Kelly Santini advised Ottawa-based Cleland Jardine Engineering on its sale to Bouthillette Parizeau (BPA).  The M&A team was led by Andrew Godfrey and included corporate lawyers Madelaine Thurston and Patricia Bejide. Sean Bawden advised on employment law. “On behalf of the Cleland Jardine partner group, I would like to thank…

Kelly Santini’s Michael Leaver advised WorkDynamics Technologies Inc. on its recent sale to Montreal-based Valsoft Corporation Inc. From its headquarters in Ottawa, WorkDynamics has been providing a document management platform to the world’s largest organizations for over 25 years.  More details on WorkDynamics’ sale to Valsoft can be found here. 

Congratulations to Michael Leaver on his selection as one of Ottawa’s Forty Under 40 for 2022.  A Partner in the firm’s Business Group, Michael has developed a reputation as a ‘go to’ lawyer in Ottawa for M&A and corporate finance transactions. Since being called to the Bar in 2011, he…

Kelly Santini’s Michael Leaver was one of the legal advisors for Assent Compliance when the global supply chain compliance software company raised $350M USD from Vista Equity Partners out of Austin, Texas. The investment raised Assent’s value to more than $1 Billion. Assent Compliance is a leader in supply chain…

Key amendments to the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) will come into force on July 5, 2021. Ontario government Bill 213, “Better for People, Smarter for Business Act, 2020” (the “Bill”) received royal assent on December 8th, 2020. Notable changes to the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) (the “Act”) include; Removal of the…

Kelly Santini’s Andrew Godfrey acted as Canadian counsel to CorVista Health, Inc., a subsidiary of Toronto-based Analytics For Life Inc., on its recent $65M Class C equity raise. Mr. Godfrey led a team that also included Michael Leaver (securities law). The capital raise was led by US-based Ambix Life Science…

Kelly Santini is honoured to be presenting this year’s Ottawa Arts Council Emerging Artist Award. The award recognizes and encourages the achievements of Ottawa artists who are in the early stages of their career in the arts and are working towards becoming recognized professional artists, while engaging with the community….

The legal consequences of COVID-19 related shutdowns and interruptions are only beginning to be felt throughout the world. Parties involved in any form of contract are now examining their obligations and options, including invoking force majeure clauses or frustration.  Below, we answer common questions about force majeure or frustration and…