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….
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FAQs: Force majeure, Frustration, and COVID-19
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…
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Welcome to Michael Nehme
We are very pleased to welcome Michael Nehme to Kelly Santini LLP. Based in our west end office, Michael advises business owners on all aspects of their commercial real estate needs. He also advises on corporate/commercial law and acts for many individual home buyers and sellers on their residential real…
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Trends in Corporate Finance
I recently chaired a panel on ‘Trends in Corporate Finance’ at the USLAW/TELFA Network cross-border business and transactions conference. Five panelists from Switzerland, USA, Brazil, China and England shared their insights on what’s attracting investment and how technology is influencing financing and its regulation. From the discussion, three distinct global…
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Acquisition of technology company as easy as Pii
Kelly Santini LLP’s Andrew Godfrey, Michael Leaver and Kristina Kang advised PiiComm on its acquisition of Sibyl Groupe Conseil, a Montreal-based IT services and software development firm. PiiComm delivers enterprise mobility solutions and has grown rapidly since its inception in 2007. The company frequently appears in Profit 500, a list…
Canada’s New Eligible Capital Property Tax Regime and What It Means for Canadian Controlled Private Corporations
Beginning on January 1, 2017, Canada’s current tax regime for eligible capital property (ECP) will be replaced by a new capital cost allowance (CCA) class. This change was proposed in the 2016 Federal Budget in an effort to simplify the existing tax rules related to ECP. The new regime may…
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Lisa Langevin elected to USLAW board of directors
Kelly Santini’s Lisa Langevin was elected USLAW Network Inc.’s board of directors at the association’s recent annual meeting. Kelly Santini became USLAW’s first Canadian member in 2011. Today the network consists of over 100 law firms and 6,000 lawyers who work together to deliver consistent, cohesive and cost-effective legal services…
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Working Out Investment Deal for Greco Fitness
Kelly Santini’s Andrew Godfrey and Michael Leaver advised founders Tony Greco, Paolo Fiorin and the Greco Fitness company on its recent investment deal with New York-based investment firm Integrity Square. The new investment aims to help Greco Fitness expand into new markets. For more on the investment, see “Greco Fitness…