Johnvince Foods
Acted for Johnvince Foods, a leading processor and distributor of snack nuts, confectionery, dried fruit and other related products, in connection with an investment by TorQuest Partners.
Partner
Partner
Brian offers creative, business-minded advice to meet the challenges and pressures of his clients’ enterprises.
With a corporate and securities practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, Brian advises on complex cross-border transactions, both public and private. He has deep experience advising venture capitalists, family offices, private equity funds and entrepreneurs that regularly call on him for guidance as a trusted business adviser. Brian counsels Canadian, U.S. and international corporations, providing practical advice across a wide range of industries – including pharmaceuticals, retail, travel, music, clean technology, smart city infrastructure, cannabis and med tech.
Brian frequently writes and speaks on issues related to the legalization of cannabis in Canada and the resulting regulations. He is also an active participant in the CJA Federation and the Jewish Chamber of Commerce.
Partner
Brian offers creative, business-minded advice to meet the challenges and pressures of his clients’ enterprises.
With a corporate and securities practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, Brian advises on complex cross-border transactions, both public and private. He has deep experience advising venture capitalists, family offices, private equity funds and entrepreneurs that regularly call on him for guidance as a trusted business adviser. Brian counsels Canadian, U.S. and international corporations, providing practical advice across a wide range of industries – including pharmaceuticals, retail, travel, music, clean technology, smart city infrastructure, cannabis and med tech.
Brian frequently writes and speaks on issues related to the legalization of cannabis in Canada and the resulting regulations. He is also an active participant in the CJA Federation and the Jewish Chamber of Commerce.
Johnvince Foods
Acted for Johnvince Foods, a leading processor and distributor of snack nuts, confectionery, dried fruit and other related products, in connection with an investment by TorQuest Partners.
Plusgrade L.P.
Acted for Plusgrade L.P., a recognized leader in providing innovative revenue-generating solutions for the global travel industry, and its partners in connection with an equity investment by Novacap.
Leaseweb Global B.V.
Acted for Leaseweb Global B.V., a leading hosting and cloud services company, in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of iWeb Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Internap Holding LLC and one of Canada's foremost providers of cloud services and server hosting.
Sequoia Capital
Acted as Canadian counsel to Sequoia Capital in a minority investment in SSENSE, a Montréal-based fashion e-commerce retailer, giving the company a post-money enterprise value of over $5 billion. This is the first round of external funding in the company's 18-year history.
Wattpad Corp.
Acted for Wattpad Corp., a global multi-platform storytelling entertainment company headquartered in Canada, in its acquisition by Naver Corporation, a public South Korean Internet conglomerate. This transaction is valued at more than US$600 million.
Equinoxe Virtual Clinic Corp.
Acted for Equinoxe Virtual Clinic Corp., a leading Canadian virtual care provider, in the sale of all of its issued and outstanding shares to Right-Health Inc., a subsidiary of TELUS Corporation and the owner and operator of the Akira virtual care platform.
Family Shareholders of Dorel Industries Inc.
Acting for the controlling family shareholders, who partnered with Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. in the privatization of Dorel Industries Inc., a TSX-listed company, by way of plan of arrangement.
Mackinnon, Bennett & Company
Acted for Mackinnon, Bennett & Company in the formation of MKB Partners Fund II, a private equity fund that invests in clean technology and smart city companies in the energy and transportation sectors.
Mackinnon, Bennett & Company
Acted for a group of investors led by Mackinnon, Bennett & Company in connection with AddEnergie Technologies' $53-million Series C financing round.
Knight Therapeutics Inc.
Acted for Knight Therapeutics Inc. in its transformative acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Biotoscana Investments S.A., a Luxembourg company listed on the Brazilian stock exchange, for an aggregate purchase price of $369 million.
Mexican-based Cannabis Producer
Acted for a Mexican-based cannabis producer with a share exchange and reverse takeover of a Canadian-based cannabis producer with assets in Colombia.
