Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

About this office:

As Canada's largest full-service law firm, Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG) is driven to help achieve the best possible results for all our clients. With more than 750 lawyers, intellectual property agents and other legal professionals in six offices, BLG provides corporate, litigation and intellectual property solutions to a wide range of clients nationally and internationally. And as a bilingual English-French firm, BLG excels under both the common and civil law systems in Canada.

Understanding our clients' businesses and how legal changes affect them today and tomorrow is BLG's business. Like you, BLG believes that nothing less than achieving results through excellence will do. This commitment to service has resulted in the frequent recognition of many of our legal professionals at home and abroad.

In addition, BLG provides insight and clarity to regional, national and multinational corporations across a variety of business sectors. BLG is also proud to represent public institutions such as universities, governments and governmental agencies, and healthcare facilities, as well as private business, trade and charitable groups. Our Firm also takes great pride in the communities in which we live and work. We support a variety of activities by providing pro bono legal services, fundraising and volunteer programs, such as the BLG Reads to Kids Program.

For more information about our Firm, its practice areas and community support, please visit blg.com.

Capital Markets; Climate Change; Class Actions; Commercial Leasing; Construction Law; Derivatives; Appellate Practice; Environmental Law; Entertainment Law; Electricity Law; Education Law; Employee Benefits; Biotechnology; Business Immigration; Finance; Fidelity and Surety; Commercial Real Estate; Franchises and Franchising; Fraud; Government Relations; Health Care; Insolvency; Insurance; Intellectual Property; Intellectual Property Litigation; International Trade; Investment Management; Forestry Law; Labor (Labour) and Employment; Hotel and Resort Law; Hospitality Law; Municipal Law; Information Technology; Products Liability; Lender Law; Japan Trade; Maritime Law; Marketing Law; Regulatory Law; Securities; Taxation; Pensions; Pacific Rim Trade; Tort Liability; Public Law; Sponsorship Law; Structured Finance; Transportation; Aboriginal Law; Advertising Law; Aviation Law; Banking Litigation; China Trade; Commercial Real Estate Finance; Commercial Litigation; Construction and Engineering; Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Finance; Corporate Governance; Corporate Taxation; Directors and Officers Liability; Estates; Expropriation Law; Family Law; Financial Institution Regulation; Financial Restructuring; Franchise Distribution; Hospital Law; Information and Privacy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Mining Law; Municipal Liability; Nonprofit and Charitable Organizations; Oil and Gas Law; Police Liability; Public-Private Partnerships; Securities Litigation; Unfair Competition; Wealth Planning.

Goodwill Hunting: Identifying and Allocating Value to Goodwill on the Sale of a Business
Stephen J. Fyfe,Stephanie A. Wong, February 17, 2012
One of the more significant issues in an asset purchase deal is the allocation of purchase price among the assets being purchased. The allocation impacts the tax liability of the vendor arising from the sale and the future tax shield of the purchaser, as well as various commodity taxes that arise...

Canadian Securities Administrators Release Consultation Paper 91-404
Carol E. Derk,Stephen J. Redican, February 16, 2012
On February 10, 2012, the Canadian Securities Administrators Derivatives Committee (the “Committee”) released its Consultation Paper 91-404 (“Consultation Paper 91-404”) on Segregation and Portability in OTC Derivatives Clearing. Consultation Paper 91-404 is part of a series...

Secured Creditors Beware: Crown GST/HST Garnishment May Trump Your Security Interest in an Account Receivable
Roger Jaipargas,Sam Rappos, February 15, 2012
In the recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Toronto-Dominion Bank and Her Majesty the Queen (2012 SCC 1), the Supreme Court succinctly agreed with the reasons of Justice Noël of the Federal Court of Appeal. Justice Noël, writing on behalf of a unanimous Court, held that, upon...

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