Jeremy Fraiberg

Poison pills under the new bid regime: lessons & questions flowing from Canada’s largest cannabis M&A deal to date

On March 15, 2018, the OSC and the Financial Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan issued their reasons for the Aurora-CanniMed decision.

Livent decision and the scope of auditor liability

In a significant decision on December 20, 2017, the Supreme Court of Canada provided important guidance on the scope of responsibility of auditors in...

2017 Legal Year in Review

Our observations about what we believe to be some of the most significant legal developments affecting Canadian business over the past year and their...

Top public M&A and proxy contest developments in 2017

While the number of Canadian M&A transactions this year has been slightly higher than in 2016, the total value of deals is somewhat lower.

Securities Commission staff raise the bar for conflict transactions

Staff of the securities regulatory authorities in each of Ontario, Québec, Alberta, Manitoba and New Brunswick have indicated that they intend to...

The Eco Oro decision – OSC invokes broad jurisdiction in effectively neutralizing a private placement

The Ontario Securities Commission recently released its reasons for overturning a decision by the Toronto Stock Exchange conditionally approving a...

Fairness Opinions after InterOil

The Supreme Court of Yukon recently issued its reasons for approving Exxon Mobil’s acquisition of InterOil. Issuers and financial advisors should...

2016 Legal Year in Review

Our observations about what we believe to be some of the most significant legal developments affecting Canadian business over the past year and their...

SPACs seek to complete qualifying acquisitions

We also expect there will be further developments in practice as the existing SPACs move to complete their qualifying acquisitions. Market...