Knight Therapeutics
Acted for Knight Therapeutics Inc. in successfully defending against the activist campaign, proxy contest and contested meeting led by Medison Biotech Ltd. with respect to Knight's 2019 annual meeting.
RELX Group plc
Acted for an affiliate of Elsevier, part of the RELX Group, a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries, in its acquisition of Science-Metrix Inc., which specializes in research evaluation and bibliometric analysis.
Plusgrade L.P.
Acted for Plusgrade L.P. and its partners in the $200-million equity investment by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Plusgrade is a leading provider of revenue solutions to the travel industry, such as seat upgrades and other premium services, through its proprietary software platform.
Stingray Group Inc.
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in its acquisition of DJ-Matic, a provider of in-store media solutions (music, video, digital signage) for businesses with clients in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
Stingray Group Inc.
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in its $506-million acquisition of Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited, one of Canada's leading radio broadcasters with 101 licences (82 FM and 19 AM) across Canada, and the financing of this acquisition, which included $450 million of new credit facilities and $138 million of equity, comprising a $83-million bought deal offering of subscription receipts, a $40-million private placement of subscription receipts to the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, and $15 million from the exercise of pre-emption rights from the Boyko Group.
MacKinnon, Bennett & Co
Acted for MKB Partners Fund, Limited Partnership in connection with additional subscriptions and final close of fund, with commitments in excess of $50 million.
Neovia Probiotics Inc.
Acted for Neovia Probiotics Inc., an indirect subsidiary of a leading French agricultural cooperative group, in its acquisition (by way of a plan of arrangement) of Epicore BioNetworks Inc., a TSXV-listed company specializing in the sale of environmental biological products and specialty feeds.
Meyer Housewares Canada Inc.
Acted for Meyer Housewares Canada Inc. in connection with its acquisition from Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited, of the Padinox business in Prince Edward Island, which manufactures and distributes kitchenware.
KIK Custom Products Inc.
Acted for KIK Custom Products Inc. in its acquisition of Lavo Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of laundry detergent, household cleaners, fabric softeners and bleach in Canada.
Valtech S.E.
Acted for Valtech in its acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Non-Linear Creations Inc., a multinational digital services company with headquarters in Toronto as well as offices in Brazil and the United Kingdom.
Stingray Group Inc.
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in connection with its acquisition of all the outstanding shares of C Music Entertainment Ltd. (also known as C Music TV).
Sweet Park Holdings Inc.
Acted for The Bensadoun Family Foundation, a principal shareholder of Aritzia Inc., in connection with Aritzia Inc.'s secondary offering of 20,100 million subordinate voting shares at a price of $17.45 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $350,745 million, sold via an investment vehicle managed by Berkshire Partners LLC.
Stingray Group Inc.
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in connection with its acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Yokee Music Ltd.
Knight Therapeutics Inc.
Acted for Knight Therapeutics Inc. in connection with its $87-million bought deal of common shares and the exercise of the over-allotment option to purchase an additional $13-million worth of common shares.
MacKinnon, Bennett & Company Inc.
Acted for MKB Partners Fund in connection with its investment, together with Automobiles Peugeot, in Communauto Inc., one of the largest car-sharing services in the world.
Group of Leading Financial Institutions
Acted for a group of leading financial institutions in connection with the $1.25-billion refinancing for Air Canada. The group included TD Securities Inc., as representative of the initial purchasers of $200-million of Air Canada's 4.75% senior secured notes due 2023, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and lender under a new US$1.1-billion senior secured credit facility.
itravel2000
Acted for itravel2000 in the sale of its retail travel business to Red Label Holdings Inc. parent company of TravelBrands and Redtag.ca
Stingray Group Inc.
Acting for Stingray Group Inc. in its acquisition of the Much television channels known as MuchVibe, MuchRetro, MuchLoud and Juicebox from Bell Media Inc.
Knight Therapeutics Inc.
Acted for Knight Therapeutics Inc. in connection with its $200-million bought deal offering of common shares and the exercise of the over-allotment option to purchase an additional $30-million worth of common shares.
