The changing face of merger control in Canada

April 2024  |  MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

The last two years have witnessed the most significant overhaul of Canadian competition law and policy in more than a decade. Initial amendments to the Competition Act were enacted in June 2022, with a second tranche of amendments passed in December 2023. A third set of proposed…

Price adjustments in M&A transactions: the role of the independent expert accountant

April 2024  |  MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

Cases & Lacambra

A key element of any M&A transaction is the contractual provisions governing the purchase price – one of the most heavily negotiated aspects of a share purchase agreement (SPA). With M&A transactions becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated, especially in the case of…

US Corporate Transparency Act: complying with newly-enacted beneficial ownership rules

April 2024  |  RISK MANAGEMENT

Sullivan & Worcester LLP

On 1 January 2024, the US Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) went into effect. It imposes new reporting obligations that require entities (including limited liability companies (LLCs), corporations and partnerships) formed in or doing business in the US to report their beneficial ownership…

Artificial intelligence and the GDPR

April 2024  |  RISK MANAGEMENT

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP

One of many definitions of artificial intelligence (AI) describes the technology as machines or systems performing tasks that would ordinarily require human brainpower. Given the strong benefits AI can generate in all industry sectors, as well as the risks of some of its applications…

New labour law modifications in Argentina

April 2024  |  EXPERT BRIEFING  | LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT

Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal

On 21 December 2023, Decree DNU 70/2023 entitled ‘Bases for the Reconstruction of the Argentine Economy’ was published in the Official Gazette of the Argentine Republic. The regulation came into effect on 29 December 2023. The reform aims to rebuild the national economy through the…

Future of payments review

February 2024  |  BANKING & FINANCE

Taylor Wessing LLP

In July 2023, as part of his annual Mansion House speech, Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor of the exchequer, announced the launch of an independent review into the future of payments. The review was established to help deliver “world class retail payments”…