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62625.01What do corporate clients most often ask their lawyers, and what are they really trying to understand? These materials are designed for articling students and lawyers in their first five years looking to gain insight into common corporate law client questions, from incorporations and governance to financings and transactions. These materials were presented at LESA’s Corporate Law: Top Questions Asked by Clients webinar on August 12, 2026.
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62598.01This paper is broken into 3 parts: crops and livestock – security under the Bank Act and Provincial Personal Property Security Legislation; land-related security – surface rights and supplemental security considerations; and enforcement – the farm debt mediation act and exemption laws. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Lending program in Edmonton on June 18, 2026.
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62598.02One of the most overlooked and neglected areas in commercial lending is the requirement that counsel acting for commercial lenders are required to ensure that proper insurance coverage is in place prior to any funding taking place notwithstanding the nature and scope of any security. This paper explores common types of insurance coverage and requirements for any sort of funding involving the placement of security on a borrower’s or guarantor’s assets in support of the funding that is to take place. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Lending program in Edmonton on June 18, 2026.
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62598.03The paper explores the main types of security documents used in commercial lending, including general security agreements, mortgages, assignments, share pledges, and guarantees. Key considerations with respect to taking personal property security, including enforceability of security interests, perfection, conflict of laws, and priority rules. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Lending program in Edmonton on June 18, 2026.
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62598.04This paper explores the types of transactions most solicitors will encounter in a general commercial practice, while also touching on less common but increasingly relevant transaction structures such as club deals, syndicated facilities and lease financings. It outlines the usual course of events and the steps a borrower’s solicitor should follow from the moment the file arrives to closing, while also highlighting some of the unusual issues, steps, and procedures that may arise along the way, including where, practically speaking, they tend to occur. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Lending program in Edmonton on June 18, 2026.
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62598.05Insolvency proceedings can significantly alter the effectiveness and priority of loan security through various mechanisms including statutory stays, Court ordered priming charges, and the reordering of creditor claims. This paper explores what happens to lender security once formal insolvency proceedings begin. It will illustrate how secured creditor priority can be altered by the restructuring processes, regulatory impacts, and judicial discretion. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Lending program in Edmonton on June 18, 2026.
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62598.07This paper provides an introductory overview of two categories of multi lender/secured party scenarios: (1) co-lenders where the parties involved are sharing security and have a shared interest in the same financing and (2) separate situations where the lenders or secured parties involved have overlapping but different security or, in some limited cases, shared security but with different rights under the security and separate debt. In co-lending situations, it explores four main categories: participations, securitizations, clubs, and syndications. In situations with multiple lenders, the paper examines inter-lender agreements, postponements, subordinations, priority and standstill agreements, and inter-creditor agreements. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Commercial Lending program in Edmonton on June 18, 2026.
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62580.01The roles and responsibilities carried out by legal support staff are integral to a successful law practice. This paper focuses on communication strategies that strengthen working relationships with lawyers and offer practical tips for using CanLII, including basic searches, filters, and MyCanLII features that help streamline case-pulling tasks. These materials were presented at LESA’s Effective Legal Support: Law Office Fundamentals webinar on May 13, 2026.
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62563.07A purchase agreement often contains many representations and warranties. These provisions vary, including how long they remain in effect after the transaction is completed. Topics include both parties giving representation and warranties; fundamental, tax, and general (non-fundamental) representations and warranties; survival clauses; indemnification; scope of indemnity; representation and warranty insurance; and basket clauses. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Buying and Selling a Business program in Edmonton on February 6, 2026.
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62563.06This paper explores key provisions of purchase and sale agreements, and closing arrangements. It includes practice-oriented information, including sample clauses, drafting tips, and checklists to help counsel effectively draft and close transactions in Alberta. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Buying and Selling a Business program in Edmonton on February 6, 2026.
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62563.05There are innumerable financial, tax and accounting considerations in the purchase and sale of a business. This paper explores the more prominent items as well as those that are frequent points of contact among the professional advisors on a transaction. These materials are part of a collection presented at LESA’s Buying and Selling a Business program in Edmonton on February 6, 2026.