Stingray Group Inc.
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Nümedia, which provides intelligent media solutions to its clients, including enabling in-venue music.
Knight Therapeutics Inc.
Acted for Knight Therapeutics Inc. in connection with the entering into a distribution, license and supply agreement with Profound Medical Inc.
Stingray Group Inc.
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Digital Music Distribution Pty. Ltd. (DMD), Australia's most important digital music services provider.
First Quality Enterprises, Inc.
Acted as Canadian counsel to First Quality Enterprises, Inc., and its affiliates in connection with the acquisition of Fempro I Inc. and related companies.
Stingray Group Inc.
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in connection with its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares in the share capital of Brava NL BV, Brava HDTV and Djazz TV BV, distributors of three successful thematic channels dedicated to high-end music and cultural content distributed to an estimated 35 million subscribers in 50 countries.
Stingray Group Inc.
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in connection with its initial public offering on the TSX.
Stingray Digital Media Inc.
Acted for Stingray Business in connection with the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Groupe Viva.
Logibec Inc.
Acted for the management team of Logibec Inc. in connection with the sale of Logibec Inc.'s shares to US private equity firm GI Partners. Logibec is a leading Canadian healthcare IT company specializing in the development, marketing, implementation and support of clinical and administrative information systems for the health and social services sectors.
Paladin Labs Inc.
Acted for Paladin Labs Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Endo Health Solutions Inc. in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $3 billion.
Bain Capital
Acted for Bain Capital, a principal shareholder of BRP Inc., in connection with BRP's initial public offering on the TSX consisting of 12,200,000 subordinate voting shares of BRP at a price of $21.50 per share, for gross proceeds of $262.3 million, making it the largest Canadian IPO in 2013.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Investissement Québec
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Investissement Québec, the Initial Limited Partners, in the formation and investment in Teralys Capital Fund of Funds, L.P., a $700-million Québec-based venture capital Fund of Funds.
Cycle Capital Management Inc.
Acted for Cycle Capital Management Inc. on the formation of its first $80-million investment fund devoted to the clean technology and renewable energy sector, Cycle Capital Fund I, L.P.
AbitibiBowater Inc.
Acted for AbitibiBowater Inc. (now known as Resolute Forest Products) in connection with the sale of its Snowflake, Arizona mill to Catalyst Paper Corporation in a transaction valued at US$161 million.
Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.
Acted for Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (now known as Resolute Forest Products) in connection with its merger of equals with Bowater Incorporated to create a company with a combined enterprise value of US$8 billion.
American Bar Association, Business Law Section 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting, International Expansion and Cross-Border Transactions Subcommittee Meeting, “The North American Cannabis Market: A Dynamically Evolving Legal and Commercial Environment”; Webinar
Sept. 23, 2020
2020 Global Report on Cannabis Policy, Canada chapter, co-author
June 25, 2020 - World Law Group, at 12-29
Read the report.
Canadian Securities Authorities Address Cannabis Issuers’ Conflicts of Interest
Nov. 13, 2019 - Staff of the securities regulatory authorities in Ontario, British Columbia, Québec, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nova Scotia (collectively, Staff) has released CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 51-359 ‒ Corporate Governance Related Disclosure Expectations for Reporting Issuers in the...
Québec Increases Minimum Age for Cannabis Consumption to 21
Nov. 12, 2019 - The Québec government recently ratified an Act to tighten the regulation of cannabis (Act), marking its latest action to impose stricter rules on cannabis consumption than those set out by the federal government. Beginning on January 1, 2020, persons under the age of 21 will be prohibited...
Brian Kujavsky Speaks to Canadian Lawyer About Québec’s Proposed Regulations on Cannabis Edibles
Oct. 18, 2019 - Canadian Lawyer recently featured Brian Kujavsky’s perspectives on the Québec government’s plan to restrict the sale of cannabis edibles in the province. In the article, Brian explains why Québec has taken a more stringent approach to cannabis than other jurisdictions and shares his...
