Lane Powell PC (JD Supra Canada)

Canada will implement new trademark laws on June 17, which will affect current trademark owners and new trademark filers. Here are the important changes and actions you should consider before the laws take effect...

It comes as no surprise that several Canadian cannabis company employees and investors will be traveling to the United States this week to attend the largest cannabis industry conference in the world, MJBizCon, in Las Vegas. The conference lists several Canadian companies among its speakers and will cover a variety of topics including investment, branding and an assessment of Canada’s first month

Following on the heels of the U.S. Department of Justice’s recent guidance on the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), events in Canada provide further reason for companies on both sides of the border to increase compliance training and practices with regard to preventing or uncovering bribery by employees. On January 16, 2013, Calgary-based Griffiths Energy International Inc. was...

The fourth anniversary of British Columbia’s carbon tax — the only one of its kind in North America – was marked with an increase on July 1 that raises the tax on gasoline a penny per litre to 6.67 cents ($0.25 per gallon). The tax has been controversial from the start, and it is no less so now four years into the program. The B.C. government, headed by the Liberal Party, has launched a...

The Director of the Department of Homeland Security, Janet Napalitano, and the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Alejandro Mayorkas, are promoting “a series of new policy, operational and outreach efforts that will help fuel the nation’s economy and stimulate investment by making it easier for high-skill immigrants to start and grow companies and create jobs here in the...

As most business leaders know, the United States enacted a comprehensive financial regulatory scheme this past summer in response to the recent financial meltdown. The law, known as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd Frank”), has several provisions related to the ability of the U.S. government to prosecute fraud occurring outside the U.S. and the ability of...

The Internet is connecting workers, markets, advertisers and contractors from all around the world. We are on Skype, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook nearly every day visiting with clients and friends worldwide. One of the most recent trends is the increase in microtargeted electronic advertising by both domestic and international organizations. For example, one can microtarget a particular...