The transaction is OpenText’s third billion-dollar acquisition since 2016
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Canada Pension Plan among group of investors set to acquire McAfee Corp for $17.5 billion
Acquisition follows Canada Pension Plan’s $5-billion takeover of largest U.S. terminal operator
Practice, prepare, perform, repeat: Stikeman Elliott’s Allison Kuntz
Kuntz is constantly fine-tuning her symphony of skills
Canadian Lawyer survey focusing on intellectual property boutiques now open for votes
Readers are invited to have their say in the annual survey
Blakes launches new public sector practice group
Firm merged public and political law with media defamation practices
The child’s best interest: Shared parenting a focus for amended family law legislation
Overhauls to the Divorce Act and Children’s Law Reform Act have now been in effect for a half-year
Raising taxes, not revenues: Why ‘taxing the rich’ may not achieve the goals of real Canadian reform
Luxury taxes play well during an election, but experts say our tax system needs a bigger fix
DOJ Expands False Claims Act Reach into Cybersecurity
There is a new weapon in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ’s) already powerful False Claims Act (FCA) arsenal. In October 2021, the DOJ announced a new Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative, under which it will pursue FCA liability against government contractors in…
Avoiding ‘Hello L’office’ and Other Law Firm Telephone Tips
I had no idea how many law firms answered their phones with “Hello L’office” until I went to work for the OBA. But it’s not limited to Oklahoma. I have received the same greeting calling lawyers’ offices in many states.…
Tipping the Scales: Third Circuit Weighs in on Circuit Split Regarding the Government’s Dismissal Authority Over False Claims Act Qui Tams
In its recent decision Polansky v. Executive Health Resources Inc., No. 19-3810 (3d Cir. Oct. 28, 2021), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit became the most recent to weigh in on the circuit split regarding the…