Securities Litigation – Developing Issues in Canada

Securities litigation is an evolving area and encompasses shareholder class actions, regulatory enforcement, and other capital-markets-related disputes. Public issuers and other capital markets participants need to be mindful of mitigating risks associated with securities litigation and maintaining the trust of investors and regulators.

Join our Securities Litigation experts from across the country as they discuss some of the latest trends, insights and critical information within the securities litigation space.

A brief Q&A session will follow the presentation.

Event Details
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
1 - 2 p.m. (ET)
Online

• The Markowich decision — Will the Supreme Court of Canada materially change disclosure standards?

• Takeover defence tactics

• Regulatory enforcement insights

Blakes Speakers

• Sean Boyle, Partner, Vancouver

• Jenna Green, Associate, Vancouver

• Andrea Laing, Partner, Toronto

• Doug McLeod, Partner, Toronto

• Matthew Merkley, Partner, Toronto

• Ryan Morris, Partner, Toronto

• Renee Reichelt, Partner, Calgary

• Simon Seida, Partner, Montréal

• Daniel Szirmak, Associate, Toronto

• Randell Trombley, Associate, Calgary

Mandatory Continuing Education

This program contains up to 1 hour of Substantive content.

British Columbia

This program has been accredited for 1 CPD Credit Hour with The Law Society of British Columbia.

Please note that pursuant to the amendments to the Règlement sur la formation continue obligatoire des avocats (Regulation respecting mandatory continuing education for lawyers – available in French only) of the Barreau du Québec, which came into force on April 1, 2019, the status of “recognized provider” and the mandatory “recognition” of activities have been abolished.

Blakes will continue to provide you with a confirmation of participation for your records. As stipulated in the above-mentioned regulation, members must preserve supporting documents attesting their completion of training activities for a period of seven years beginning on April 30 following the end of the reference period during which such activities were completed.