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  • 62314.01
    Directors and officers should be mindful of potential liability under regulatory statutes. For example, directors can be personally responsible for debts or other financial obligations of an entity and directors and officers of regulated entity may be responsible for contraventions of a regulatory statute. This paper explores these potential liabilities and invites readers to consider how to protect themselves if they act as a director or officer. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Directors and Officers: Duties, Liabilities, Coverages program in Edmonton on January 26, 2023.
  • 62314.04
    Attempting to pierce the corporate veil can be risky. This paper explores the history of piercing the corporate veil and some key considerations that lawyers should keep in mind when they contemplate doing so. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Directors and Officers: Duties, Liabilities, Coverages program in Edmonton on January 26, 2023.
  • 62294.01
    Amendments to Alberta’s Business Corporations Act (introduced through Bill 84) came into effect on May 31, 2022. This paper provides an overview of material amendments to the Act including: (1) reducing required administrative processes for non-reporting issuers, (2) changes impacting directors and officers, and (3) changes to plan of arrangement approval mechanics. It also addresses some of the other amendments to the Act. This paper was presented at LESA’s Business Corporations Act Amendments webinar on December 1, 2022.
  • 62291.01
    This paper addresses the types of intellectual property and how they differ in terms of subject matter, registration requirements, rights provided, and other terms and characteristics. It also discusses the acquisition of intellectual property and enforcement. This paper was presented at LESA’s What Non-IP Lawyers Need to Know About IP Law webinar on October 12, 2022.
  • 62248.23
    This paper provides an analysis of the factors that a solicitor must consider when advising a client on business succession planning. It examines the solicitor’s role in identifying goals & objectives, identifying issues and extenuating circumstances, and choosing a business succession team. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s 2022 Refresher: Wills and Estates program in Banff on April 29-May 2, 2022.
  • 62205.01
    This template letter, written from the perspective of counsel for a purchaser, provides sample clauses that will assist practitioners in determining the scope and depth of due diligence inquiries. This paper was presented at LESA’s Due Diligence in M&A Transactions webinar on January 21, 2021.
  • 62204.04
    This paper provides a general overview of corporate law and corporate law structures. It also highlights some of the issues that clients and their lawyers should consider when incorporating in Alberta.
  • 62204.03
    This paper provides an overview of fundamental changes and voluntary liquidations and dissolutions. It highlights the practical considerations that practitioners should be aware of when advising clients.
  • 62204.01
    This paper provides a general overview on guarantees provided by individuals, independent legal advice, and the scope of opinions for borrower and lender counsel in commercial lending transactions.
  • 62208.02
    Board dysfunction may operate at different levels and be multifactorial. Sources of such dysfunction may be systemic to the organization, the result of human behaviours, or a combination of both. This paper identifies potential causes of board dysfunction and offers some suggestions for addressing the problems. This paper was presented at LESA’s Board Governance for Not-for-Profit Organizations webinar on February 9, 2021.
  • 62208.01
    Lawyers, like other professionals, are often asked to participate on non-profit boards, which often involves providing that board with the presumed legal skills and legal guidance for board governance. This paper examines legal and governance structures of not-for-profit organizations. It further explores legal duties and obligations, potential liability (and how to avoid it), and key considerations for bylaws. This paper was presented at LESA’s Board Governance for Not-for-Profit Organizations webinar on February 2, 2021.
  • 62147.05
    This paper reflects on the nature of trust breakdown and, with a blend of theory and practical advice, gives suggestions on how trust can be rebuilt by a parenting mediator in an effort to help parties develop a parenting plan. This paper also examines the differences between interpersonal trust or interest based trust on one hand and procedural trust or calculus based trust on the other hand. The paper also discusses trust in the context of attribution theory. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Alternative Dispute Resolution program in Calgary on February 19, 2020 and in Edmonton on February 25, 2020.