Brian Kujavsky Speaks to The Lawyers Daily on Québec Homegrown Cannabis Ruling
Sept. 17, 2019 - The Lawyer’s Daily recently featured Brian Kujavsky’s insights on the implications of the Québec Superior Court’s ruling striking down the provincial ban on homegrown cannabis, including a possible constitutional legal battle over the sale of cannabis edibles. In the article (available to...
Québec Court Rules Restriction on Growing Cannabis at Home Is Unconstitutional
Sept. 10, 2019 - As a result of a recent decision of the Québec Superior Court (QSC) in Murray Hall c. Procureure générale du Québec 1 , residents in Québec are no longer prohibited from growing or possessing cannabis plants at home for personal purposes. Under the Cannabis Regulation Act 2 ,...
June 17, 2019 - Health Canada has released the final regulations (Regulations) that will govern cannabis edibles, extracts and topical products. The Regulations will come into force on October 17, 2019, in substantially the same form as the draft regulations published by Health Canada in December 2018. Market...
Brian Kujavsky Highlights Key Issues for Cannabis Investors in Hedge Fund Law Report
June 14, 2019 - In a recent interview with Hedge Fund Law Report (available to subscribers), Brian Kujavsky outlined key considerations for investors seeking to enter the cannabis space. Brian believes there are two reasons why investors might choose to invest in the United States rather than Canada. ...
Brian Kujavsky Speaks to Hedge Fund Law Report on Investing in Cannabis
May 30, 2019 - Brian Kujavsky was interviewed recently by Hedge Fund Law Report, a leading news service on hedge fund law and regulation, for an article (available to subscribers) on investing in the cannabis industry. Brian commented on the former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ rescission of all...
Cannabis Deal Traffic Flows in Both Directions Across the Border: Considerations for U.S. Law Firms, co-author
Apr. 15, 2019 - Business Law Today (American Bar Association)
Read the article.
Patricia Olasker and Brian Kujavsky Profiled as Top Cannabis Lawyers by Business Insider
Jan. 11, 2019 - An article published this week in Business Insider features Davies partners Patricia Olasker and Brian Kujavsky among a select group of lawyers who have cut a trailblazing path into the booming cannabis industry. The article describes how Davies’ involvement in the industry was driven by...
Legalization of Cannabis: A Guide for Employers
Oct. 19, 2018 - With the legalization of recreational cannabis as of October 17, 2018, Canadian employers must be prepared to understand their rights and responsibilities vis-à-vis their employees. Substance and Drug Use Policy Employers are encouraged to adopt or amend their substance and drug use policies to...
Ontario Releases Framework for Private Retail Cannabis Sales
Sept. 28, 2018 - With less than three weeks before cannabis becomes legal for adult use in Canada, Ontario has finally tabled its approach to retail distribution. Among the myriad aspects of the recreational cannabis industry left to the discretion of the provinces, retail distribution may have the largest impact...
Québec Releases Framework for Recreational Cannabis
Nov. 21, 2017 - The Canadian government is going full steam ahead with its plans to legalize cannabis for recreational purposes in July 2018, but it has left some of the toughest decisions relating to the sale, distribution, cultivation and promotion of cannabis to the provinces and territories. As a result, a...
“Publish What You Pay” Standards Now in Force for Canada’s Extractive Industries
June 02, 2015 - On June 1, 2015, the federal government declared into force the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act. This Act is the long-promised legislation to establish mandatory reporting standards for payments that Canadian extractive companies make to governments worldwide (commonly known...
Apr. 29, 2015 - On April 8, 2015, the Québec government released its Plan Nord toward 2035, 2015-2020 Action Plan (Plan Nord), a 20-year plan designed to provide main policy directions and priorities for the development of northern Québec. Plan Nord revamps the previous plan announced in 2011 by...
