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November 06, 2025
Publication - Capital Markets & Securities, Capital Markets & Securities — Canada
Alex Katznelson, Darren Nguyen, and Julie Choi discuss the Canadian federal government's 2025 budget and the introduction of steps to regulate stablecoins.
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October 31, 2025
Press Release - Antitrust & Competition, Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Capital Markets & Securities — Canada, Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate Litigation
Best Lawyers recognized Cozen O’Connor LLP as a “Best Law Firm” in one practice area nationally and seven practice areas regionally in the 2026 Best Law Firms – Canada report.
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October 21, 2025
Press Release - Capital Markets & Securities — Canada
Cozen O’Connor has been named to The Globe and Mail’s list of Canada’s Best Law Firms for 2026, recognizing the firm in the area of Capital Markets.
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October 15, 2025
Press Release - Antitrust & Competition, Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
Chambers Canada has recognized Cozen O'Connor attorneys Michael G. Osborne (Competition/Antitrust: Litigators) and Steven J. Weisz (Restructuring/Insolvency) in its Chambers Canada Legal Guide 2026. Both were also recognized in the 2025 Chambers Global rankings.
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September 22, 2025
Publication - Canadian Family Practice
Chantal Cattermole and Alexandra Chipperman go in-depth into what happens to engagement and wedding rings after a marriage is called off.
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August 08, 2025
Publication - Canadian Family Practice, Private Client Services
Chantal Cattermole and Virgil Hlus discuss new U.S. tax legislation, the One Big Beautiful Bill, which significantly impacts Canadian high net worth families with cross-border ties.
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August 07, 2025
Publication - Canadian Family Practice, Private Client Services
Chantal Cattermole discusses Dignard v Dignard, in which the BC Court of Appeal clarified that courts must consider the financial impact on both parties to avoid significant unfairness in property division.
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July 10, 2025
Publication - Canadian Family Practice, Private Client Services
Chantal Cattermole and Skyla Kim discuss the case of Schrader v. Schrader, which clarifies when a separation agreement can be set aside for significant unfairness, even if there was no intentional misrepresentation.
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June 18, 2025
Publication - Business, Capital Markets & Securities — Canada, Mergers & Acquisitions
Cam McTavish, Kim Brown, and summer associate Sarah Warsh discuss the importance of a well-crafted Letter of Intent (LOI) in M&A transactions.
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May 29, 2025
Publication - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring
Steve Weisz and Dilina Lallani authored an article featured in CorporateLiveWire's 2025 Bankruptcy & Restructuring Expert Guide.
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May 28, 2025
Publication - Business, Capital Markets & Securities — Canada
Alexander Katznelson and Hayden Wang discuss the Canadian Securities Administrators' order raising capital limits to a maximum of $50 million and streamlining application processes.
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May 27, 2025
Publication - Canadian Family Practice
In Sandhu v Mangat, the BC Supreme Court clarified the authority of parenting coordinators and the criteria for assessing special or extraordinary expenses.
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May 22, 2025
Publication - Business, Corporate, Corporate Governance & Securities, Environmental, Social & Governance
Michael Osborne and Ronald Yeung provide details on how and when businesses should file annual reports on their efforts to prevent and reduce the risk that forced or child labor is used at any step of the production of goods they sell.
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May 22, 2025
Publication - Canadian Family Practice
Chantal Cattermole, Alexa Benzinger, and Alexandra Chipperfield authored an article featured in the Ontario Family Law Reporter April 2025 edition.
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May 01, 2025
News - Capital Markets & Securities — Canada, Commercial Litigation, Labor & Employment
Oliver Hanson & Andrea Piercy were named to the 2025 Benchmark Litigation Canada list.
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May 01, 2025
News - Antitrust & Competition
Michael Osborne, chair of the firm's Canadian Competition Practice has been selected to the 2025 Lexology Index - Competition.
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May 01, 2025
Publication - Canadian Family Practice
Chantal Cattermole and Alexandra Chipperfield discuss the British Columbia Supreme Court's analysis of how to calculate a self-employed parent's income for spousal and child support.
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March 20, 2025
Press Release - Aviation Regulatory, Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring, Capital Markets & Securities — Canada, Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, Corporate, Elder Law, Government Relations - Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, Institutional Response Group, Insurance Coverage, Labor & Employment, Life Insurance & Annuities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Privacy Litigation – Emerging Trends, Private Client Services, State Attorneys General, Technology, Privacy & Data Security, White Collar Defense & Investigations
“It’s always a pleasure to recognize the hard work and dedication of our attorneys and government relations professionals,” said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Michael J. Heller. “This outstanding class of new members and senior principals will undoubtedly propel Cozen O’Connor’s ongoing success.”
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March 13, 2025
Press Release - Antitrust & Competition, Capital Markets & Securities — Canada, Corporate, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Mergers & Acquisitions – Global
Brian Fast, Rory Godinho, Shane Hardy, Virgil Hlus, Cam McTavish, Michael Osborne, Lucy Schilling, and Steven Weisz have been recognized as leaders in their respective fields and for their prominence in their practice areas and professional organizations.
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February 04, 2025
Press Release - Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property Litigation, Trademark & Copyright
Cozen O'Connor’s Intellectual Property Department has again been included in the World Trademark Review 1000 (WTR 1000).
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