Legal year in review 2019 - Legal Year in Review 2019

As 2019 comes to a close, we want to share with our clients and friends our observations on the most significant legal developments affecting Canadian business.

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M&A

Top public M&A and proxy contest legal developments in 2019

Private Equity

Private equity continues to drive deal activity

Cannabis

Cannabis in Canada: No longer just getting started

Energy Litigation

Legislative powers, division and discontent: The provinces jostle to lead

Mining

Continued uncertainty fuels creativity in mining sector transactions

Governance

Corporate governance: Evolution of existing trends in 2019

Executive Compensation

Executive compensation: On the cusp of change

Capital Markets Regulatory

Key developments in capital markets regulatory and white-collar defence

Financial Services Regulatory

Financial services regulation: Toward integrated consumer protection initiatives

Competition

Competition law developments: Enforcement priorities and notable cases

Construction

Prompt payment movement hits Canadian construction and infrastructure sector

Intellectual property

Game changer: Canada overhauls key intellectual property statutes

Cannabis

Cannabis in the United States: The laws of the land in 2019

U.S. capital markets

Less is more: SEC works to simplify disclosure and other U.S. developments

Tax

International tax: A year of transition

Key Cases

What businesses should watch for from the SCC in 2020

Key Cases

Chevron: High threshold for piercing corporate veil affirmed

Privacy

Data breaches and law reform capture international attention in 2019

Technology

Technology highlights: AI, financial services, PropTech and blockchain

Cryptoassets