Robert Seidel, Q.C., is the firm's national managing partner and the chair of the board of Alberta Innovates Health Solutions. He was recently interviewed by the Edmonton Journal regarding the province' [more][MORE]
On March 4, 2004, the Supreme Court of Canada in a unanimous decision (The Law Society of Upper Canada v. CCH Canadian Limited et al) reversed earlier copyright decisions favouring publishers of works, [more][MORE]
Recently, the Alberta legislature passed the Alberta Research and Innovation Act, an important catalyst to strengthen Alberta's research and innovation system. The system involves a transition and [more][MORE]
The Government of Québec announced today that it had accepted revised bids following the expiry of an extended deadline on tendering parties in which to do so.
On January 13, 2010, the MORE
Speaker for Canadian Association of Law Libraries 2008 Conference: "Legal Research Cost Recovery: Canadian Jurisprudence and Ethical Issues" [more]MORE
Mobile games publisher Digital Bridges recently rebranded itself as 'I-Play"?. Unfortunately, the new name and logo are similar to the name and logo of rival publisher Play it. Appare MORE
Rob Seidel, Firm Managing Partner, and Jennifer Cleall, Partner, of Davis' Edmonton office, acted for Alberta Innovates - Bio Solutions, negotiating the $4.5-million funding agreements to Livestock [more][MORE]
In an earlier posting we reported that Mobile games publisher Digital Bridges recently rebranded itself as 'I-Play"?. Unfortunately, the new name and logo are similar to the name MORE
This paper looks at:
the current state of the art of workplace wellness programs in Canada and the United States
2010 Olympic Winter Games-related wellness initiatives in British Columbia
th [more]MORE
This chapter answers a series of questions regarding project finance in Canada, covering issues such as collateral, foreign investment, foreign currency, insurance, bankruptcy, natural resources [more]MORE
At their first official meeting in Ottawa on February 19 U.S. President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minster Steven Harper announced a new “Clean Energy Dialogue”. While falling short [more]MORE
In the decision of Gill v. Bucholtz, released April 6, 2009, the British Columbia Court of Appeal has found that a mortgagee, or any other charge holder, cannot rely on a title search showing who owns [more]MORE
There is a lot of information in the world. The quest to acquire information and the concomitant desire to protect at least some information from dissemination are significant motivations that shape [more]MORE
This chapter, updated for 2012, answers a series of questions regarding project finance in Canada, covering issues such as collateral, foreign investment, foreign currency, insurance, bankruptcy, [more]MORE
This chapter answers a series of questions regarding project finance in Canada, covering issues such as collateral, foreign investment, foreign currency, insurance, bankruptcy, natural resources [more]MORE
This article outlines some of the biggest mistakes companies make with their Canadian trademarks. It includes a discussion about:
Not registering them
Delaying registration
Not [more]MORE
This week, Don Campbell is participating in the annual Science and Technology in Society Forum in Kyoto (Japan), which brings together over 1,000 Science and Technology leaders in research in academia [more][MORE]
Davis LLP is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert A. Seidel, Q.C. as National Managing Partner. Mr. Seidel has recently held leadership positions at Davis, most recently as Edmonton Managing [more][MORE]
The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada (APF) has announced the appointment of Donald Campbell, Davis LLP's senior strategy advisor, as the first Distinguished Fellow of the Foundation and as Chair [more][MORE]
Robert A. Seidel, Q.C., National Managing Partner of Davis LLP, is pleased to announce that Howard. J. Kellough, Q.C. has joined the firm as a Partner and new member of the firm’s national Tax [more][MORE]
First published in Bartalk, February, 2008 By Patricia Jordan
Building Your Blawg and Driving Traffic to Your Site
Now that you have decided to create a blawg, there are a few matters to consider [more][MORE]
Chris Bennett offre ses commentaires envers le rôle des cabinets d'avocats dans les divers mondes virtuels. Davis S.E.N.C.R.L. est le premier cabinet d'avocats à s'afficher dans le monde virtuel de [more][MORE]
Making headlines across the country, Davis LLP has successfully helped its client, the Qikiqtani Inuit Association, stall a German-Canadian seismic testing project in Baffin Bay. Less than a day before [more][MORE]
On Friday, September 11th, five Davis associates will sit under a tent in Victory Square Park and offer free legal advice to low- and modest-income people.
Tamara Hunter, Michael L. Mjanes, Jonathan [more][MORE]
First published in the Globe and Mail, June 7, 2007 | Patrick White and Matthew Trevisan
Richard Press, a Davis LLP Employment & Labour lawyer in Vancouver, was extensively quoted in a June 7 [more][MORE]
The Faculty of Law at the University of British Columbia has received a $1 million gift from national law firm Davis LLP and Mr. Irwin Davis, grandson of the firm’s founder Edward Pease Davis, [more][MORE]
Doug Buchanan, National Managing Partner of Davis LLP, is extensively quoted in the July/August 2007 Lexpert magazine article "Law Firm Marketing: Making It Rain".
Doug discusses how he [more][MORE]
On January 24, 2011, the Commissioner of Competition (the head of the federal Competition Bureau) filed an application with the Competition Tribunal seeking dissolution of the acquisition of Complete [more][MORE]
Robert A. Seidel, Q.C., announced that Dr. Jacques Magnan was appointed CEO of Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions, effective April 1, 2010.
Robert is Chair of Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions, [more][MORE]
New Ventures BC is one of North America’s largest technology business idea competitions. The four-round competition attracted over 80 B.C. entrants last April who participated in business education [more][MORE]
On May 25, 2009, the B.C. Supreme Court released a decision that considered the issue of whether a persistent refusal to follow lawful instructions amounts to insubordination.
Facts
The Fairmont [more][MORE]
Davis LLP is pleased to announce that Larry Robinson, QC (Insolvency & Financial Restructuring), David Nathanson, QC (Corporate Tax), and Kevin Wright (Competition Law) were listed in Lexpert's [more][MORE]
On February 29, 2012, Rubicon Minerals Corporation (TSX: RMX | NYSE-AMEX: RBY) (the "Company" or "Rubicon") announced that it had closed its bought deal equity financing of 49,000,000 [more][MORE]
Canadian Bar Association (CBA) section chairs donate their time to enhance other lawyers' knowledge in a given field. Davis LLP has several current CBA section chairs, including:
Grace Choi [more][MORE]
Dr. Euan Taylor, who is a registered patent agent and trade-mark agent, recently completed his training as an arbitrator. He has a background in medical and agricultural molecular genetic research and [more][MORE]
Donald W. Campbell is one of 10 highly-experienced Canadian leaders chosen to mentor doctoral students who have been awarded the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Scholarship. The Trudeau Mentors, who [more][MORE]
The firm's National Managing Partner, Robert Seidel, Q.C., recently appeared on Alberta Primetime to discuss the province's new research and innovation initiative. "Alberta Innovates" [more][MORE]
Davis LLP's National Managing Partner, Robert Seidel, Q.C., was recently appointed Chair of Health Solutions for Alberta Innovates. The province's research and innovation system was launched [more][MORE]
On November 12, 2009, Rubicon Minerals Corporation ("Rubicon" or the "Company"), a Vancouver-based exploration and development company focused on exploring for gold in politically [more][MORE]
November 18, 2009 - Alberta's Minister of Advanced Education and Technology, Doug Horner, has announced the names of five people chosen to lead Alberta's research and innovation system beginning [more][MORE]
