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Speaking Engagements
Jessica Horwitz on Increased Customs Enforcements and Its Impact
April 15, 2021
Jessica Horwitz spoke at the ILS 2021 Virtual Meeting on Increased Customs Enforcement and How it Impacts International Trade and USMCA. She shared her insights on customs enforcement trends and USMCA (CUSMA) implementation in Canada.
Stephen Burns on Copyright's New Frontier
March 18, 2021
Stephen Burns spoke on the International Literary and Artistic Association (ALAI) Canada's panel, Copyright’s New Frontier: Data or How Seismic Data Can Change our IP World
Oppression Claims and Derivative Actions
March 17, 2021
Matt Riskin presents the webinar "Oppression Claims and Derivative Actions" to the Legal Education Society of Alberta as part of the Civil Litigation series.
Oppression Claims and Derivative Actions
March 17, 2021
Amy Deprato prepares the take-home materials for Matt Riskin's webinar presentation, "Oppression Claims and Derivative Actions" as part of the Legal Education Society of Alberta's Civil Litigation series.
Ancillary Agreements and Project Security
March 15, 2021
Geoff Stenger, Denise Bright and Jason Roth present ,"Ancillary Agreements and Project Security," to the CBA Construction Section – Alberta South.
Pension Governance and Managing Board Risk
March 10, 2021
Susan G. Seller presents and speaks at the Osgoode Certificate Program in Pension Law on the topic of “Pension Governance and Managing Board Risk” (virtual event).
Venetia Whiting Chairs OBA Panel on Brownfield Development
March 10, 2021
Venetia Whiting chaired the Ontario Bar Association's panel on Digging Into Ontario's Brownfield Development Process. Venetia led the discussion on how to successfully advance a brownfield redevelopment project in Ontario for the benefit of clients.
Canada's Anti-Avoidance Rules: TEI Canada and Bennett Jones
March 09, 2021
Bennett Jones presented a webinar for TEI Canada on the Canadian government announcing its intention to modernize the country's anti-avoidance rules to better "address sophisticated and aggressive tax planning."
Canadian SPACs and IPOs for Israeli Tech Companies
March 09, 2021
Aaron Sonshine, Ted Shoub and Elad Travis, co-heads of Bennett Jones' Canada-Israel initiative, and Aviram Hazak, M&A partner at prominent Israeli law firm, Herzog Fox & Neeman will be hosting a webinar on Canadian SPACs and IPOs for Israeli Tech Companies.
EPC Contract: Love it or Leave it
February 24, 2021
The Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) delivery model is common for large-scale and complex public and private infrastructure projects. However, given the size of these projects, the terms and conditions, and compensation models of typical EPC contracts, the model includes many risk allocation disputes. These risks can invite an adversarial approach to the contractual relationship, increasing transaction costs, and lengthy and costly dispute resolution. If this is known, these costs may be built into the pricing at the risk of an EPC not being successful in winning the work. Jason Roth and Geoff Stenger participate in this panel discussion, "EPC Contract: Love it or Leave it," for the Society of Construction Lawyers.
Michael Smith on ABA Panel on Mass Torts and Product Liability
January 28, 2021
Michael Smith speaks on a cross-border American Bar Association panel on some of the biggest recent mass tort and product liability MDL and Class Action cases in Canada and the U.S., including waiver of tort, pure economic loss, amendments to Ontario’s class actions legislation, and COVID-related cases.
16th Annual Crown Corporate Governance Conference
January 19, 2021
At the 16th Annual Crown Corporate Governance Conference, Michael Whitt presents, "Data: Living in the ‘New Normal’". The presentation focuses on data governance, cybersecurity and privacy in a rapidly evolving world and suggests how to approach emerging cyber governance challenges and mitigate security risks amid a pandemic-induced explosion in virtual activity.
Katrina Crocker on Ontario's Revamped Class Actions Legislation
December 09, 2020
Katrina Crocker appears on the ABA Litigation Section's Sound Advice podcast series to discuss "What Your Multinational Clients Need to Know About Ontario's Revamped Class Actions Legislation."
Keely Cameron on the Future of Wellsite Asset Retirement
December 09, 2020
Keely Cameron speaks at the Petroleum Technology Alliance Canada and the Clean Resource Innovation Network's virtual event on "Vision for the Future of Wellsite Asset Retirement: Decommissioning through Closure Event."
Maureen Ward On Cross-Border Recovery Tips
December 09, 2020
Maureen Ward will be speaking on the High-Value, Cross-Border Recovery: Tips From The Experts (Part 2) panel at OffshoreAlert vGlobal's virtual conference for stakeholders in cross-border finance.
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