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U.S. Pet Grooming & Boarding: Ankura Industry Spotlight (October 2025)

The U.S. pet industry remains a growth powerhouse, with spending hitting $152 billion in 2024. The Pet Grooming & Boarding sector...

United States Commercial

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Defending Out-of-State Companies Against Lawsuits In California Courts

If you're an out-of-state company being sued in California courts, you may have solid defenses to strike back at the case before it even begins.

United States Commercial

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Cohen IP

The SEC Is Reforming The "Wells" Process

SEC Chairman Atkins announced changes to the Wells process, used to notify potential respondents of charges the Enforcement Division Staff intends to bring, to reflect that the process is...

United States Commercial

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Foley Hoag LLP

Canada's Q3 2025 M&A Landscape

M&A dealmaking sentiment picked up in the third quarter of 2025 as companies and investors adapted to the uncertainty that prevailed in the first half of the year.

Canada Commercial

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Bennett Jones LLP

How Ontario's Court Of Appeal Clarifies The Applicability Of Limitation Periods For Shareholder Rights

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Abusive Arbitration Clauses: What Businesses Can Learn From The Dispute Between Hydro-Québec And Terrassement St-Louis

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Clauses d'arbitrage abusives : ce que les entreprises doivent retenir du litige entre Hydro-Québec et Terrassement St-Louis

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) Approved As Newest National Securities Exchange

United States Commercial

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Cozen O'Connor

La grande rencontre – Agir pour le repreneuriat

Canada Commercial

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

Fusions-Acquisitions : Anticiper et maîtriser les risques de conformité

United States Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

A Turning Point For Canadian M&A: Rebound And Resiliency Characterize Q3 Findings

Canada Commercial

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Torys LLP

Is Signing On The Line Really Final?

Canada Commercial

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Aird & Berlis LLP

LLC vs S-Corp vs C-Corp: Choosing The Right Business Entity In 2025

United States Commercial

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Cantrell Law Firm

Navigating Director And Officer Liability

Canada Commercial

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Cox & Palmer

District Court Invalidates Patents For Bridge Cheating Detection Software Under § 101

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Speaking Sustainability - Legal & Regulatory Updates | August 2025

United States Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Changes To The English Arbitration Regime: What Parties To International Construction Disputes Need To Know

United States Litigation

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JAMS

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Customizing Dispute Resolution For Commercial Contracts

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Tariffs, Contracts And The Negotiation Imperative: Why The Old Playbook Won't Work

United States International

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JAMS

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Canada's Latest Work Permit: Innovation Stream

Canada Commercial

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Green and Spiegel

Complying With BIS's Advanced Computing And Semiconductor Manufacturing Rules – Knowledge, Due Diligence, And Technology Thresholds

United States Commercial

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Push-Pull: Discourse In The ESG Rulemaking Landscape

United States Commercial

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Holland & Knight

Forced Labor Due Diligence – Supply Chain Tracing Requirements To Comply With UFLPA, Withhold Release Orders, And More

United States Commercial

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Antiboycott Compliance For U.S. Companies

United States Commercial

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

The Top Five Issues In Startup Co-Founder Separations

United States Commercial

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JAMS

ADR And Diversity In The Life Sciences Sector

United States Commercial

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JAMS

In The Middle Of Changing The MID CBP Proposal For Global Business Identifier

United States Commercial

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Further Update On Employee Stock Options

Canada Commercial

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Stikeman Elliott LLP

Privilege

ETF Share Class: ICI Highlights Key Operational Considerations

The Investment Company Institute recently published a white paper detailing operational, governance, and disclosure considerations for industry stakeholders in implementing a structure...

United States Commercial

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Dechert

AI Notetaking In The Boardroom

As artificial intelligence (AI) solutions become more prevalent in organizations, their use is increasingly making its way into the boardroom. AI-driven transcription and summarization tools promise efficiency...

Canada Technology

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Bennett Jones LLP

DOJ Antitrust Division Launches 'Comply With Care' Task Force To Combat Gamesmanship In Investigations

Sept. 9, 2025 – On Aug. 29, Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Gail Slater of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced the formation of a new "Comply with Care" task force.

United States Anti-trust

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Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Jardine Strategic: Privy Council Rejects Efforts To Shut Dissenters Out, Abolishes 138-Year Old Privilege Rule With Likely Impact On Cayman Islands' Torchlight Exception

Cayman Islands Commercial

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Collas Crill

A Trustee's Obligation To Produce Trust Files: A Review Of (Re) Yurkiw Estate

Canada Commercial

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Clark Wilson LLP

The End Of The Shareholder Rule: Aabar, Jardine, And The Future Of Corporate Privilege

United States Commercial

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WilmerHale

Judicial Committee Of The Privy Council Declares The End Of The 'Shareholder Rule' Regarding Privilege

Bermuda Commercial

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Legal Privilege – The King Has Been Advised – The Shareholder Rule No Longer Applies Under English Law

Bermuda Commercial

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Privy Council Abolishes Shareholder Exception To Legal Advice Privilege

Bermuda Commercial

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Appleby

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Corporate Governance

Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE) Approved As Newest National Securities Exchange

On September 30, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the application of the Texas Stock Exchange LLC (TXSE)...

