Insights: Results

Hobbling the War Machine

by Shawn C.D. Neylan

Since late spring, the Canadian government has been actively sanctioning business and political entities, as well as numerous individuals, with alleged ties to Vladimir Putin and the Russian military, including some in Belarus. You can’t tell the players without a scorecard—so here’s an overview.

Loophole or Fatal Flaw?

by Joseph Begonis

Canada's Best Lawyers share their thoughts on the Safe Third Country Agreement

Alice Tseng - Toronto 2021 Lawyer of the Year

by Best Lawyers

Cannabis Law Toronto, ON

Growing Canadian Business Abroad

by Didier Culat

Canadian entrepreneurs looking to expand their businesses beyond the geographic confines of their home dominion must consider a vast range of questions to ensure they’re fit to branch out. Here’s a quick primer.

Competitive Balance

by Peter Flynn and David Feldman

Major amendments to Canada’s Competition Act were rushed through Parliament this June with scarcely any debate. They will likely have enormous antitrust ramifications—and businesses had better be ready.

Supreme Court Rejects the 'Promise of the Patent,' Redefines Canada’s Patent Utility Requirement

by Julie Desrosiers and Michael Shortt

Utility Requirement in Canadian Patent Law

FinTech at the Crossroads

by Rob Scavone, Pat Forgione, Tayleigh Armstrong, and Kelly Kan

Regulating the Revolution

Should We Eliminate the H-1B Cap?

by Roxanne H. Levine

The United States’ H-1B visa program has helped foster growth in the U.S. while also placing severe limitations on visas. It may be time to consider eliminating the program cap altogether.

Perilous Times and Bottom Lines

by Selina Lee-Andersen, Geoff Mason, P. Jason Kroft, Bruno Caron, Bryan J. Buttigieg and Christie McLeod

Given the frequency and severity of extreme weather events in recent years, the changing climate is a topic of hot conversation. As the earth’s temperature rises, it is incumbent upon company executives to take stock of the foreseeable risks the climate crisis presents to their operations—and take every possible precaution to mitigate them.

Night Note: The First Hundred Days

by Alston & Bird

Trade in the First Hundred Days of the Trump Administration

Top Myths About Disability Benefits – Debunked by Lawyers

by Burn Tucker Lachaîne

Global Perspectives

by Gregory Sirico

Through reviewing other countries’ past handling of natural disasters, we find lessons in the current supply chain crisis and how we might contend with similar issues in the present and future.

Full Scope of Damages: What You Can Claim After Injury in Nova Scotia

by Preszler Injury Lawyers

Class-Action Claims to Increase in the Wake of Societal Emphasis of ESG

by Agenique Smiley

Corporate litigators and state lawmakers anticipate a mounting rise in ESG-related issues surrounding class-action lawsuits. One Best Lawyers recognized firm is weighing in with survey data supporting this increase.

The New Business Immigration Regime

by Corporate Immigration Partners

Five things executives and HR should do.

Fasken Attorneys on Their 2019 "Law Firm of the Year" Award Win

by Best Lawyers

Lawyers from the Canadian firm discus their employment law practice and the changes coming to the Canadain legal market.