Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

At Borden Ladner Gervais LLP (BLG), It Begins With Service.

BLG is a leading, full-service, integrated national law firm focusing on business law, litigation and intellectual property solutions for our clients. With more than 750 lawyers, intellectual property agents and other professionals in Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Waterloo Region, clients turn to us for assistance with their legal needs, from major litigation to corporate finance and patent registration.

Our goal at BLG is to provide our clients with the best service, by the best professionals and support staff. We are accessible to our clients and proactive in uncovering and serving their needs. BLG's team approach provides the best resources based on location, expertise and experience to develop and articulate solutions to legal challenges. BLG's strength is the ability of its professionals to apply our breadth and depth of legal experience to clients' businesses, whether their needs are in a single location, across North America or overseas.

BLG provides advice to a variety of regional, national, and multinational businesses across a wide variety of sectors. In addition, we represent public institutions such as universities, governments and agencies, health-care facilities including hospitals as well as business, trade, and charitable groups.

BLG's professionals and staff take pride in the communities we are a part of and members of the Firm are involved in BLG's community programs including pro bono legal services, fundraising and volunteer service.

For more information about the firm, its practice areas and community support go to www.blgcanada.com.

VC Representation on Boards: Reconsidering the Value of Caretaker Directors
Marc A. Babinski, February 10, 2009, previously published by VC Experts on May 13, 2008
When I meet Venture Capitalists on the street they are either running to a meeting with potential limited partners or on their way to a board meeting of one of their portfolio companies.

Competition Policy Review Panel Recommendations to Sharpen Canada's International and Domestic Competitiveness: Impact on Financial Services
Rebecca C.W. Chan, P. Jeffrey S. Graham, Jeffrey S. Thomas, September 12, 2008
On June 26, 2008, Canada's Competition Policy Review Panel (the "Panel") issued its Final Report entitled Compete to Win (the "Report") after almost 12 months of consultations and research. The Panel was initially established in June, 2007 by the federal Canadian Ministers of...

New Legislation for Mortgage Brokering Activities - The Mortgage Brokerage, Lenders and Adminstrators Act (2006 Ontario)
Donna Spagnolo, K. Ruth Liu, September 12, 2008
The Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act, 2006 (Ontario) (the "Current Act") came into effect on July 1, 2008, at which time the Mortgage Brokers Act (Ontario) (the "Previous Act") was repealed. Unlike the Previous Act, which had only one category of registration...