- Posts by Rachelle Wong
AssociateRachelle is an associate in the Corporate Finance and Securities Group. She works with public and private companies in a variety of transactions, including debt and equity financings, share and asset acquisitions, corporate ...
Every year, reporting issuers are faced with the task of tailoring the disclosure for their annual general meeting to an ever-evolving list of changes in corporate and securities laws, updates to stock exchange rules, new guidance from proxy advisors and regulators and developing corporate governance trends.
This checklist and overview of certain matters relevant to the 2024 proxy season is intended to help reporting issuers in Canada prepare for their upcoming annual meetings by identifying relevant developments in disclosure rules and governance practices over the past year.
Please download the guide by clicking the link below.
Every year, reporting issuers are faced with the task of tailoring the disclosure for their annual general meeting to an ever-evolving list of changes in corporate and securities laws, updates to stock exchange rules, new guidance from proxy advisors and regulators and developing corporate governance trends.
This checklist and overview of certain matters relevant to ...
Beginning in 2020, in response to the enduring challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, many reporting issuers pivoted from in-person shareholder meetings to virtual shareholder meetings. Virtual meetings are either held entirely virtually or rely on a “hybrid” model allowing for both virtual and in-person participation.
In light of recent corporate law amendments ...
Every year, reporting issuers are faced with the task of tailoring the disclosure for their annual general meeting to an ever-evolving list of changes in corporate and securities laws, updates to stock exchange rules, new guidance from proxy advisors and regulators and developing corporate governance trends.
This checklist and overview of certain matters relevant to ...
Every year, reporting issuers are faced with the task of tailoring the disclosure for their annual general meeting to an ever-evolving list of changes in corporate and securities laws, updates to stock exchange rules, new guidance from proxy advisors and regulators and developing corporate governance trends.
This checklist and overview of certain matters relevant to ...
In the fall of 2018, the Canadian Securities Administrators (the “CSA”) requested comments from stakeholders on a proposed National Instrument 52-112 – Non-GAAP and Other Financial Measures Disclosure (the “Original Proposed Instrument”), which was aimed at prescribing disclosure requirements for non-GAAP and other financial measures to replace CSA ...
Every year, reporting issuers are faced with the task of tailoring the disclosure for their annual general meeting to an ever-evolving list of changes in corporate and securities laws, updates to stock exchange rules, new guidance from proxy advisors and regulators and developing corporate governance trends.
This checklist and overview of certain matters relevant to ...
The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) have published a Staff Notice setting out the results of their fifth annual review of representation of women on boards and in executive positions. The annual review is based on disclosure required by certain reporting issuers under changes to National Instrument 58-101 - Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices (NI ...
The federal government’s 2019 budget confirms and expands its focus on corporate governance that appeared in Bill C-25’s legislative push for diversity in corporate leadership last year. Bill C-25, which proposed changes to diversity disclosure requirements under the Canada Business Corporations Act (the “CBCA”), is discussed in our May 2018 blog post. Bill ...
Every year, reporting issuers are faced with the task of tailoring the disclosure for their annual meeting to an ever-evolving list of changes in securities laws, updates to stock exchanges rules, new guidance from proxy advisors, and developing corporate governance trends.
The checklist and overview of certain matters relevant to the 2019 proxy season that follows is ...
About Us
Lawson Lundell's Business Law Blog covers a wide range of topics relevant to businesses of all sorts, including corporate governance, corporate commercial law, corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, procurement, private equity and venture capital, intellectual property, and business taxation. Please also see our litigation, project law, China law, and real estate law blogs.
Legal Disclaimer: The information made available on this webpage is for information purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice, and should not be relied on as such. Please contact our firm if you need legal advice or have questions about the content of this webpage.