MySteel, Canada Mission of 2012, “Acquiring Canadian Mining Interests”
Sept. 11, 2012
Lexpert Special Edition: Agribusiness and Cannabis
Lexpert Special Edition: Finance and M&A
Lexpert Special Edition: Health Sciences
Lexpert Special Edition: Technology
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory—Corporate Commercial Law; Corporate Mid-Market; Mergers and Acquisitions
The Best Lawyers in Canada—Corporate Law; Leveraged Buyouts and Private Equity Law; Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Québec, 2004
McGill University, BCL/LLB, 2003
McGill University, BComm, 1999
CJA Federation
Jewish Chamber of Commerce
Lord Reading Law Society
Brian offers creative, business-minded advice to meet the challenges and pressures of his clients’ enterprises.
With a corporate and securities practice focused on mergers and acquisitions, Brian advises on complex cross-border transactions, both public and private. He has deep experience advising venture capitalists, family offices, private equity funds and entrepreneurs that regularly call on him for guidance as a trusted business adviser. Brian counsels Canadian, U.S. and international corporations, providing practical advice across a wide range of industries – including pharmaceuticals, retail, travel, music, clean technology, smart city infrastructure, cannabis and med tech.
Brian frequently writes and speaks on issues related to the legalization of cannabis in Canada and the resulting regulations. He is also an active participant in the CJA Federation and the Jewish Chamber of Commerce.
Johnvince Foods
Acted for Johnvince Foods, a leading processor and distributor of snack nuts, confectionery, dried fruit and other related products, in connection with an investment by TorQuest Partners.
Plusgrade L.P.
Acted for Plusgrade L.P., a recognized leader in providing innovative revenue-generating solutions for the global travel industry, and its partners in connection with an equity investment by Novacap.
Leaseweb Global B.V.
Acted for Leaseweb Global B.V., a leading hosting and cloud services company, in its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of iWeb Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Internap Holding LLC and one of Canada's foremost providers of cloud services and server hosting.
Sequoia Capital
Acted as Canadian counsel to Sequoia Capital in a minority investment in SSENSE, a Montréal-based fashion e-commerce retailer, giving the company a post-money enterprise value of over $5 billion. This is the first round of external funding in the company's 18-year history.
Wattpad Corp.
Acted for Wattpad Corp., a global multi-platform storytelling entertainment company headquartered in Canada, in its acquisition by Naver Corporation, a public South Korean Internet conglomerate. This transaction is valued at more than US$600 million.
Equinoxe Virtual Clinic Corp.
Acted for Equinoxe Virtual Clinic Corp., a leading Canadian virtual care provider, in the sale of all of its issued and outstanding shares to Right-Health Inc., a subsidiary of TELUS Corporation and the owner and operator of the Akira virtual care platform.
Family Shareholders of Dorel Industries Inc.
Acting for the controlling family shareholders, who partnered with Cerberus Capital Management, L.P. in the privatization of Dorel Industries Inc., a TSX-listed company, by way of plan of arrangement.
Mackinnon, Bennett & Company
Acted for Mackinnon, Bennett & Company in the formation of MKB Partners Fund II, a private equity fund that invests in clean technology and smart city companies in the energy and transportation sectors.
Mackinnon, Bennett & Company
Acted for a group of investors led by Mackinnon, Bennett & Company in connection with AddEnergie Technologies' $53-million Series C financing round.
Knight Therapeutics Inc.
Acted for Knight Therapeutics Inc. in its transformative acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Biotoscana Investments S.A., a Luxembourg company listed on the Brazilian stock exchange, for an aggregate purchase price of $369 million.
Mexican-based Cannabis Producer
Acted for a Mexican-based cannabis producer with a share exchange and reverse takeover of a Canadian-based cannabis producer with assets in Colombia.
Knight Therapeutics
Acted for Knight Therapeutics Inc. in successfully defending against the activist campaign, proxy contest and contested meeting led by Medison Biotech Ltd. with respect to Knight's 2019 annual meeting.
