Summary of Meetings: Business Law
Number of Meetings Held: 4
May 8, 2025
Joint Annual Networking Event: Happy Hour at Haraheri
Synopsis: It's that time of year again! Join us for an exclusive evening of gourmet dining and unparalleled networking with leading lawyers, financial analysts, and business valuators. This is your chance to forge valuable new connections and strengthen existing relationships with industry experts in a relaxed and sophisticated setting.
Online Registration: 41
April 15, 2025
Contracts - Case Law Update for the Commercial Practitioner
Guest Speakers: Lisa Peters, KC, Partner, Lawson Lundell LLP
Synopsis: Lisa Peters, KC, presents her annual case-law update on decisions relevant to commercial practice. Topics include: exclusion clauses in contracts for the sale of goods, illegal contracts at common law, penalty clauses, relief from forfeiture and unconscionability, survival clauses, forum selection clauses, good faith jurisprudence, privity of contract and arbitration clauses.
Online Registration: 144
In-Person Registration: 11
February 14, 2025
Tax Topics for Business Lawyers
Guest Speakers: David Christian, Partner at Thorsteinssons LLP
Synopsis: David Christian, Partner at Thorsteinssons LLP, discusses current tax topics for business lawyers. David’s practice covers all taxation matters, with a particular focus on corporate reorganizations and taxation of owner-managed businesses.
Online Registration: 104
In-Person Registration: 14
November 13, 2024
Do you Have What it Takes to be an M&A Lawyer?
Guest Speakers: Ben Slager, Partner and CEO at Mogan Daniels Slager LLP, and Kareen Zimmer, Partner at Fasken
Synopsis: Ben Slager, Partner and CEO at Mogan Daniels Slager LLP, and Kareen Zimmer, Partner at Fasken, discusses client care and relations, managing client expectations, billing practices, marketing, and time management, and more.
Online Registration: 54
In-Person Registration: 12