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Speaking Engagements
Buying and Selling a Business
March 2 and March 9, 2017
Bryan Haynes is chairing "Buying and Selling a Business" at the LESA Conference March 2 (Edmonton) and March 9 (Calgary). Kelly Ford, Mark Kortbeek and James McClary are members of the Faculty. The theme of this program is buying and selling private businesses and includes discussions about structuring considerations from a tax perspective; pre-transaction considerations, including confidentiality agreements, letters of intent, and regulatory approvals; and negotiating, reviewing, and drafting key terms of asset-purchase agreements. The program will also include a timely topic – hybrid share/asset purchase agreements. There will also be a discussion on how to effectively close a purchase and sale transaction with effective use of closing agendas and execution of documents.
Propel 2017
March 1-2, 2017
Stephen Burns was one of the organizers of the Bennett Jones-sponsored Propel Energy Tech Forum 2017 in Calgary. The forum featured panel sessions on meeting investors, corporate dealmakers, and navigating the U.S. market entry. Kelly Ford introduced a tech talk on digital oilfields and James McClary introduced the session on emerging resource recovery and management companies. The forum also featured tech talks on environmental stewardship and advanced materials.
Drafting Wills and Trusts
February 28 and March 7, 2017
Barbara Kimmitt presents "Drafting Wills and Trusts" at a Legal Education Society of Alberta Seminar in Edmonton and Calgary.
Advocates Society Class Actions Advocacy
February 14, 2017
Cheryl Woodin presents at the Advocacy Society on the topic of Class Action Advocacy - Critical Updates re Product Liability.
The Top 10 Questions from Clients on Construction and Infrastructure Projects
February 08, 2017
Construction and infrastructure projects give rise to a broad range of legal
issues that require careful consideration to ensure that legal risks are
minimized and project budget and schedule are maintained. As advisors on a
broad range of projects, our construction and infrastructure team provides
answers to clients on a wide range of issues spanning many different areas of
the law. Speaking at this event are Geoff Stenger, Jason Roth, Bruce Mellett, Brian Reid, Chris Petrucci and Kelsey Meyer.
Advocates Society Motions Advocacy
February 07, 2017
Cheryl Woodin is the program chair at the Advocacy Society on the topic of Motions Advocacy.
Mineral Exploration Roundup 2017 Conference
January 23, 2017
David was a member of the Legal Panel on Aboriginal Rights discussing contemporary and emerging aboriginal law issues in Canada related to mineral exploration and development hosted by the Association for Mineral Exploration of British Columbia.
Changes in the Legal Profession
January 19, 2017
Margaret Kim was a panelist on Changes in the Legal Profession held at the Ryerson University Legal Innovation Zone.
Recent Developments in Construction Law
January 18, 2017
Christopher Petrucci presents an update on recent developments in construction law and litigation at the Research Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association.
Bennett Jones Presents: Canadian Imports and Exports - From Cradle to Grave
January 17, 2017
Darrel Pearson and Laura Murray presented: Session 1: "Legal and Strategic Considerations for Canadian Market Entry" to IE Canada via webinar. Summary: Your company is interested in doing business in Canada. But where does it start? Does the company need a Canadian subsidiary or a permanent establishment in Canada? Or should it operate from abroad as a non-resident? Who should act as the importer? How should the sale transaction be structured to minimize customs duties and ensure compliance? Should the company outsource part of the work to service providers (e.g. customs brokers, freight forwarders or warehouses)? What are the tax implications of these decisions? In this session, Darrel Pearson and Laura Murray from Bennett Jones LLP will provide an overview of the threshold issues that should be considered before a business begins importing products into Canada and discuss strategies for structuring your business model to maximize efficiency, streamline costs and avoid compliance issues down the line.
Corporate Law Career Panel
January 13, 2017
Margaret Kim was a panelist on the Corporate Law Career Panel held at the University of Toronto.
CyberSecurity for Law Firms
January 12, 2017
Michael Whitt, Partner in Bennett Jones’ Calgary office, and Officer Ryan Jepson of the Calgary Police Service Technical Unit co-lectured to Calgary’s CBA Technology and IP subsection on “CyberSecurity for Law Firms”.
2017: The Year Ahead for the Canadian Oil and Gas Industry
January 11, 2017
Vivek Warrier and Ashley White presented "2017: The Year Ahead for the Canadian Oil and Gas Industry" at the Canadian Bar Association's National Resources Section. The main topics were Trump, the path ahead for pipelines and the Alberta government agenda for 2017.
David Bursey and Sharon Singh in Canadian Mining Journal
December 19, 2016
David Bursey and Sharon Singh write December's Law column in Canadian Mining Journal on managing environmental risk in British Columbia. David and Sharon look at how the province is changing how it monitors and enforces the regulatory compliance of projects in its resource sector. The changes follow the May 2016 release of the auditor general of B.C.'s audit report on the Ministry of Energy and Mines’ and the Ministry of Environment’s compliance and enforcement activities in the mining sector. Managing Environmental Risk British Columbia
8th Annual Class Actions Colloquium
December 05, 2016
Mike Eizenga presents "Defence Issues - The Latest in Product Liability Class Actions" at the 8th Annual Class Actions Colloquium with the Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, ON.
Canadian Bar Association's Environmental Law Section
December 05, 2016
On December 5, 2016, Bennett Jones LLP partner Vasilis Pappas presented "International Investment Law and its Impact on Environmental Regulation in Canada" to the Canadian Bar Association's Environmental Law Section in Calgary, Alberta. In his presentation, Vasilis provided an overview of international investment law, investor-state arbitration, and bilateral and multilateral investment treaties, as well as their potential impacts on the ability of governments to undertake environmental regulation and legislation in Canada.
Primer on Remedies in IP Infringement Cases
November 30, 2016
Trent Horne presents for the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada on a webinar focusing on recent developments in remedies. Melissa Dimilta moderated the webinar.
Intellectual Property for Tech Entrepreneurs
November 29, 2016
Martin Kratz, Bruce Hibbard and Coby Schneider are scheduled to present "International Considerations" on November 29, 2016 to the joint MBA Law/LLM Course in the Haas School of Business, Intellectual Property for Tech Entrepreneurs, offered by the University of California Berkeley in Berkeley, California. This presentation covers various business, legal and intellectual property issues arising for entrepreneurs in cross border and international transactions.
12th Annual National Forum: Administrative Law and Practice
November 28-29, 2016
Ranjan Agarwal presents the session, "Trinity Western Redux," at the 12th Annual National Forum: Administrative Law & Practice at Osgoode Professional Development in Toronto, ON. The ongoing litigation surrounding Trinity Western University’s proposal to open a law school, in light of the University’s mandatory Covenant which bars students from intimate sexual relationships outside of heterosexual marriage as a condition of admission, features several important administrative law issues, including: The role of Law Societies in regulating university based JD programs; The delegated authority of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada; and The application of Charter values to Law Society discretionary decision-making. With several provincial Courts of Appeal weighing in with different approaches and outcomes, TWU is almost certainly heading to the Supreme Court. This panel will examine the dynamics and implications of this litigation and how it is likely to affect the development of Canadian administrative law.
Canadian Tax Foundation Annual Conference (2016)
November 27-29, 2016
Greg Johnson and Wes Novotny to present at the Canadian Tax Foundation 68th annual conference in Calgary: "An Update on Flow-through Shares in the Energy Sector" at Calgary, Alberta.
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