Alexander Lalka quoted in Cannabis Wire article on Canopy Growth’s acquisition of Acreage HoldingsCannabis Wire, "At LA Cannabis Conference, Investors Talk Canopy, Acreage, and the Double-Edged Sword of Prohibition" The transaction, in which Canopy sort of pre-acquired Acreage, was carried out through a “plan of arrangement,” a court-approved process for a foreign merger that has become popular in Canada, Joshua Masur, a partner at Zuber Lawler, noted during a... |
Twelfth edition of Sale of a Business publishedThe 12th edition of Sale of a Business by Jennifer Babe, a partner in the Banking and Financial Services Group in Miller Thomson’s Toronto office, has now been released. One of Canada’s leading commercial law practitioners, Babe has authored this comprehensive, step-by-step... |
CSA Releases Results of Review and Guidance for Reporting Issuers in Cannabis IndustryOverview The Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) released Staff Notice 51-357 (the “Notice”) on October 10, 2018. The guidance in the Notice was based on a review (the “Review”) of 70 reporting issuers, in several different countries, operating with various... |
CSA Provides Clarification to Issuers with U.S. Marijuana-Related ActivitiesOn February 8, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”), the umbrella organization of Canada’s provincial and territorial securities regulators, published CSA Staff Notice 51-352 (Revised) Issuers with U.S. Marijuana-Related Activities (the “Revised Notice”), which sets out the CSA’s latest... |
CSA Provides Clarification to Issuers with U.S. Marijuana-Related ActivitiesOn February 8, 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”), the umbrella organization of Canada’s provincial and territorial securities regulators, published CSA Staff Notice 51-352 (Revised) Issuers with U.S. Marijuana-Related Activities (the “Revised Notice”), which sets out the CSA’s latest... |
TSX Clarifies Application of its Requirements to Marijuana Issuers with US ActivitiesIssuers Deemed in Violation of U.S. Laws Could Face Delisting Review Background On October 16, 2017, the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) issued a staff notice (the “October Notice”), providing guidance on and clarification regarding the application of certain of its... |
The Finkelstein Decision: OSC Provides Clarity on Insider Trading and Tipping ProceedingsOn March 24, 2015, a panel (the “Panel“) of the Ontario Securities Commission (“OSC”) found that former Toronto securities lawyer, Mitchell Finkelstein, and four investment advisers breached the illegal insider trading and tipping provisions of the Securities Act (Ontario) (the... |
TSX Arms Shareholders With New Board Voting RulesLaw 360 Alexander Lalka is quoted in the article by Karlee Weinmann. |
