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- Deal-maker or deal-breaker: the legal ins and outs of using AI in M&A
Deals involving AI bring about specific and unique issues for consideration during the due diligence process. Understanding the specific challenges created by AI is important for companies to ensure that the AI technology holds genuine value and would not raise red flags during the course of a trans … Read more »
- Some Things Change, Some Things Stay the Same: 2023 Investment Canada Act Thresholds Increase, Competition Act Thresholds Remain the Same
The threshold for certain pre-closing net benefit reviews under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) and the threshold for a pre-closing merger notification under the Competition Act have been updated for 2023. For the second year in a row, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development has … Read more »
- Privacy and Cybersecurity Due Diligence Considerations in M&A Transactions
Privacy and cybersecurity practices of target companies are being increasingly scrutinized throughout the due diligence process in M&A transactions. Particularly, buyers want to understand the risk and value inherent in sellers’ data assets and sellers want to manage transactional and post-closing r … Read more »
- Navigating the Due Diligence Process for Artificial Intelligence Transactions
In recent years, an increasing number of companies have started to employ artificial intelligence (“AI”) technologies in the development of their products and in their day-to-day business. This shift to utilizing AI can be very advantageous given its far-reaching potential impact; however, with fast … Read more »
- Promouvoir la rétention des employés clés d’une entreprise dans le cadre d’une transaction
La rétention de la main-d’œuvre clé représente plus que jamais un enjeu d’envergure pour les sociétés. Le caractère intuitu personae du contrat d’emploi participe à cet enjeu puisque, considérant la nature et l’aspect personnel de ce type de contrat, il est impossible de forcer un employé à demeurer … Read more »