Nous sommes exceptionnellement bien placés pour vous aider à percer le secteur canadien des services financiers fortement réglementé et marqué par une vive concurrence. Nous formons les meilleures équipes pour mener à bien des opérations commerciales et des opérations de prêts aux entreprises et prendre en charge des dossiers d’insolvabilité et de restructuration, de même que d’autres opérations commerciales complexes, dont des fusions et des acquisitions, des coentreprises et des partenariats.
Grâce à notre structure multidisciplinaire, nous sommes en mesure de répondre aux besoins précis des organisations du secteur des services financiers en collaborant avec des avocats versés aux rouages de l’industrie et possédant une riche expérience de leurs domaines de pratique spécialisés, dont les suivants :
Vos avocats au Canada sont fiers de conseiller les plus grandes banques au pays, ainsi que des institutions financières des États-Unis et d’autres pays. Nous fournissons des services à plusieurs importantes institutions financières, notamment des banques des annexes I, II et III, des compagnies d’assurance, des coopératives de crédit, des régimes de retraite et d’autres fonds dans tous les domaines spécialisés liés au secteur des services financiers.
Voici nos champs d’expertise :
Chaque opération de fusion et acquisition repose sur une ambition, qu’il s’agisse de tirer parti d’une occasion intéressante, de nouer un nouveau partenariat ou de prendre en main la croissance de son entreprise. Faites appel à nos compétences pointues pour ce qui touche la réglementation de même qu’à notre expertise poussée dans les domaines porteurs pour l’économie d’aujourd’hui et de demain afin de renforcer et de soutenir vos objectifs.
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B.C. Court of Appeal: Financial institutions may have a duty to warn customers about known financial scams ARTICLE
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Le Canada apporte des changements attendus aux règles de RDEIF dans la Loi de l’impôt sur le revenu ARTICLE
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Modification des lignes directrices de l’ARC sur l’application de la FATCA et de la NCD aux comptes financiers détenus par des fiducies ARTICLE
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FSB releases its final report on climate-related financial risk ARTICLE
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Rapport sur la législation et la réglementation applicables aux institutions financières fédérales ARTICLE
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Peaks and valleys: MEC’s struggle to survive in a hostile retail market ARTICLE
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IIROC Releases Bulletin on Limitation of Liability & Exclusionary Clauses ARTICLE
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FINTRAC Issues Final Guidance for Non-Face-To-Face Verification Using Identification Documents ARTICLE
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Rapport sur la législation et la réglementation applicables aux institutions financières fédérales— Mai et juin 2019 ARTICLE
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Where To Register Your Security After June 1, 2019 ARTICLE
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Amendments to Monthly Sanction Reporting Requirements ARTICLE
Rapport sur la législation et la réglementation applicables aux institutions financières fédérales — Mars 2019 ARTICLE
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Advance Tax Credit Financing ARTICLE
Alberta Court of Appeal Confirms Superpriority for Receiver’s Fees and Costs ARTICLE
Rapport sur la législation et la réglementation applicables aux institutions financières fédérales — Février 2019 ARTICLE
Canada & U.S.: Progress on cryptocurrency securities regulation ARTICLE
Update on Changes to the Canadian Payments Act ARTICLE
Navigating the Blockchain Revolution – Cryptocurrencies may be traced, but to where and whom? ARTICLE
OSC Seeks Input On Ways To Reduce Regulatory Burdens ARTICLE
OSC Seeking Public Comment On Reducing Unnecessary Regulatory Burden ARTICLE
Blockchain 101 BALADO
Federal Financial Institutions Legislative and Regulatory Reporter — November and December 2018 ARTICLE
Data Privacy: How Much Consent is Enough Consent? ARTICLE
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ISDA Reveals Framework for Smart Derivatives Contracts ARTICLE
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OSFI Finalizes Corporate Governance Guideline ARTICLE
Rémunération intégrée des titres d’organismes de placement collectif : les résultats prévisibles, les grandes surprises et la suite des choses ARTICLE
Rapport sur la législation et la réglementation applicables aux institutions financières fédérales — Août 2018 ARTICLE
Dealing with Digital VIDÉO
Federal Financial Institutions Legislative and Regulatory Reporter — July 2018 ARTICLE
Will the Coffey Class Action have a Ripple Effect? ARTICLE
Federal Financial Institutions Legislative And Regulatory Reporter — May And June 2018 ARTICLE
Blockchain and Cryptocurrency BALADO
Department of Finance Proposes Significant Amendments to AML/ATF Regulations ARTICLE
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Department of Finance Launches Consultations on the Canadian Payments Act ARTICLE
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Rapport sur la législation et la réglementation applicables aux institutions financières fédérales ARTICLE
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Updating Canada's Anti-Money Laundering and Anti-Terrorist Financing Regime ARTICLE
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Regulation of Payment in Service Providers in Canada: Proposal for a New Retail Payments Regulatory Regime ARTICLE
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Proposed Amendments To The Credit Unions And Caisses Populaires Act, 1994 (Ontario) ARTICLE
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FCAC Issues New and Amended Draft Guidance Documents On the Code of Conduct for The Credit and Debit Card Industry in Canada ARTICLE
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The Final Version Of Guideline E-22 — Margin Requirements For Non-Centrally Cleared Derivatives — What's New? ARTICLE
Court Rules Banks Not Liable For Converting Cheques To Non-Existing / Fictitious Payees ARTICLE
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Proposed Canadian Rule on Customer Clearing and Protection of Customer Collateral and Positions ARTICLE
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