The Top Trends in Cross-Border M&A: What to Watch For

In the first half of 2018, according to a report by PWC Canada, mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) activity in Canada hit $93 billion. This is largely attributable to increased activity in the cannabis, technology, real estate and energy sectors. This trend is likely to continue for the rest of the year despite the current climate …

What Canadian and American Employers Need to Know about Recent Amendments to Ontario’s Updated Labour Relations Act

Following our post published last week about Ontario’s updated Employment Standards Act, we wanted to provide an update on the major changes now in effect for the Labour Relations Act (LRA) as a result of The Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017 which came into effect at the beginning of this year.  Canadian employers and …

How to Develop a Cyber Attack Incident Response Plan – A List of Key Considerations

Along with my colleagues on the Dickinson Wright Cybersecurity Team, I recently attended the Incident Response Forum in Washington, D.C. The Forum, sponsored by Dickinson Wright, brought together the top government cyber-prosecutors and cyber-investigators, attorneys and experts who specialize in data breach response.  These experts discussed the most important and timely data breach response topics. After …

About our Blog

Hello and welcome to our Dickinson Wright Canada-U.S. Business Law Blog. We are very happy to be launching this business and legal resource for leaders and managers with Canadian or cross-border legal interests. Before I dive into what this blog is all about, let me introduce Dickinson Wright Canada and myself.  I’m the Managing Partner …