Rita Andreone, QC and Chat Ortved prepared a Q&A guide to "Corporate Governance and Directors' Duties in Canada: Overview." The Q&A gives a high level overview of board composition, the comply or explain approach, management rules and authority, directors’ duties and liabilities, transactions with directors and conflicts, company meetings, internal controls, accounts and audit, institutional investors and reform proposals.
On Thursday, April 12, 2018, Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (“Arbutus”), an industry-leading hepatitis B virus (HBV) therapeutic solutions company and Roivant Sciences Ltd. (“Roivant”) announced that they have entered into an agreement to launch Genevant Sciences (“Genevant”), a jointly-owned company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of a broad range of RNA-based therapeutics.
This paper discusses contract law issues including decisions of relevance to commercial lawyers and business leaders giving a snapshot of particular principles of interest that arose in case law over the past 12 months.
Vancouver Real Estate Strategy & Leasing Conference, 1.11.18
Rights and remedies are an established common element of commercial real estate leases that are at times contentious issues for landlords and tenants. This panel will examine a range of issues beginning with common default scenarios. What are the reactions of the respective parties? What makes sense? How are litigators contending with clauses related to defaults? What are some sources of common conflict between landlords and tenants over special rights and how can they be avoided through the drafting process?
"Global Implications of Privacy in a Digital Age," 15th Annual Canadian Association of Counsel to Employers (CACE)
