Published articles and Media mentions

Navigating the 2024 Canadian M&A landscape: Trends, risks, and opportunities

Introduction: Canada’s M&A activity is poised at the crossroads of anticipation and opportunity as we step into 2024 . Reflecting on both recent and anticipated trends that have shaped the Canadian legal landscape, it’s clear that a sense of cautious […]

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Priority of Crown’s debt over creditors of equal degree

Law360 Canada

The Crown’s “prerogative of priority” has been enforced in Canada since it was established as a colony of England. See Canada v. Bank of Nova Scotia, [1885] 11 S.C.R. 1 (“the Crown is entitled at common law to a preference […]

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Environmental Law 2023 – Canada: Trends & Developments

Chambers Global Practice Guides, p. 2-11

Bryan Buttigieg, Adina Georgescu, Selina Lee-Andersen and Christie McLeod are contributors for the 2023 edition of Chambers Global Practice Guides: Environmental Law. Their chapter highlights trends and developments across Canada including challenges to federal jurisdiction, an updated climate change plan, […]

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David Krebs quoted in HRD Online article on use of AI in the workplace

HRD Online, "Workplace AI use in Canada speeding up while laws lag behind: report"

The article discusses the growing use of generative AI in the workplace and the federal laws around AI: As an employer, as a business using these technologies, you have to keep an eye on what’s coming down the pike,” Krebs […]

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Temporary Foreign Worker Program changes announced, including mandatory annual wage rate review by all employers

Effective January 1, 2024 employers will be required to review their Labour Market Impact Assessment (“LMIA”) based foreign worker employees’ wages annually in order to ensure that the wages paid reflect any possible increases to prevailing wage rates. Prevailing wage […]

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Aaron Atcheson and Katherine Cavan publish article on “Who Speaks for the Trees”

Aaron Atcheson and Katherine Cavan, with contributions from 2023 Miller Thomson Summer Student, Neha Gulati publish an article on “Who Speaks for the Trees? and more importantly, the water!” in Water Canada magazine: Over the last several decades, Canada has […]

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Roberto Noce, KC discusses liability of water damage in condos

Roberto Noce, KC shares insights on the liability of condo corporations for water damage loss. Read the media clips: Noce: how liable is condo corporation for water damage loss?, Calgary Sun, November 23, 2023 Noce: how liable is condo corporation […]

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Adina Georgescu a participé au Balado IDU : une conversation qui porte sur les changements majeurs apportés à la Loi sur l’expropriation

( Disponible en français seulement ) Adina Georgescu, associée et responsable des groupes de pratique de droit administratif, droit municipal et de l’urbanisme, droit de l’environnement et de l’énergie au bureau de Montréal de Miller Thomson, a participé au côté […]

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ElevateIP: Everything you need to know about Canada’s newest funding program for Canadian startups

On November 23, 2023, the ElevateIP program launched in Ontario, Manitoba and Saskatchewan with the overarching goal of growing Canada’s economy by helping businesses innovate, protect and commercialize their intellectual property (IP). What is ElevateIP? ElevateIP is a federally funded […]

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Levelling Up: Empowering Canadian Esports through Self-Regulation

Introduction The popularity of electronic sports (“esports”) has been mounting for years, leading to a now captive worldwide audience of 532 million, which is projected to be over 640 million by 2025.[i] In Canada, the gaming industry has enjoyed strong […]

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