Kelly Santini LLP advised Ottawa-based Assent Compliance Inc. on the $130M investment in the company by American private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC. The firm’s team was led by Michael Leaver and assisted by Kate Craner, Kentt Coburn, Aaron Van Tassell and Sasha Wilms. This was the third investment deal…
News & Resources
SCC rules on the duty to provide notice of the existence of labour and material bonds.
In the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision of Valard Construction Ltd. v. Bird Construction Co., 2018 SCC 8, the Court found that a contractor had a duty to provide notice to the sub-subcontractors about the existence of a labour and material bond. The failure to provide the notice was…
Reasonable Foreseeability Cannot be Clouded by Hindsight
By overturning the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) in Rankin’s Garage & Sales v JJ, 2018 SCC 19 sent a strong reminder that the foreseeability of harm remains the critical limiting principle of the law of negligence. In this case, a minor plaintiff suffered catastrophic brain…
Oliveira: Canadian Courts Affirm Expansive Approach to Insurers’ Duty to Defend
In Oliveira v Aviva Canada Inc et al, 2017 ONSC 6161, the court reiterated the test for interpreting insurance provisions, and underscored the expansive approach that Canadian courts will take regarding an insurer’s duty to defend. This decision was affirmed by Ontario’s Court of Appeal in Oliveira v Aviva Canada…
Trends in Corporate Finance
I recently chaired a panel on ‘Trends in Corporate Finance’ at the USLAW/TELFA Network cross-border business and transactions conference. Five panelists from Switzerland, USA, Brazil, China and England shared their insights on what’s attracting investment and how technology is influencing financing and its regulation. From the discussion, three distinct global…
Recreational and Medical Cannabis – Key Considerations for Insurers – Webinar Recording
In October 2018, Canada will become only the second country in the world, after Uruguay, to legalize recreational cannabis. This follows the 2001 legalization of medical cannabis. In this webinar, Jennifer Therrien of Kelly Santini LLP explores the impact legal recreational cannabis will have on insurers after October 17th, 2018. …
Start Your Day Inspired at the Special Olympics Breakfast
September 2018
Join us, and keynote speaker John Morris as we honour our local Special Olympics athletes, coaches and volunteers. The 14th Annual Special Olympics Festival Breakfast is taking place on Friday, October 26th at the Shaw Centre. We are delighted to welcome two-time Olympic gold medalist John Morris as our guest…
Welcome to our 2018/19 Articling Students
August 2018
We are very pleased to welcome Chloe Waind, Sasha Willms and Aaron Van Tassel to the firm for the start of their articling year. All three join us after completing their law degrees at the University of Ottawa.
