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Incorporation, fundraising, building a team, expanding cross-border: startups have many priorities to juggle in a fast-moving ecosystem. Our Emerging Companies team shares legal insights and resources to help founders grow and scale.
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Chambers Canada ranks 85% of Torys’ Canadian partners
We are pleased to share that 119 Torys lawyers—the highest percentage among our peers—and 38 of our practice areas have been recognized in this year’s guide.
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Interest rates: a primer
What makes up an interest rate—and why does this economic driver play such a critical role in business and the economy at large?
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Latest News & Insights
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Torys named IP and Life Sciences Law Firm of the Year by Chambers Canada
We are proud to report that Chambers Canada has named us IP and Life Sciences Law Firm of the Year at the Chambers Canada Awards 2023.
Sep 28, 2023
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New SEC private fund adviser rules: application to non-U.S. advisers
Do the rules apply outside the United States?
Sep 12, 2023
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Linda Plumpton awarded 2023 OBA Award of Excellence in Civil Litigation
Aug 10, 2023
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A more generous approach to “material changes” under the Securities Act
How does a recent decision impact issuers’ responsibility to disclose changes?
Jun 8, 2023
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Torys named Canada Tax Firm of the Year by ITR
Sep 15, 2023
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How Canadian courts have ruled on liability in wire transfer fraud
Who is responsible—the business that sent the funds or the one whose email was hacked?
Sep 12, 2023
Recent Work Highlights
- TotalEnergies sale of its Canadian operations for up to C$6.1 billionTorys is acting as counsel to TotalEnergies in the proposed sale of its Canadian operations to Suncor Energy Inc. for up to C$6.1 billionRead more
- Carbon offtake from the largest private conservation project in Canadian historyTorys acted as counsel to TD Securities in its investment in, and carbon credit offtake from, the Boreal Wildlands Carbon Project in northern Ontario – the largest single private conservation project ever undertaken in Canada to date – which the Nature Conservancy of Canada will develop under the Verra Verified Carbon StandardRead more
- Creation of a premier diversified global agribusiness solutions companyTorys is acting as Canadian counsel to Viterra and its shareholders in its proposed US$8.2 billion merger with Bunge LimitedRead more
- Successful anti-SLAPP motion protecting advocacy of LGBTQ2S+ inclusion measures in Catholic schoolsTorys acted as counsel to a school board Trustee in a successful anti-SLAPP motion in the Ontario Superior Court dismissing in full a defamation claim brought by former Cabinet Minister Joe Volpe and Corriere Canadese, an Italian-language daily newspaper, in connection with the Trustee’s statements defending LGBTQ2S+ inclusion measures in Catholic schoolsRead more
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