It’s still not business as usual for foreign investors looking to acquire Canadian businesses. With so much at stake, we’ve asked Julie Soloway and Navin Joneja to share their insights on the current state of affairs and what lies ahead. "Parties to...By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
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Key Takeaways - The COVID-19 economic crisis has increased the risk of investment disputes in the banking and financial sector, as the economic effects of the crisis spiral and as governments introduce responsive measures....By: Dechert LLP
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The economic crisis of Covid-19 could provide a counterintuitive catalyst for delivering the Northern Powerhouse in the long term. In this blog we explore how the Development Consent Order process could unlock such projects....By: Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
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The UK rail industry has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic with large projects such as High Speed 2 and Crossrail suspended and disrupted for the foreseeable future. Managing risk, recovering costs and transparent communications are...By: FTI Consulting
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On 20 April 2020, the Anti-Monopoly Bureau of the State Administration for Market Regulation of China (SAMR) made a simplified pre-merger filing announcement on its website of its acceptance of a pre-merger control filing for the proposed business...By: K&L Gates LLP
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On June 4, the IRS provided some much-needed relief to opportunity zone investors and qualified opportunity funds (QOFs) in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, the IRS published Notice 2020-39, which extends many of the deadlines...By: Lowndes
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Among various other disruptions and turbulence that COVID-19 has brought to the construction industry, it has also introduced new concerns about the way we use and design public spaces. These insights provide new and distinctive opportunities — and...By: Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
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The New York City Department of Buildings (DOB) has announced that the city will enter Phase One of the State Reopening Plan on June 8. Work on all job sites will continue subject to permits issued by the DOB or otherwise regulated by the New York...By: Fox Rothschild LLP
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In DLO Enterprises, Inc. v. Innovative Chemical Products Group, LLC, the Delaware Court of Chancery discussed privilege waiver in a dispute between a buyer and a seller involving an asset purchase agreement. The dispute centered around which party...By: Stinson - Corporate & Securities Law Blog
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So about those May jobs numbers . . . . The return of 2.5 million jobs in May was a welcome and largely unexpected surprise. But the Bureau of Labor Statistics admitted later on Friday that the unemployment rate—reported as falling from 14.7% in...By: Robins Kaplan LLP
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