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January 19-20, 2009
St. Andrew's Club and Conference Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Monday, January 19, 2009
9:10: Current Trends and Developments in Canadian Corporate Law, Corporate Registrations and Filings
Speaker: Brad Ross, Goodmans LLP
This session will cover:
- An update report on Ontario Bill 52 amending the Ontario Business Corporations Act (OBCA) one year later
- An overview on working with the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA)
- Determining factors in selecting jurisdiction of incorporation
- Relevance of Nova Scotia Companies Act and recent amendments to out-of-province practitioners
- An overview of significant corporate law developments in other Canadian jurisdictions
- Meeting registration requirements to carry on business outside the jurisdiction of incorporation
- When, why and how to incorporate not for profit companies
- Factors to consider before winding up, dissolving or amalgamating companies
- Understanding the legal characteristics of and roles for shell companies, limited partnerships, companies as tax vehicles, joint ventures and companies with hybrid share structures
- Corporate law considerations in the context of change of control transactions
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
1:30: Managing Risk and Avoiding Statutory Liability When Acting for Public Companies
Speaker: Goodmans LLP
This session will cover:
- Why continuous disclosure matters: understanding the importance of timely and accurate filing
- What is the significance of “materiality”?
- Disclosing governance policies and executive compensation
- What triggers secondary market liability?
- Insider trading rules and insider trading reporting: managing the process
- Proxy rules, forms and precedents
- Documenting stock options
- The function of audit committees and auditors: use of appropriate notices and forms
- The role of securities law clerks in effective public company obligations’ compliance: What proactive measures can they provide to add value?
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