Publications
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Registration Requirements of Venture Capital and Private Equity Fund Managers in Canada: A Favourable Regulatory Framework
LAVERY: A LEADER IN MONTREAL IN THE PRIVATE EQUITY, VENTURE CAPITAL AND INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INDUSTRY Creating and setting up private equity and venture capital funds are complex initiatives requiring specialized legal resources. There are very few law firms offering such services in Quebec. Lavery (…)
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Prospectus offerings in Canada: a comprehensive guide to the improved Canadian marketing rules for issuers and investment dealers
On August 13, 2013, significant amendments to National Instrument 41-101 - General prospectus requirements, National Instrument 44-101 - Short form prospectus distributions, National Instrument 44-102 – Shelf distributions and National Instrument 44-103 – Post-receipt pricing (and their (…)
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Quarterly legal newsletter intended for accounting, management, and finance professionals, Number 15
Recourses Seeking Rectification Under the New Business Corporations Act You do Business in a Province Other than Quebec: Are You Required to Register Yourself? Resale Prices and Authorized Distributors: A Synopsis France Arms Itself Against Trusts
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Corporate directors in Quebec in the wake of the economic crisis
The role, and especially the liability, of corporate directors have evolved considerably over the last few decades. Obviously, the financial scandals of the 1990s are largely responsible for this change that began in the United States with the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, prompting (…)
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Quarterly legal newsletter intended for accounting, management, and finance professionals, Number 13
Engaging in Activities as a Dealer or Adviser: Am I Required to Register? A Corporation’s Unanimous Shareholder A greement Now A vailable to its Creditors Invoices of Convenience and Accommodation The Importance of Written Contracts Respecting Intellectual Property or the Art of (…)
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Legal newsletter for business entrepreneurs and executives, Number 10
Integrating a Trust as a Shareholder of your Family business Noncompetition Covenants Applicable to Shareholders A Shareholder Agreement : The Essential Tool of the Private Corporation shareholder
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Legal newsletter for information technology and communication industries players, Number 4
Technology Licences in the Event of Bankruptcy New Quebec Business Corporations Regime The Shareholder Agreement: The ”Specifications” of the Private Corporation Shareholder
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Related-Party Transactions: Can You Avoid the Nightmare?
Are you planning to carry out a transaction? Does it involve a party that is related to your company? If so, you may be forced to obtain an independent valuation and the approval of your minority shareholders, file a geological report, and disclose detailed information. The costs engendered by these (…)
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Protecting your trade-marks from Facebook usernames
As of June 13, 2009, Facebook Inc. allows Facebook users to create personalized usernames for their Facebook pages on a first-come, first-served basis.
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