May 10, 2022WeirFoulds Technology Insights: “Types of IT Arrangements: To Build, Buy or Rent?” Types of IT Arrangements: To Build, Buy or Rent? A variety of arrangements are available to businesses when seeking to leverage software as part of their business…
May 9, 2022CRCA Annual Conference & AGM 2022 – Canadian Roofing Contractors Association WeirFoulds Associate Jeremy Power will be speaking during the first CRCA Annual Conference and AGM in two years, hosted by the Canadian Roofing Contractors Association at the…
May 5, 2022LegalTech Summit Canada 2022 – Canadian Lawyer WeirFoulds Partners Lisa Danay-Wallace and James Kosa will be taking part in two separate panels during LegalTech Summit Canada 2022, a virtual event hosted by Canadian Lawyer.…
May 2, 20222022 PCMA Virtual Conference – Private Capital Market Association of Canada WeirFoulds Partner Susan Han will moderate a panel during the 2022 PCMA Virtual Conference on Thursday, May 5, 2022, from 2:00 PM – 5:30 PM. The conference…
Apr 21, 2022Excess Soil Regulation Partial Pause Commences April 20, until December 31, 2022 – What you need to know! On March 11, 2022, the Ministry of Environment, Conservation and Parks posted on the Environmental Registry of Ontario (“ERO”) a potential “pause” of certain requirements under the…
Apr 20, 2022Municipal, Planning & Land Development Law Update – WeirFoulds LLP Are you a municipal or government staff employee, urban planner, developer, property owner, investor or other stakeholder interested in municipal, planning & development law matters? If so,…
IT Procurement Spring Workshop – Ontario Public Buyers Association Partners Lisa Danay and James Kosa, and Associate Vipal Jain, will discuss IT Procurement during a virtual Spring Workshop hosted by the Ontario Public Buyers Association (OPBA).…
Apr 6, 2022PM Springfest 2022 WeirFoulds lawyers Jeff Cowan, Raj Kehar, Karsten Lee and Ryan Morris will be speaking at PM Springfest 2022 taking place in Toronto from April 19 to 28,…
Apr 4, 2022Bill 109: The More Homes for Everyone Act, 2022 Potential Changes to Land Use Planning in Ontario The Housing Affordability Task Force released a report on February 8, 2022, that provides 55 recommendations on how to fix housing affordability. On March 30, 2022, and…
Apr 1, 2022Canadian Brownfields Network Conference WeirFoulds Partner and Certified Specialist in Environmental Law, Janet Bobechko, will be speaking at the Canadian Brownfields Network Conference taking place on April 5 and 6, 2022.…
Mar 30, 2022Here’s the Drill: Early Occupancy in Construction Contracts: How does it really Work? In December 2020 the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) released an updated version of the widely used CCDC 2-2020 Stipulated Price Contract. In December 2021, the Canadian Construction…
Mar 28, 2022WeirFoulds welcomes Associates Delara Emami and Jeremy Power WeirFoulds is pleased to welcome two associates to the firm in the following practice areas: Delara Emami – Private Equity Delara is an associate in our Private…
Mar 18, 2022Lessons From Canada and the UK: Lien Reform and Adjudication – The Advocates’ Society WeirFoulds partner Philip Carpenter is chairing, “Lessons From Canada and the UK: Lien Reform and Adjudication”, a virtual program being hosted by the Advocates’ Society on Friday,…
Managing Construction Liens in Ontario – Osgoode Hall Law School WeirFoulds Partners Sandra Astolfo and Philip Cho will be speaking at the the 3rd Annual Legal Guide to Managing Construction Liens in Ontario. This one day program…
Mar 10, 2022Here’s the Drill: The New CCA 1 – 2021: Stipulated Price Subcontract In December 2021 the Canadian Construction Association released an updated version of its widely used standard form stipulated price subcontract, the CCA 1-2021: Stipulated Price Subcontract. The…
Making Sense of Changing Growth Funding Tools – ULI Toronto WeirFoulds Partner Denise Baker will be speaking at the ULI Toronto webinar, “Making Sense of Changing Growth Funding Tools” on March 11, 2022. New Community Benefit Charges,…
Mar 3, 2022WeirFoulds Partner Robert Eisenberg participates in the Queen’s Law Shadow Program The Queen’s Law Shadow Program matches first-year law students with employers to learn first-hand how to navigate law school and the job search process. Robert Eisenberg, Partner…
Mar 2, 2022“Construction Contracts 101: Smooth Sailing or Gale Force Winds” Webinar Series – The Construction Institute of Canada WeirFoulds Partners Krista Chaytor and Michael Swartz will be speaking at “Construction Contracts 101: Smooth Sailing or Gale Force Winds”, a webinar Series being hosted by The…
“The Law of Procurement” Webinar Series- The Construction Institute of Canada WeirFoulds Partners Krista Chaytor and Michael Swartz will be speaking at “The Law of Procurement”, a webinar Series being hosted by The Construction Institute of Canada from…
