Q2 Torys Quarterly
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Spring 2023
Bringing ESG back down to earth
Cut through the increasing noise around ESG by returning to the fundamentals of business strategy. In the Torys Quarterly, we look at key areas of focus for companies navigating ESG.
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Torys tops Q1 Refinitiv league tables
We are excited to be recognized by Refinitiv for our work in Q1 2023.
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Guide to artificial intelligence regulation in Canada
Now more than ever, the opportunity of AI is being met with its very real risk—and regulators are responding in force.
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Latest News & Insights
Insight
AI chatbots and the workplace: risks and best practices for employers
With the rise in popularity of, and regulatory attention to, consumer AI services like chatGPT, businesses must decide whether to permit employees to use these tools.
Apr 11, 2023
Quarterly
Directors’ Q&A: boards and ESG
We asked two preeminent Canadian directors how they’re approaching this top-of-the-agenda item. Here’s what they said.
Apr 26, 2023
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Commercial disputes and how to avoid them
The deal has been signed and disputes are starting to surface. In this video series, our litigators give their take on how to navigate these challenges.
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Guillaume Lavoie on Torys Montréal M&A deal activity
Feb 27, 2023
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Torys welcomes new partner in New York office
Erica Goldman joins Torys as a litigation partner.
Apr 17, 2023
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Caution urged as BNPL plans increase in popularity
Hear what co-head of the firm’s Consumer Protection and Fintech groups Brigitte Goulard has to say about “buy now, pay later” programs.
May 10, 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
- US$2.7 billion sale of Resolute to Domtar CorporationTorys is acting as counsel to Fairfax Financial as a significant shareholder in Resolute Forest Products Inc.’s proposed US$2.7 billion sale to Domtar Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Paper Excellence GroupRead 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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