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Kelly Santini Advises on Sale of Engineering Firm

Kelly Santini advised Ottawa-based Cleland Jardine Engineering on its sale to Bouthillette Parizeau (BPA).  The M&A team was led by Andrew Godfrey and included corporate lawyers Madelaine Thurston and Patricia Bejide. Sean Bawden advised on employment law. “On behalf of the Cleland Jardine partner group, I would like to thank…

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Electronic Monitoring Policy Now Required From Employers

Within the last couple of years, working from home has become a prevalent new way of life, creating a new workstyle for employees and employers. With those changes a variety of privacy concerns arose within the workplace. In an aim to address those concerns and to provide greater transparency in…

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Kelly Santini Advises WorkDynamics on Sale to Valsoft

Kelly Santini’s Michael Leaver advised WorkDynamics Technologies Inc. on its recent sale to Montreal-based Valsoft Corporation Inc. From its headquarters in Ottawa, WorkDynamics has been providing a document management platform to the world’s largest organizations for over 25 years.  More details on WorkDynamics’ sale to Valsoft can be found here. 

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Does your Workplace Require a Disconnect from Work Policy?

The Ontario government recently passed Bill 27 which amended the Employment Standards Act (“ESA”) to require that certain employers put in place written policies around disconnecting from work. This applies to all employers who employed more than 25 workers as of January 1st, 2022, and it requires those covered to…

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Michael Leaver Selected for Forty Under 40 Honours

April 2022

Congratulations to Michael Leaver on his selection as one of Ottawa’s Forty Under 40 for 2022.  A Partner in the firm’s Business Group, Michael has developed a reputation as a ‘go to’ lawyer in Ottawa for M&A and corporate finance transactions. Since being called to the Bar in 2011, he…

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Kelly Santini Advises Assent Compliance on $350M USD Investment

Kelly Santini’s Michael Leaver was one of the legal advisors for Assent Compliance when the global supply chain compliance software company raised $350M USD from Vista Equity Partners out of Austin, Texas. The investment raised Assent’s value to more than $1 Billion. Assent Compliance is a leader in supply chain…

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