Feb 25, 2022WeirFoulds recognized in the 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 30 of our lawyers have been recognized in 19 different practice areas in the 2022 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Each lawyer was…
WeirFoulds’ International Women’s Day Celebration with Anya Klimbovskaia, COO and Co-Founder of Diversio Bias and Technology: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly This year we are thrilled to have Anya Klimbovskaia, COO and Co-Founder of Diversio. Diversio is a technology company that…
Feb 17, 2022WeirFoulds represents Freed Grand Park Development Inc. in sale of $129M Master-Planned Community in Toronto’s Mimico neighbourhood On February 15, 2022, Minto Communities GTA announced that it acquired a Master-Planned Community in Toronto’s Mimico neighbourhood for a total of $129M. WeirFoulds represented the vendor,…
Feb 9, 2022Patent and Trademark Case Law Review Series – Intellectual Property Institute of Canada Lorraine M. Fleck, Partner in WeirFoulds’ Technology and Intellectual Property Practice Group, will be speaking at the Patent and Trademark Case Law Review webinar series being hosted…
Feb 7, 2022Construction 101 & Beyond Webinar Series – Toronto Construction Association WeirFoulds Partners Glenn Ackerley and Sandra Astolfo will be speaking at the March 17th session of the Construction 101 & Beyond webinar series that will span from…
Feb 2, 2022The Six-Minute Commercial Leasing Lawyer 2022 – Law Society of Ontario WeirFoulds Partners Krista Chaytor and Karsten Lee will be speaking at the The Six-Minute Commercial Leasing Lawyer program being hosted by the Law Society of Ontario on…
Jan 28, 20226th Annual Conference on Managing Risk in Construction Contracts & Projects – The Canadian Institute WeirFoulds Partner Michael Swartz will be speaking at the 6th Annual Conference On Managing Risk In Construction Contracts & Projects – Eastern Canada Edition, taking place in…
Jan 17, 2022Further Changes to COVID-19 Rent Support Measures Please note that the information contained herein is subject to change as new Regulations are made. As Canada enters yet another wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the…
Jan 13, 2022WeirFoulds Partner Krista Chaytor provides comment to Daily Commercial News on the role of tolling agreements in construction project disputes On January 13, 2022, Daily Commercial News published “Legal Notes: Tolling agreements maintain project progress despite ongoing disputes” by John Bleasby. Disputes are almost inevitable in large…
Jan 4, 2022WeirFoulds welcomes 15 former associates to the partnership WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 15 of our former associates have joined the partnership effective January 1, 2022. Each of our newest additions to the partnership…
Dec 30, 2021Daily Commercial News cites WeirFoulds Partners Faren Bogach and Krista Chaytor in Legal Notes article on future claims related to COVID-19 distortions On December 23, 2021, John Bleasby reported on a global review of the construction industry conducted by dispute resolution consultants HKA that suggests a surge of COVID…
Dec 13, 2021Canadian Lawyer reports on mentorship panel held at the 2021 Young Lawyers Summit featuring WeirFoulds Associate Robert Eisenberg Canadian Lawyer recently reported on a panel discussion on the topic of mentorship, held at the 2021 Young Lawyers Summit, in which WeirFoulds’ Commercial Leasing Associate Robert…
Amendments to Regulations made under the Municipal Act, 2001 and the City of Toronto Act, 2006 – Conditional Loans with the Canada Infrastructure Bank Reg. 654/05 (Debt-Related Financial Instruments and Financial Agreements, under the Municipal Act, 2001) and O. Reg. 610/06 (Financial Activities, under the City of Toronto Act, 2006) were…
Nov 30, 2021A Rose by Any Other Name: Federal Government Announces New Targeted COVID-19 Rent Support Measures (Originally published on November 9, 2021, updated on November 30, 2021) Please note that all of the information contained herein is based on a bill introduced to…
Nov 24, 2021WeirFoulds recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Canada 2021 WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that the firm has once again been recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Canada. Since 1996 Who’s Who Legal has identified the foremost legal…
Nov 23, 2021WeirFoulds welcomes associate Charles Lund to the Municipal Law Practice Group WeirFoulds is pleased to welcome Charles Lund as an Associate to the firm’s Municipal Law Practice Group. Prior to joining WeirFoulds, Charles completed his articling term with…