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Myron Mallia-Dare and Genesa Olivieri’s article on using options to attract and retain talent published by Business Law Today
July 13, 2021
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ABA Business Law Today
Some of the most valuable assets for any company are its employees, key service providers, and advisors. This is particularly true for startups and emerging companies. A talented and dedicated team is essential to a company’s growth and scaling its...
Helen Friedman and Emily Compton’s law blog post was published by LexisNexis
June 29, 2021
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LexisNexis
The original article, Accountability for the section 7(4) accounting report: When is it ‘reasonable and necessary’? was written for our insurance law blog on May 18, 2021. It discusses that Ontario Statutory Accident Benefits Schedule for insurers to fund accounting...
Advancing our clients’ ambitions: Representative Q1 2021 transactions
June 22, 2021
Miller Thomson’s M&A and Capital Markets teams are pleased to highlight transactions from Q1 2021 in “Advancing our Clients’ Ambitions”, showcasing the firm’s cross-industry depth and multi-jurisdictional capabilities.
Jaclyne Reive quoted in Truck News article discussing the current regulatory environment for autonomous vehicles and more
June 18, 2021
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Truck News, "Autonomous vehicles still face legal, legislative hurdles"
Advancing technology is bringing us ever closer to the vision of highly autonomous vehicles, but there are still related legislative and legal hurdles to overcome before such equipment is broadly used. “Use on Canadian public roads is still pretty limited,”...
Straight Talk: Recent Trends in Canadian M&A (Issue 2, 2021)
June 17, 2021
Canadian M&A accelerated through the first quarter of 2021, supported by growth in cross-border and domestic dealmaking. In this issue, in addition to our quarterly M&A review, we launch our Sector Spotlight with a focus on trends, challenges and deal...
Jonathan Tong quoted in Financial Post article on international purchases of Canadian makers of video games
June 15, 2021
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Financial Post, "China is getting the Liberals into video games"
“The government wants to keep the IP and the key personnel here in Canada,” said Jonathan Tong, a partner and capital markets lawyer at Miller Thomson LLP. “We don’t want a situation where everyone is leaving for Silicon Valley.”… If...
The FIDIC international standard form contracts: the Red Book
June 15, 2021
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Canadian Consulting Engineer, May / June 2021 edition, pages 24-25
The use of a standard form of contract by which the parties’ obligations and rights are predetermined can present several advantages. Standardized industry contracts generally provide for an equitable distribution of risk between the client and the contractor, offer familiarity...
Stocked up: How startups and emerging companies can effectively utilize options to attract and retain talent
June 10, 2021
One of the most valuable assets for any company is its employees, key service providers and advisors. This is particularly true for startups and emerging companies. A talented and dedicated team is essential to a company’s growth and scaling its...
Competition Bureau updates competitor collaboration guidelines
May 31, 2021
On May 6, 2021, the Competition Bureau (the “Bureau”) released its updated Competitor Collaboration Guidelines (the “Guidelines”),[1] providing refined insight into enforcement efforts under the criminal conspiracy (section 45) and civil agreement (section 90.1) provisions of the Competition Act (the “Act”). Tracing its...
Susan Manwaring contributes the Canadian Association of Gift Planners’ guidelines on charitable donations on life insurance
May 21, 2021
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Canadian Association of Gift Planners
Susan Manwaring contributed to the guidelines on charitable donations on life insurance released by the Canadian Association of Gift Planners (CAGP). As noted by the CAGP: Following concerns expressed in recent years by some insurance industry regulators regarding the use...