Blake C. Jones
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Articles
European Banking Authority Responds to European Commission Public Consultation on Fintech: Potential Takeaways for Canada
Canada, European Union - June 29 2017 In March 2017, the European Commission issued a public consultation document on Fintech. The goal of the European Commission (EC) document is to…
Canadian Board Members and Cyber Expertise: New U.S. Bill Proposes Board Level Cybersecurity Expertise - Could Canada Move in the Same Direction?
Canada, USA - January 18 2016 Lawmakers south of the border are seeking to force public issuers to disclose cybersecurity expertise at the board level in an effort to improve…
Updated OECD Principles of Corporate Governance: Canada Continues to be Ahead of the Curve
Canada, OECD - January 4 2016 The OECD’s updated G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance (the “Principles”) highlight that core Corporate Governance Principles are well…
Harnessing Social Media for Crisis Management: Lessons following recent events involving short seller allegations
Canada - December 22 2015 In October, 2015, short-sellers attacked three Canadian public companies: Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., DH Corporation and Nobilis…
The 2016 proxy season: Glass Lewis Canadian proxy voting guidelines update
Canada - November 27 2015 Earlier this week, we commented on updated proxy voting guidelines released by Institutional Shareholder Services Inc. ("ISS"). Glass, Lewis & Co…
Matthew D. Appleby, Michael J. Eldridge, Jonathan R. Grant, Ryan Hornby, Steven Molnar, Genevieve Pinto, Rene Sorell
