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…
Musa v Carleton Condominium Corporation No. 255, 2022 ONSC 1030 Earlier this year, the Court found in favour of a plaintiff advancing a personal injury claim against the winter maintenance contractor responsible for snow removal at the building where he lived. In December 2016, the plaintiff was walking to his…
For over two years, the pandemic has greatly impacted our way of life and has highlighted our modern society’s need for flexibility. The practice of law has been of no exception. Bill 245 – Accelerating Access to Justice Act, 2021, S.O, 2021, c.4 received royal assent on April 19, 2021,…
Congratulations to Michael Abrams who has been certified as a Specialist in Real Estate Law by the Law Society of Ontario. One of just four lawyer in Ottawa designated as a Specialist in Real Estate Law, Michael’s certification recognizes his years of work for residential and commercial real estate clients…
Limitation periods in Ontario are governed by the Limitations Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 24. Generally, a claimant has two years from when the claim arose, or was discovered, to bring a legal action for damages. O. Reg 73/20 had the effect of suspending limitation periods from March 16, 2020…
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…
A lot has changed since 1997, the year Kelly Santini LLP and a group of other independent law firms with dedicated insurance defence practices joined together to form Risk Management Counsel of Canada (RMC). But the goals of RMC remain unchanged – to work together to provide Canadian and international…
Kelly Santini’s Michael Leaver advised Ottawa-based Vocantas Inc. and Pronexus Inc. on their acquisition by Valsoft Corporation Inc. of Montreal. Vocantas is a leader in complex shift management, assisting in filling close to 5,000,000 shifts through its leading workforce communications platform. Pronexus is a long-standing technology provider of Interactive Voice…