Jon is an associate in a business law group at Goodmans.
He is developing his practice in corporate and commercial law with an emphasis on domestic and cross-border financing, public and private mergers and acquisitions and competition matters such as complex mergers in regulated industries.
The Competition Act has been amended to include a new criminal offence for employers that enter into agreements to fix wages, or that agree not to solicit or hire each other’s employees. The amendment…
In Glaxosmithkline Biologicals S.A v. The Minister of Health, 2020 FC 397, which is the Federal Court’s first judicial review of a decision made under the Patent Act and Certificate of Supplementary…
In Arterra Wines Canada, Inc. v. Diageo North America, Inc., 2020 FC 508 the Federal Court of Canada (the “Court”) allowed an appeal of a decision of the Trademarks Opposition Board (“TMOB”) and…
Toronto’s very own, Drake, has successfully defended his sampling of “Jimmy Smith Rap” as “fair use”. Three judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the lower court’s…
On January 27, 2020, FrontFundr, a crowdfunding platform operated by the registered exempt marker dealer Silver Maple Ventures Inc. (“SMV”), announced that it has received discretionary approval from…
It appears that Ford is expanding its range of vehicles beyond just automobiles. Ford has recently patented a drone that can be deployed from a car’s trunk.According to this patent, a driver of a Ford…