RELX Group plc
Acted for an affiliate of Elsevier, part of the RELX Group, a global provider of information and analytics for professional and business customers across industries, in its acquisition of Science-Metrix Inc., which specializes in research evaluation and bibliometric analysis.
Plusgrade L.P.
Acted for Plusgrade L.P. and its partners in the $200-million equity investment by Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Plusgrade is a leading provider of revenue solutions to the travel industry, such as seat upgrades and other premium services, through its proprietary software platform.
Stingray Group Inc.
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in its acquisition of DJ-Matic, a provider of in-store media solutions (music, video, digital signage) for businesses with clients in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
Stingray Group Inc.
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in its $506-million acquisition of Newfoundland Capital Corporation Limited, one of Canada's leading radio broadcasters with 101 licences (82 FM and 19 AM) across Canada, and the financing of this acquisition, which included $450 million of new credit facilities and $138 million of equity, comprising a $83-million bought deal offering of subscription receipts, a $40-million private placement of subscription receipts to the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, and $15 million from the exercise of pre-emption rights from the Boyko Group.
MacKinnon, Bennett & Co
Acted for MKB Partners Fund, Limited Partnership in connection with additional subscriptions and final close of fund, with commitments in excess of $50 million.
Neovia Probiotics Inc.
Acted for Neovia Probiotics Inc., an indirect subsidiary of a leading French agricultural cooperative group, in its acquisition (by way of a plan of arrangement) of Epicore BioNetworks Inc., a TSXV-listed company specializing in the sale of environmental biological products and specialty feeds.
Meyer Housewares Canada Inc.
Acted for Meyer Housewares Canada Inc. in connection with its acquisition from Canadian Tire Corporation, Limited, of the Padinox business in Prince Edward Island, which manufactures and distributes kitchenware.
KIK Custom Products Inc.
Acted for KIK Custom Products Inc. in its acquisition of Lavo Inc., a leading manufacturer and marketer of laundry detergent, household cleaners, fabric softeners and bleach in Canada.
Valtech S.E.
Acted for Valtech in its acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Non-Linear Creations Inc., a multinational digital services company with headquarters in Toronto as well as offices in Brazil and the United Kingdom.
Stingray Group Inc.
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in connection with its acquisition of all the outstanding shares of C Music Entertainment Ltd. (also known as C Music TV).
Sweet Park Holdings Inc.
Acted for The Bensadoun Family Foundation, a principal shareholder of Aritzia Inc., in connection with Aritzia Inc.'s secondary offering of 20,100 million subordinate voting shares at a price of $17.45 per share, for aggregate gross proceeds of $350,745 million, sold via an investment vehicle managed by Berkshire Partners LLC.
Stingray Group Inc.
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in connection with its acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Yokee Music Ltd.
Knight Therapeutics Inc.
Acted for Knight Therapeutics Inc. in connection with its $87-million bought deal of common shares and the exercise of the over-allotment option to purchase an additional $13-million worth of common shares.
MacKinnon, Bennett & Company Inc.
Acted for MKB Partners Fund in connection with its investment, together with Automobiles Peugeot, in Communauto Inc., one of the largest car-sharing services in the world.
Group of Leading Financial Institutions
Acted for a group of leading financial institutions in connection with the $1.25-billion refinancing for Air Canada. The group included TD Securities Inc., as representative of the initial purchasers of $200-million of Air Canada's 4.75% senior secured notes due 2023, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and lender under a new US$1.1-billion senior secured credit facility.
itravel2000
Acted for itravel2000 in the sale of its retail travel business to Red Label Holdings Inc. parent company of TravelBrands and Redtag.ca
Stingray Group Inc.
Acting for Stingray Group Inc. in its acquisition of the Much television channels known as MuchVibe, MuchRetro, MuchLoud and Juicebox from Bell Media Inc.
Knight Therapeutics Inc.
Acted for Knight Therapeutics Inc. in connection with its $200-million bought deal offering of common shares and the exercise of the over-allotment option to purchase an additional $30-million worth of common shares.
