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The Martin Marietta and Certicom RIM decisions: M&A lessons from the Ontario and Delaware courts

Davis LLP
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Canada, USA
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August 22 2012

In July, Delaware's Supreme Court released its written reasons for affirming the Delaware Court of Chancery's ruling in the Martin Marietta decision, which halted the unsolicited offer for Vulcan Materials Company by rival sand and gravel maker Martin Marietta Materials, Inc

Dismissal of summary judgment motion leaves issues of importance to businesses and the legal profession to be examined at trial

Stikeman Elliott LLP
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Canada
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July 13 2012

On June 18, 2012, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed the summary judgment motion brought by a defendant law firm to a class action involving the take-over of Endeavour Resources by one of the defendants, Aspen Group Resources Corporation (“Aspen”

Doing business and raising capital in Canada

Torys LLP
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Canada
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June 29 2012

We have prepared this Business Law Guide as a general overview of certain legal and business matters that may be relevant to a decision to establish or invest in a business in Canada

Defensive tactics public interest powers of securities regulatory authorities continue to evolve the Fibrek decision

McMillan LLP
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Canada
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May 25 2012

In what has been one of the most litigated and acrimonious takeover bids of the past year, the Bureau de décision et de révision (Québec) exercised its public interest discretionary power to cease trade the issuance of shares by Fibrek Inc. to a "white knight"

Recent developments for the fourth quarter 2011

Baker & McKenzie
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Canada, China, Denmark, European Union, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA
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March 15 2012

The end of the year and beginning of a new year is always a busy time for us, as it is for most of our clients

Poison pills and go-shops: Alberta decision analyzes when shareholder rights plan “must go”

Norton Rose Canada LLP
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Canada
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November 15 2011

On October 14, 2011, the Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) issued its written decision regarding the Afexa Life Sciences Inc. shareholder rights plans in connection with competing takeover bids for Afexa

Afexa Life Sciences Inc. shareholder rights plan survives to end of “go shop” period

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Canada
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October 18 2011

The Alberta Securities Commission was the first Canadian tribunal to consider the effect of a “go shop” provision on a shareholder rights plan in Re Afexa Life Sciences Inc., a written decision released on October 14, 2011

Imperial Tobacco redux an unwelcomed revisit to the deductibility of payments to option holders for surrendering stock options in the context of corporate reorganizations and acquisitions

Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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Canada
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February 28 2011

Canada Revenue Agency ("CRA") generally permits the deduction of payments made by an employer to employees who surrender their options under an employee stock option plan ("ESOP") in the ordinary course of business

The role of litigation in M&A tactics and strategy - greater than ever

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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Canada
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January 13 2011

New situations as well as differences in viewpoints among provincial securities commissions, and between the commissions and the courts, will continue to shape the framework in which M&A transactions take place

OSC decision provides more clarity on the use of defensive tactics

Torys LLP
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Canada
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December 10 2010

The Ontario Securities Commission has published its reasons for cease trading the shareholder rights plan of Baffinland Iron Ore and has clarified its position on the use of a shareholder rights plan, or "poison pill," in the face of a hostile takeover bid

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The Martin Marietta and Certicom RIM decisions: M&A lessons from the Ontario and Delaware courts

Dismissal of summary judgment motion leaves issues of importance to businesses and the legal profession to be examined at trial

Doing business and raising capital in Canada

Defensive tactics public interest powers of securities regulatory authorities continue to evolve the Fibrek decision

Recent developments for the fourth quarter 2011

Poison pills and go-shops: Alberta decision analyzes when shareholder rights plan “must go”

Afexa Life Sciences Inc. shareholder rights plan survives to end of “go shop” period

Imperial Tobacco redux an unwelcomed revisit to the deductibility of payments to option holders for surrendering stock options in the context of corporate reorganizations and acquisitions

The role of litigation in M&A tactics and strategy - greater than ever

OSC decision provides more clarity on the use of defensive tactics

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