Summary of Meetings: Mergers & Acquisitions
Number of Meetings Held: 4
May 7, 2026
Pre-Summer Networking Social
Synopsis: Join the M&A Section for its final event before the summer break. No program – just casual conversation, a chance to talk M&A shop and the opportunity to reconnect with peers before the summer. Drink tickets will be provided on arrival as well as a variety of appetizers, however, spots are limited so be sure to sign up quickly!
In-Person Registration: 25
February 25, 2026
M&A Transaction Insurance: Representation and Warranty and More
Guest Speakers: Noah Fenyes, Senior Vice President, Atlantic Group, Carl D’Amour Belizario, Vice President, Atlantic Group, Charlie McDonald, Partner, M&A and Private Equity, Stikeman Eliot LLP, and Elaine Tham, General Counsel, The Jim Pattison Group
Synopsis: Noah Fenyes, Carl D’Amour Belizario, Charlie McDonald and Elaine Tham, review how transactional insurance tools — particularly representation & warranty insurance, tax risk insurance, and other bespoke risk products — can be used to allocate risk, enhance deal certainty, and facilitate negotiation dynamics in M&A transactions.
Online Registration: 22
In-Person Registration: 9
December 3, 2025
Deal Diplomacy: Mastering the US-Canada Cross-Border M&A Landscape
Guest Speakers: Emma Costante, Partner, Blakes, Ryan Berger, Partner, Lawson Lundell LLP, and Philippe Montillaud, M&A Tax Leader, Deloitte
Synopsis: This interactive discussion focuses on US/Canada cross-border M&A. Speakers explore key topics, including navigating different market standards, the evolution of jurisprudence in each jurisdiction, the treatment of non-cash consideration, and specialist considerations that arise in cross-border transactions.
Online Registration: 15
In-Person Registration: 10
October 29, 2025
Plans of Arrangement
Guest Speakers: Gerald Gaunt and Ryan McCracken, Members of Maritime Law Section Executive
Synopsis: Gerald Gaunt and Ryan McCracken discuss Plans of Arrangements, including an overview of the history and purpose of arrangements under BC’s Business Corporations Act and related statutes, as well as a discussion of the use of arrangements in modern public and private deal structures.
Online Registration: 81
In-Person Registration: 15