this guide is limited to the laws and guidance… -
Capital Markets
Canada Initiates Consultations and Proposes New Measures to Strengthen Anti-Modern Slavery Efforts
The Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the “Act”) came into force on January 1, 2024, implementing enhanced reporting requirements for certain entities to combat… -
Banking and Financial Services
Practical Law The Journal - Canadian Interest Rate Transition from CDOR to CORRA
The article, “Canadian Interest Rate Transition from CDOR to CORRA” authored by Michael Bertrand, has been republished in Practical Law The Journal, December 2024 Year in Review Issue.The article… -
Capital Markets
New Guidance for Evaluating Poison Pills in Ontario
Eight years after the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) adopted fundamental amendments to Canada’s take-over bid regime in May 2016, regulators and other market participants continue to grapple… -
Capital Markets
Canadian Securities Regulators Moving Forward With Access Model for Delivery of Continuous Disclosure Documents
On November 19, 2024, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced they are moving forward with the previously announced access model (the “Access Model”) for non-investment fund reporting… -
Financial Services Regulatory
FINTRAC Advisory Concerning Financial Transactions Related to High-Risk Countries Identified by the FATF
On November 18, 2024, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre (FINTRAC) issued an updated advisory (the “Advisory”) concerning financial transactions related to countries identified by… -
Intellectual Property Litigation
Rise of Trademark Phishing Scams
There has been a reported surge in trademark phishing scams. The Canadian Intellectual Property Office (“CIPO”) issued a statement warning of an email phishing scam targeting members of the public by… -
Acquisition Finance
In-Depth: Acquisition and Leveraged Finance - Edition 11 - Canada
David Nadler, David Wiseman, Dan Dedic, Caroline Descours, Cathy Costa-Faria, Chris Baxter and Zhiyao Chen have co-authored the Canada Chapter in Lexology's In-Depth: Acquisition and… -
Technology
CanCode, Digital Literacy Program, Receives $39.2 Million in Federal Funding
From establishing the Digital Charter to earmarking $2.4 billion for the artificial intelligence (“AI”) industry in the 2024 federal budget, the Canadian government has consistently demonstrated its… -
Technology
Perceptive Space Raises $3.9 Million to Predict Space Weather Using AI
Perceptive Space, a Canadian aerospace startup, closed a CAD $3.9 million (USD $2.8 million) pre-seed funding round. This marks the company’s first external funding to date. The round was led by…
News & Events
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Restructuring
Joseph Pasquariello Quoted in “Restructuring Professionals in Canada and Mexico Prepare for Increased US Protectionism”, Octus
In an article published by Octus, Goodmans partner Joseph Pasquariello shares his insights in “Restructuring Professionals in Canada and Mexico Prepare for Increased US Protectionism”.“I do think… -
Banking and Financial Services
Chambers and Partners Once Again Honours Goodmans with Global Recognition
We are proud to announce Goodmans LLP continues to receive top-tier recognition from Chambers and Partners in the Chambers Global 2025 Guide released today.Recognition from Chambers and Partners is… -
Competition and Foreign Investment
Goodmans Welcomes Kate McNeece
Goodmans is delighted to announce Kate McNeece has joined the firm as counsel in our Competition and Foreign Investment Group.Kate has a wealth of knowledge and expertise on a broad range of… -
Randy McAuley at the BLSA Canada 34th Annual National Conference
Join Randy McAuley at the BLSA Canada 34th Annual National Conference on February 14th at The Westin Calgary where he will be speaking on the panel, “Pathway to Partnership: Insights from Students to… -
Municipal and Land Development
David Bronskill and Robert Howe at OBA’s Ontario Legal Conference: Municipal, Planning & Environmental Law
Join David Bronskill and Robert Howe on February 7th at OBA’s Ontario Legal Conference: Municipal, Planning & Environmental Law. This conference will be held in-person at the OBA Conference Centre… -
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Peter Ruby at The Advocates' Society: Arbitration Advocacy
Join Goodmans partner Peter Ruby at The Advocates' Society Arbitration Advocacy webinar on Tuesday, March… -
Shareholder Activism
Goodmans Shareholder Activism Group Recognized by Diligent Market Intelligence
We are pleased to announce Goodmans Shareholder Activism Practice is recognized as the #1 Canadian Firm by Total Representations and #1 in Total Issuer Representations in the 2024 Diligent Market… -
Banking and Financial Services
Goodmans Featured in the 2025 Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers: A Guide to Doing Business in Canada
We are pleased to announce that Lexpert's Leading 500 Cross-Border Lawyers: A Guide to Doing Business in Canada once again recognizes Goodmans in their 2025 Guide.The Lexpert 500, produced in… -
Employment, Pensions and Executive Compensation
Brian Sweigman at the IFEBP's Certified Employee Benefit Specialist Program
On December 16th, Goodmans partner Brian Sweigman lead the session "Complying with Legislative and Best Practices in Pension Plan Asset Investment" as part of the Certified Employee Benefit Specialist… -
Announcing our New Partners in 2025
Goodmans is delighted to announce the following lawyers have joined our partnership:Chris Baxter is a partner in the Tax Group at Goodmans. His practice focuses on all aspects of income and commodity… -
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Brendan O’Neill at The International Insolvency Institute’s North American Regional Conference 2025
Join Goodmans partner Brendan O’Neill at The International Insolvency Institute’s North American Regional Conference for the session, “Global Real Estate Crisis and Impact on Cross-Border Insolvency… -
Mergers and Acquisitions
Allan Goodman Quoted in “Canadian tech M&A: Looking ahead to 2025”, Lexpert
Goodmans Partner Allan Goodman recently sat down with Lexpert to discuss the resurgence in tech M&A activity. The article, "Canadian tech M&A: Looking ahead to 2025" captures his insights from…