Jay M. Hoffman | Miller Thomson LLP


( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on Canadian public M&A deals The COVID-19 outbreak continues to have a significant impact on public merger and acquisition transactions in Canada. With normal life around the globe coming to a screeching halt, one can only estimate the long-term effects on the M&A market. To... Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Corporate Governance – International Series Sweet & Maxwell/Thomson Reuters Jay Hoffman and James Klotz are authors of the Canada chapter of this publication. Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) The Finkelstein Decision: OSC Provides Clarity on Insider Trading and Tipping Proceedings On 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... Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Best Practices Guideline Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Securities Law Thomson Reuters Chapter in Miller Thomson’s Business Laws of Canada. Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Takeover Bids Directive Assessment Report to the European Commission: Canada Centre for European Policy Studies Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Empty Voting – Waiting for a Regulatory Response Empty Voting in the Spotlight Hedge funds, activist investors, issuers and corporate governance advisors will be paying close attention to the practice of « empty voting » after the decision of the British Columbia Court of Appeal (the « BCCA ») regarding the proxy... Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Secret Proxy Fights: Is Your Board About to be Replaced Without Your Knowledge? Advance Notice By-laws May Save the Day Despite the effort that Canadian companies make to properly identify, vet, and educate director nominees, for most of these companies, unknown, unproven and, at times, undesirable director candidates can be nominated directly from the floor of shareholder meetings – with... Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Canada’s rejection of Petronas throws spotlight on takeover laws Reuters Jay Hoffman is quoted in Euan Rocha’s artcile. Read the full article here: Online \| PDF Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Adjusting to the OSC’s New Goals Corporate Secretary Read the article here: Online or PDF. Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Advising Special Committees: When Can Regular Internal or External Counsel Act Law Society of Upper Canada Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Court Approval of Plan of Arrangement: The Magna Decision In August 2010, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice approved a plan of arrangement (« Arrangement« ) which allowed Magna International Inc. (« Magna« ) to eliminate its dual class share structure. A plan of arrangement is a court supervised procedure that requires the... Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) New Directions in Canadian Rights Plans – But Which Way? On July 27, 2010, the British Columbia Securities Commission (“BCSC”) issued its full majority reasons for its April 2010 decision to cease-trade the Lions Gate Entertainment Corp. shareholder rights plan (the “SRP”) adopted in response to a hostile bid made... Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Shareholder Rights Plans Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Recent Developments of Importance in Corporate Commercial Law The 2010 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) A New Regulatory Approach to Shareholders Rights Plans Canadian Corporate Counsel Association Magazine Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Certicom v. RIM: Impact of a Confidentiality Covenant on an Unsolicited Takeover Bid Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Canada’s Asset Backed Commercial Paper Restructuring: 2007-2009 Banking & Finance Law Review Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Security Holder Approval Required by TSX for More Public Company Acquisitions Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) OSC’s HudBay Decision Questions the Use of Fairness Opinions by Financial Advisors Compensated with Success Fees Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) TSX Approves Special Purpose Acquisiton Corporations Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Recent Developments in Canadian Corporate Law Lexpert Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Climate Change: Canadian Public Company Disclosure Requirements Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: A Tool Kit for Northbound Acquisitions Mergers & Acquisitions, 50-51 Plus
( Disponible en anglais seulement ) Canadian Asset – Backed Commercial Paper Crisis Plus

Assessing the impact of COVID-19 on Canadian public M&A deals

Corporate Governance – International Series

The Finkelstein Decision: OSC Provides Clarity on Insider Trading and Tipping Proceedings

Directors’ and Officers’ Liability Best Practices Guideline

Securities Law

Takeover Bids Directive Assessment Report to the European Commission: Canada

Empty Voting – Waiting for a Regulatory Response

Secret Proxy Fights: Is Your Board About to be Replaced Without Your Knowledge? Advance Notice By-laws May Save the Day

Canada’s rejection of Petronas throws spotlight on takeover laws

Adjusting to the OSC’s New Goals

Advising Special Committees: When Can Regular Internal or External Counsel Act

Court Approval of Plan of Arrangement: The Magna Decision

New Directions in Canadian Rights Plans – But Which Way?

Shareholder Rights Plans

Recent Developments of Importance in Corporate Commercial Law

A New Regulatory Approach to Shareholders Rights Plans

Certicom v. RIM: Impact of a Confidentiality Covenant on an Unsolicited Takeover Bid

Canada’s Asset Backed Commercial Paper Restructuring: 2007-2009

Security Holder Approval Required by TSX for More Public Company Acquisitions

OSC’s HudBay Decision Questions the Use of Fairness Opinions by Financial Advisors Compensated with Success Fees

TSX Approves Special Purpose Acquisiton Corporations

Recent Developments in Canadian Corporate Law

Climate Change: Canadian Public Company Disclosure Requirements

Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions: A Tool Kit for Northbound Acquisitions

Canadian Asset – Backed Commercial Paper Crisis