The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), including the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), announced yesterday that they will not be proceeding with defensive tactics proposals published by the CSA and the AMF last year (see our March 15, 2013 Update, Canadian Securities Regulators Propose New Regimes for Shareholder Rights Plans) and instead have determined to implement a new, harmonized regulatory proposal involving amendments to the take-over bid regime.
Bill Gorman, Brenda Gosselin, and Stephen Pincus have co-authored The Canadian REIT Structure in the eighth edition of The Legal Industry Reviews Canada.To view the…
In response to ongoing uncertainty in global capital markets, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) recently published three coordinated blanket orders (the “Blanket Orders”) intended to reduce…
In an article published in the The Globe and Mail, co-authors Stephen Pincus and Brad Ross share their insights on revitalizing Canada’s capital markets.“The trade war with the U.S. has drawn…
On February 20, 2025, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) introduced temporary exemptions from certain derivative data reporting requirements relating to unique product identifiers for…
Stephen Pincus, Brenda Gosselin, and Bill Gorman have co-authored The Canadian REIT Structure in the seventh edition of The Legal Industry Reviews Canada.To view the…
In late 2024, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis, two leading North American proxy advisory firms, updated their benchmark proxy voting guidelines ahead of the 2025 proxy season…
Goodmans LLP is advising WestJet Airlines Ltd. and its controlling shareholder, Onex Corporation, in the sale of Onex’s minority stakes in WestJet to Delta Air Lines and Korean Air…
Goodmans LLP advised BSR REIT in connection with the sale of an aggregate of nine properties, consisting of 2,701 apartment units, to AvalonBay Communities, Inc. for gross consideration valued at…
Goodmans LLP is advising Paulson & Co Inc. in connection with a backstop financing commitment entered into as part of its agreement to jointly acquire with NOVAGOLD RESOURCES INC. a 50% interest…
Goodmans LLP advised Plantro Ltd. in connection with a Tender Offer involving the acquisition of up to 15% Class A Limited Voting Shares of Information Services Corporation (the “Company”), at a price…
We are proud to announce the Lexpert Special Editions: Finance 2025 and Mergers and Acquisitions 2025 once again feature Goodmans lawyers among Canada's experts.Congratulations to…
We are proud to announce Goodmans LLP continues to be recognized in the 2025 edition of The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory.Congratulations to the 96 Goodmans lawyers recognized as leaders across…
We are proud to announce Goodmans LLP continues to receive top-tier recognition from Chambers and Partners in the Chambers Global 2025 Guide released today.Recognition from Chambers and Partners is…
