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OC-62494Explore common types of corporate reorganizations, including amalgamations and share exchanges, and it will examine strategies for drafting and reviewing documents specific to reorganizations. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on March 26, 2025. Total running time is 1 hour, 3 minutes.
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62488.01This paper explores intergenerational rollover and capital gains deduction provisions for qualified farm property, reviews the rules for personally owned property and shares of a farm corporation, and reviews the rules for interest in a family farm partnership. It also explores certain rules for an intergenerational sale of a farm corporation by a parent to a corporation owned by children. This paper was presented at LESA’s Sowing Success: Tax Insights for Farmland Sales and Transfers webinar on February 19, 2025.
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OC-62488From capital gains exemptions to intergenerational transfers, this on-demand program equips you with the tools to help clients maximize value and minimize tax burdens in agricultural property deals. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on February 19, 2025. Total running time is 54 minutes.
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OC-62480Understanding the intricacies of dividends, distributions, and share redemptions is essential for keeping corporate records spotless and ensuring compliance. This on-demand equips legal support staff with the tools and know-how to confidently navigate these critical corporate procedures. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on February 11, 2025. Total running time is 57 minutes.
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OC-62453Suit up and learn the tools for effective financial statement analysis! Assess key issues in balance sheet accounts, consider what estimates and judgments could have manipulated the results, dive into financial statement ratios, and consider approaches to business valuation. This on-demand program was originally broadcasted as a live webinar on January 24, 2025. Total running time is 1 hour.
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OC-62475-3Explore the background of restrictive covenants, canvasses the types of restrictive covenants common in commercial transactions, and review guidance from case law to effectively draft restrictive covenants and achieve clear and enforceable provisions. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Commercial Contract Teardown on December 11, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour, 17 minutes.
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OC-62475-2Explore the two most common types of knowledge qualifiers found in commercial contracts, actual knowledge and constructive knowledge. Discuss the differing standards of knowledge qualifiers, sandbagging provisions, survival provisions, and materiality qualifiers. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Commercial Contract Teardown on December 11, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour, 27 minutes.
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OC-62475-1Arbitration clauses require careful consideration and cannot be treated as boilerplate provisions. This on-demand program explores how to draft effective arbitration clauses. This on-demand program was originally presented as an in-person program titled Commercial Contract Teardown on December 11, 2024. Total running time is 1 hour, 41 minutes.
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62475.04This paper addresses considerations counsel should be aware of when drafting earn-out provisions and accounting issues that may impact earn-out provisions. It also provides a brief review of recent case law which illustrates the importance of addressing these areas of importance when drafting the agreement. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Contract Teardown program in Edmonton on December 11, 2024.
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62475.03A well-drafted restrictive covenant can protect the beneficiary from its counterparty’s use of information and connections, but a poorly drafted restricted covenant can result in unenforceability and uncertainty. This paper explores the background of restrictive covenants, canvasses the types of restrictive covenants common in commercial transactions, and provides guidance from case law to effectively draft restrictive covenants and achieve clear and enforceable provisions. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Contract Teardown program in Edmonton on December 11, 2024.
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62475.02This paper explores the two most common types of knowledge qualifiers found in commercial contracts, actual knowledge and constructive knowledge; the differing standards of knowledge qualifiers; sandbagging provisions; survival provisions; and materiality qualifiers. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Contract Teardown program in Edmonton on December 11, 2024.
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62475.01Arbitration clauses require careful consideration and cannot be treated as boilerplate provisions. This paper outlines a number of elements that will enable contract drafters to craft robust arbitration clauses, suitable for a variety of transactions – from the relatively simple to complex multi-party or multi-contract situations. This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Contract Teardown program in Edmonton on December 11, 2024.
