In an interview with 13D Monitor’s The Activist Report, Davies partner Patricia Olasker discusses Canadian shareholder activism and corporate governance issues. The wide-ranging conversation covers the advantages and disadvantages of activism in Canada, universal proxies, the controversy over solicitation fees in the context of director elections, tax inversions, Pershing Square’s partnership with Valeant and upcoming trends in governance and activism.
Governance Insights:10 Legal Updates GCs, Boards and Investors Need to Know
Jan. 28, 2025 - The latest edition of Davies’ Governance Insights is now available. In this issue, we review 10 developments that general counsel and directors of Canadian public companies, and their investors, should know for 2025 and beyond. These developments include the growing importance of...
Dec. 19, 2024 - Despite a strong start to the year, activist activity in Canada in 2024 tapered to pre-pandemic levels. This reversion to more historic annual totals follows a notable resurgence of shareholder demands directed at Canadian public companies in 2023, when shareholder engagement reached its...