Stingray Group Inc.
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Nümedia, which provides intelligent media solutions to its clients, including enabling in-venue music.
Knight Therapeutics Inc.
Acted for Knight Therapeutics Inc. in connection with the entering into a distribution, license and supply agreement with Profound Medical Inc.
Stingray Group Inc.
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in connection with the acquisition of Digital Music Distribution Pty. Ltd. (DMD), Australia's most important digital music services provider.
First Quality Enterprises, Inc.
Acted as Canadian counsel to First Quality Enterprises, Inc., and its affiliates in connection with the acquisition of Fempro I Inc. and related companies.
Stingray Group Inc.
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in connection with its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares in the share capital of Brava NL BV, Brava HDTV and Djazz TV BV, distributors of three successful thematic channels dedicated to high-end music and cultural content distributed to an estimated 35 million subscribers in 50 countries.
Stingray Group Inc.
Acted for Stingray Group Inc. in connection with its initial public offering on the TSX.
Stingray Digital Media Inc.
Acted for Stingray Business in connection with the acquisition of all of the outstanding shares of Groupe Viva.
Logibec Inc.
Acted for the management team of Logibec Inc. in connection with the sale of Logibec Inc.'s shares to US private equity firm GI Partners. Logibec is a leading Canadian healthcare IT company specializing in the development, marketing, implementation and support of clinical and administrative information systems for the health and social services sectors.
Paladin Labs Inc.
Acted for Paladin Labs Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Endo Health Solutions Inc. in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $3 billion.
Bain Capital
Acted for Bain Capital, a principal shareholder of BRP Inc., in connection with BRP's initial public offering on the TSX consisting of 12,200,000 subordinate voting shares of BRP at a price of $21.50 per share, for gross proceeds of $262.3 million, making it the largest Canadian IPO in 2013.
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Investissement Québec
Acted for Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, Fonds de solidarité FTQ and Investissement Québec, the Initial Limited Partners, in the formation and investment in Teralys Capital Fund of Funds, L.P., a $700-million Québec-based venture capital Fund of Funds.
Cycle Capital Management Inc.
Acted for Cycle Capital Management Inc. on the formation of its first $80-million investment fund devoted to the clean technology and renewable energy sector, Cycle Capital Fund I, L.P.
AbitibiBowater Inc.
Acted for AbitibiBowater Inc. (now known as Resolute Forest Products) in connection with the sale of its Snowflake, Arizona mill to Catalyst Paper Corporation in a transaction valued at US$161 million.
Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.
Acted for Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. (now known as Resolute Forest Products) in connection with its merger of equals with Bowater Incorporated to create a company with a combined enterprise value of US$8 billion.
American Bar Association, Business Law Section 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting, International Expansion and Cross-Border Transactions Subcommittee Meeting, “The North American Cannabis Market: A Dynamically Evolving Legal and Commercial Environment”; Webinar
Sept. 23, 2020
2020 Global Report on Cannabis Policy, Canada chapter, co-author
June 25, 2020 - World Law Group, at 12-29
Read the report.
Canadian Securities Authorities Address Cannabis Issuers’ Conflicts of Interest
Nov. 13, 2019 - Staff of the securities regulatory authorities in Ontario, British Columbia, Québec, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Nova Scotia (collectively, Staff) has released CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 51-359 ‒ Corporate Governance Related Disclosure Expectations for Reporting Issuers in the...
Québec Increases Minimum Age for Cannabis Consumption to 21
Nov. 12, 2019 - The Québec government recently ratified an Act to tighten the regulation of cannabis (Act), marking its latest action to impose stricter rules on cannabis consumption than those set out by the federal government. Beginning on January 1, 2020, persons under the age of 21 will be prohibited...
Brian Kujavsky Speaks to Canadian Lawyer About Québec’s Proposed Regulations on Cannabis Edibles
Oct. 18, 2019 - Canadian Lawyer recently featured Brian Kujavsky’s perspectives on the Québec government’s plan to restrict the sale of cannabis edibles in the province. In the article, Brian explains why Québec has taken a more stringent approach to cannabis than other jurisdictions and shares his...
