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FINTRAC Compliance Requirements For Financing And Leasing Entities In Canada Effective April 1, 2026
DL Dale & Lessmann LLP More Dale & Lessmann LLP is a full service Canadian business law firm located in Toronto, Ontario. Our legal expertise includes corporate and commercial, mergers and acquisitions, employment, real estate, franchise, cannabis, tax, construction, immigration, infrastructure and renewable energy, intellectual property, bankruptcy and insolvency, wills and estates law and commercial litigation.
Tapestry/Capri Handbag Merger Temporarily Halted by S.D.N.Y. | JD Supra
On October 24, 2024, Judge Rochon of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York granted the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) motion for a preliminary injunction to prevent Tapestry, Inc. (“Tapestry”) from acquiring Capri Holdings Limited (“Capri”) (collectively, “Defendants”). The 169-page opinion continues the trend of lowering the bar for FTC merger challenges.[1] Tapestry and Capri have already announced their intention to appeal.
FTC Appeals Texas Court’s Ruling Blocking FTC’s Non-compete Ban | JD Supra
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has appealed a ruling from a Texas district court that set aside the FTC’s rule banning non-competes with employees (the “Rule”). As we previously reported, on August 20, 2024, Judge Ada E. Brown in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted a nationwide injunction against the Rule in Ryan LLC v. Federal Trade Commission.
New HSR guidelines and Biden administration enforcement policy create challenging environment for US mergers
In summary This article discusses the competition-related merger review process in the United States. It describes the institutions involved in merger review, primarily the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). It outlines the legal framework these entities apply when investigating mergers, traces the lifecycle of a typical merger review and discusses recent notable merger review enforcement under the Biden administration.
CBCA Amendments: Public Disclosure Of ISC Register
DL Dale & Lessmann LLP More Dale & Lessmann LLP is a full service Canadian business law firm located in Toronto, Ontario. Our legal expertise includes corporate and commercial, mergers and acquisitions, employment, real estate, franchise, cannabis, tax, construction, immigration, infrastructure and renewable energy, intellectual property, bankruptcy and insolvency, wills and estates law and commercial litigation.
Top Five Issues In Master Franchising vs Direct Franchising In Canada
Master franchising is often considered by foreign franchise systems as the ideal vehicle for bringing their system into Canada and by Canadian franchise systems as the preferred method of expanding their franchise system beyond Canada's borders.
FTC Alleges Improper Orange Book Listing of Drug Delivery Device Patents | JD Supra
In the latest attempt to promote generic drug competition and reduce drug prices, and consistent with broader efforts to enforce the antitrust laws more aggressively, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on November 7, 2023, challenges to more than 100 patent listings by brand drug manufacturers in the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Orange Book. The challenges implicate 62 unique patents and 18 FDA-approved products.
Top 10 Issues In Deciding To Franchise In Canada
Put simply, a franchise relationship is an ongoing contractual relationship that is found to exist under provincial franchise legislation where the franchisor grants (for a certain period of time) the franchisee the right to use the franchisor's trademarks and other intellectual property and business methodology (often within a specific territory or at a specific location only) in exchange for a fee.
Biden Administration Enforcement Policy Creates Challenging Environment For U.S. Mergers - Antitrust, EU Competition - United States
Jeff Jaeckel, Alex Okuliar, David Shaw, and Evan Harris authored an article for Global Competition Review discussing the competition-related merger review process in the United States. "The statutory framework for suspensory merger review in the United States comes from the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976 (the HSR Act)," the authors wrote.
Biden administration enforcement policy creates challenging environment for US mergers
Shutterstock/David Evison This is an Insight article, written by a selected partner as part of GCR's co-published content. Read more on Insight In summary This article discusses the competition-related merger review process in the United States. It describes the institutions involved in merger review, primarily the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
New Corporate Transparency Requirements For Companies Registered In Québec
On June 8, 2021, the Québec government passed Bill 78, An Act mainly to improve the transparency of enterprises which came into effect on March 31, 2023. Bill 78 amends the Act Respecting the Legal Publicity of Enterprises (the "LPE") by introducing additional corporate disclosure obligations with the public register in Québec known as the "Registraire des Entreprises" (the "REQ") in order to increase the transparency of businesses operating in Québec.
DOJ And FTC Release Draft Of New Merger Guidelines - Antitrust, EU Competition - United States
The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the "Agencies") released for public comment draft Merger Guidelines that outline how the agencies evaluate proposed deals.1 The Agencies have periodically updated their Merger Guidelines, with the last such update in 2010.
FTC To Name Covington Litigator As Bureau Of Competition Head - Antitrust, EU Competition - United States
David Shaw spoke to Global Competition Review about Federal Trade Commission (FTC) chair Lina Khan planning to select Henry Liu to serve as director of the agency's antitrust arm. According to David, his former colleague is "undoubtedly smart and skilled," and added that the selection is notable because he is not aware of him working on mergers. "This signals that the FTC intends to continue to enforce and litigate aggressively," David said. Read the full article (subscription may be required).
FTC Proposes Significant Expansion And Changes To HSR Merger Notification Form - Antitrust, EU Competition - United States
On June 27, 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), with the collaboration and concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ"), announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the "Notice") that proposes extensive changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Premerger Notification Form ("HSR Form") requirements and instructions.
The Antitrust Review of the Americas
In summary This article discusses the competition-related merger review process in the United States. It describes the institutions involved in merger review – primarily, the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). It outlines the legal framework these entities apply when investigating mergers, traces the life cycle of a typical merger review and discusses recent notable merger review enforcement under the Biden administration.
New Merger Guidelines – What Clues Can We Learn from the Public Comments? | JD Supra
The Biden Administration intends to reshape merger enforcement as part of its broader initiative to change U.S. antitrust law.[1] In keeping with the Administration’s goals, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) (collectively, the “Agencies”) are currently evaluating revisions to their Merger Guidelines.
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