Q2 | TORYS QUARTERLY • SPRING 2019

Think Fast

Change from regulators, courts and new technologies is forcing organizations to think and act quickly to stay competitive.

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Included in this report:

Technology
Corporate
Litigation

Technology

As companies push their technology mandates forward, regulatory and legal regimes work to stay on top of their changing landscapes.

What’s next for banks and Big Tech?

As part of its ongoing work to monitor fintech market developments and their potential implications for financial stability, the Financial Stability Board released its report.

After Equifax: Canadian business and GDPR-era privacy regulation
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The future of Big Data regulation
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A short take on deepfakes
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While concerns relating to unregulated fintech firms have been well documented, the competitive impact of Big Tech firms, which typically have large, established customer networks and enjoy name recognition and trust, may pose a greater threat to the financial sector.

— What’s next for banks and Big Tech?

Corporate

Co-investments, trap doors and regulatory change are just some of the developments we’re seeing on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border.

Testing the waters, cryptocurrencies and more: U.S.-Canada public markets update

There are a number of recent developments in U.S. securities regulation that will be noteworthy to some Canadian companies.

The J.Crew “trap door” and its implications for the future of leveraged finance
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The future of Big Data regulation
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ESTMA three reporting cycles in
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Securities regulators on both sides of the border are considering ways they can reduce the number and complexity of rules governing public companies.

— Testing the waters, cryptocurrencies and more: U.S.-Canada public markets update

Litigation

From industry-changing rulings to procedural changes, the courts have been busy so far in 2019.

Still waters run deep—the ramifications of Redwater

Oil and gas companies are still scrambling to understand exactly how the Supreme Court of Canada’s precedent-setting decision in Redwater will impact their operations moving forward.