Legal Post
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Former Blakes lawyers start boutique
Opportunity right now in oil and gas to create a boutique firm that acts more like general counsel to smaller operators
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Former Blakes lawyers start boutique
Opportunity right now in oil and gas to create a boutique firm that acts more like general counsel to smaller operators
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Windfall for Oslers as it shares a piece of US$278M legal advice pie
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt will be sharing in an M&A pot 'o gold. It advised CF Industries Holdings on Canadian competition law, as the fertilizer...
Property Post
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More froth yet in Canada's housing market
Existing home sales declined on a monthly basis for the first time in more than a year but it may only be a temporary decline as new government...
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Competition watchdog says realtor rules limit choice
The Competition Bureau says it will challenge rules by the Canadian Real Estate Association that it says “limit consumer choice and prevent...
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CREA forecasts record home market this year
Canadian real estate sales and prices are poised to set records this year, according to a new forecast that is bound to reignite calls ...
Dealmakers
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Midas touch for bankers
For the gold sector, 2009 was a year that may never be topped. With the aid of Bay Street bankers, Canadian gold miners raised a mind-boggling...
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2009 very good year to be an underwriter
The lingering effects of the global financial crisis, a still sluggish economy, the emergence of deficits at all levels of governments ...
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How the numbers were crunched
How the numbers were crunched
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Law are firms riding a financial wave
Law firms had a banner year, thanks to the large equity financings undertaken by financial institutions and capital raising by industries...
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'Cash was king’ in 2009
Think of 2009 as the year of the strategic deal, whether it was takeovers or raising money to buy a competitor or a new business line.
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Indies on the rebound
Eugene McBurney co-founder of GMP Securities still refers to the terrible months of late 2008 and early 2009 as the “apocalypse.” For the...
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Calgary investment banks beef up
CALGARY - Two of Calgary's investment banks added a slew of fresh faces last year, each going about their respective makeovers differently...
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Canada's governments raise billions
OTTAWA - Most Canadians accustomed to news of government budget surpluses probably cringed when learning that public-sector deficits will...
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