Brian Kujavsky Speaks to The Lawyers Daily on Québec Homegrown Cannabis Ruling
Sept. 17, 2019 - The Lawyer’s Daily recently featured Brian Kujavsky’s insights on the implications of the Québec Superior Court’s ruling striking down the provincial ban on homegrown cannabis, including a possible constitutional legal battle over the sale of cannabis edibles. In the article (available to...
Québec Court Rules Restriction on Growing Cannabis at Home Is Unconstitutional
Sept. 10, 2019 - As a result of a recent decision of the Québec Superior Court (QSC) in Murray Hall c. Procureure générale du Québec 1 , residents in Québec are no longer prohibited from growing or possessing cannabis plants at home for personal purposes. Under the Cannabis Regulation Act 2 ,...
June 17, 2019 - Health Canada has released the final regulations (Regulations) that will govern cannabis edibles, extracts and topical products. The Regulations will come into force on October 17, 2019, in substantially the same form as the draft regulations published by Health Canada in December 2018. Market...
Brian Kujavsky Highlights Key Issues for Cannabis Investors in Hedge Fund Law Report
June 14, 2019 - In a recent interview with Hedge Fund Law Report (available to subscribers), Brian Kujavsky outlined key considerations for investors seeking to enter the cannabis space. Brian believes there are two reasons why investors might choose to invest in the United States rather than Canada. ...
Brian Kujavsky Speaks to Hedge Fund Law Report on Investing in Cannabis
May 30, 2019 - Brian Kujavsky was interviewed recently by Hedge Fund Law Report, a leading news service on hedge fund law and regulation, for an article (available to subscribers) on investing in the cannabis industry. Brian commented on the former U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ rescission of all...
Cannabis Deal Traffic Flows in Both Directions Across the Border: Considerations for U.S. Law Firms, co-author
Apr. 15, 2019 - Business Law Today (American Bar Association)
Read the article.
Patricia Olasker and Brian Kujavsky Profiled as Top Cannabis Lawyers by Business Insider
Jan. 11, 2019 - An article published this week in Business Insider features Davies partners Patricia Olasker and Brian Kujavsky among a select group of lawyers who have cut a trailblazing path into the booming cannabis industry. The article describes how Davies’ involvement in the industry was driven by...
Legalization of Cannabis: A Guide for Employers
Oct. 19, 2018 - With the legalization of recreational cannabis as of October 17, 2018, Canadian employers must be prepared to understand their rights and responsibilities vis-à-vis their employees. Substance and Drug Use Policy Employers are encouraged to adopt or amend their substance and drug use policies to...
Ontario Releases Framework for Private Retail Cannabis Sales
Sept. 28, 2018 - With less than three weeks before cannabis becomes legal for adult use in Canada, Ontario has finally tabled its approach to retail distribution. Among the myriad aspects of the recreational cannabis industry left to the discretion of the provinces, retail distribution may have the largest impact...
Québec Releases Framework for Recreational Cannabis
Nov. 21, 2017 - The Canadian government is going full steam ahead with its plans to legalize cannabis for recreational purposes in July 2018, but it has left some of the toughest decisions relating to the sale, distribution, cultivation and promotion of cannabis to the provinces and territories. As a result, a...
“Publish What You Pay” Standards Now in Force for Canada’s Extractive Industries
June 02, 2015 - On June 1, 2015, the federal government declared into force the Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act. This Act is the long-promised legislation to establish mandatory reporting standards for payments that Canadian extractive companies make to governments worldwide (commonly known...
Apr. 29, 2015 - On April 8, 2015, the Québec government released its Plan Nord toward 2035, 2015-2020 Action Plan (Plan Nord), a 20-year plan designed to provide main policy directions and priorities for the development of northern Québec. Plan Nord revamps the previous plan announced in 2011 by...
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