United States Commercial

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Cozen O'Connor

SEC Chair Calls For Reassessment Of Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; Reform Of Securities Litigation

In the keynote address at the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance's 25th Anniversary Gala, Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Chair Paul Atkins noted that the number of exchange-listed companies...

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

From Formation To Exit: Legal Strategy Across The Biotech Lifecycle — High-Level Key Takeaways

Emerging companies & venture capital partner Brad Flint moderated a panel at Fierce Biotech Week on October 8, 2025, that examined the legal issues that newly-formed biotech...

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

SEC Chairman Urges Delaware To Allow Arbitration Provisions To Be Included In Corporate Governance Documents

United States Commercial

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Asia Focused Hedge Funds: Trends, Structures, And Outlook

Cayman Islands Finance

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Maples Group

Les risques d'une gouvernance informelle dans les sociétés fermées : les leçons d'une bataille judiciaire en Colombie-Britannique

Canada Commercial

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

California Climate Disclosure Laws – Countdown To Disclosure: What Companies Need To Know About Reporting Deadlines, CARB Guidance And Ongoing Litigation

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Building AI Guardrails: Keeping The Ghosts Of Bad Governance At Bay

United States Technology

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

Automatic Voting Program For Retail Investors: A Brief Canadian Perspective

Canada Commercial

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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Shareholders

How Ontario's Court Of Appeal Clarifies The Applicability Of Limitation Periods For Shareholder Rights

Shareholders might assume that a corporation's failure to comply with statutory transparency obligations can be challenged at any time. The Ontario Court of Appeal's recent decision in Lagana v 2324965 makes...

Canada Commercial

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Miller Thomson LLP

LLC vs S-Corp vs C-Corp: Choosing The Right Business Entity In 2025

One of the most important decisions you'll make as an entrepreneur is choosing the right legal structure for your business.

United States Commercial

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Cantrell Law Firm

Navigating Director And Officer Liability

Being a director or officer of a company comes with many responsibilities – responsibilities that if not met are increasingly resulting in claims directly against directors and officers.

Canada Commercial

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Cox & Palmer

Guide sur les fusions et acquisitions de sociétés ouvertes au Canada

Canada Commercial

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

SEC Chair Calls For Reassessment Of Exchange Act Rule 14a-8; Reform Of Securities Litigation

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

2025 Garrett Securities Law Institute: Actionable Insights Despite SEC Absence

United States Commercial

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Perkins Coie LLP

Cayman Islands Foundation Companies: A Versatile Tool For Private Wealth Structuring, Estate Planning, And Web3 Innovation

Cayman Islands Wealth Mgt

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Collas Crill

SEC Allows Exxon Mobil To Implement A Retail Voting Program To Support The Board's Recommendations – Is Such A Program Coming To Canada?

Canada Commercial

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McMillan LLP

Les risques d'une gouvernance informelle dans les sociétés fermées : les leçons d'une bataille judiciaire en Colombie-Britannique

Canada Commercial

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McCarthy Tétrault LLP

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Directors and Officers

La grande rencontre – Agir pour le repreneuriat

Mobiliser les forces vives pour transformer les défis du repreneuriat en leviers de prospérité durable au Québec...

Canada Commercial

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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg

The Going Public Alternative

Since 2023, publicly listed Canadian senior living companies1 have generated strong returns for investors and have been some of the best performing issuers...

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Goodmans LLP

Navigating Director And Officer Liability

Being a director or officer of a company comes with many responsibilities – responsibilities that if not met are increasingly resulting in claims directly against directors and officers.

Canada Commercial

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Cox & Palmer

Intelligence artificielle et cybersécurité : Points essentiels de la surveillance par le conseil d'administration

Canada Technology

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Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

A Franchise Dispute Steeped In Personal Liability: Sidra Tea Company Ltd. v. Adinkra Hospitality Inc.

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

CSA Issues Temporary Relief From Proxy Delivery Requirements

Canada Commercial

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Texas Corporate Law Changes: What Businesses Need To Know

United States Commercial

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Bracewell

Canadian Securities Regulators Provide Relief From Requirements To Deliver AGM Materials Amid Postal Service Suspension

Canada Commercial

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Cassels

Order In The HOA: Tips For Conducting Compliant And Transparent Board Meetings

United States Real Estate

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

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Key Lessons From The 2025 Proxy Season (Video)

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

S6:E3 | The Impact Of Mentorship In Compliance | Compliance In Context (Podcast)

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Calfee Halter & Griswold

Finding The Right Deal Partners: Why Pace And Fit Matter (Video)

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Offit Kurman

Engaging With Vendors For Faith-Based Orgs — Clarity, Compliance, And Stewardship (Video)

MB

Michael Best

The Impact Exchange: Navigating Complex Global Business Transformations - An Insider's Perspective (Podcast)

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

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