Continuing Legal Education Program
The commercial lease
May 10th, 2012Seminar date: May 10, 2012
The commercial lease is a major expense item for many businesses and an important source of income for a property owner. In this context, it is essential to negotiate a commercial lease. In our presentation on commercial leases, we review the main points not to be overlooked during the negotiation of a commercial lease, and we consider the points of view of the lessor and the lessee to provide a clear perspective on negotiation issues. We will focus in particular on the following concepts.
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Collective bargaining
May 1st, 2012Seminar date: May 9 and 10, 2012 at Montreal
Seminar date: June 5 and 6, 2012 at Quebec city
Are you looking to maximize your employees’ potential or learn more about collective bargaining or psychological harassment? BCF has set up a specialized program consisting a course on labour and employment law given by our partners with many years of experience in this field.
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Intellectual property abroad: international strategy to protect patents and trade-marks
May 1st, 2012Seminar date: May 1, 2012 at Montreal
Seminar date: June 5, 2012 at Quebec city
The globalization of markets, an ambitious business plan, unexpected growth, growing demand, a defensive approach—many factors can lead a business to explore foreign markets.
- Whatever the reason, one question common to all must be asked, namely, “What happens to the intellectual property of my products and services, and more particularly, of patents and trade-marks?”
- “When do I have to attend to this?”
- “What must I protect?”
- “In which jurisdictions?”
- “What should I prioritize and why?”
- “What are the consequences of not doing it?
- “Can I have a global patent and trade-mark?”
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Environmental liability of the business its management and its employees
April 24th, 2012Seminar date: April 24, 2012
Since the amendment of the Environment Quality Act on October 4, 2011, corporate management must review its management of environmental risks. Corporate directors and officers are now presumed guilty of offences committed by the corporation.
The Act created administrative monetary penalties that take the form of tickets issued on the spot for a number of offences.
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SALES OF BUSINESSES AND ASSETS IN CANADA THROUGH A STALKING HORSE BID
April 19th, 2012Seminar date: February 15, 2012 at Montreal
Seminar date: April 19, 2012 at Quebec city
This seminar will describe the advantages and disadvantages of the process by covering the following topics:
- the compellability of the process
- the timing of the process
- the steps involved in the process
- the issues for the various parties
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Intellectual property in commercial transactions
April 18th, 2012Seminar date: April 17, 2012
Commercial transactions raise numerous questions, and intellectual property is no exception.
To avoid pre-closing headaches, it is important to consider the various issues before the transaction is completed, so as to avoid the usual pitfalls that can have serious consequences for the buyer, the seller, the financial institution, even the transaction itself!
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Due diligence review in real estate law best practices
April 17th, 2012Seminar date: April 17, 2012
Any transaction involving an immovable requires that the parties participate in an essential and important step—the due diligence review of the immovable itself. Participants will learn about the various preliminary elements that legal counsel must fully understand so as to ensure due diligence properly adapted to the types of parties, transactions, and the immovables involved.
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Consequences for a business of the incapacity of an officer or a shareholder
March 22nd, 2012Seminar date: March 22, 2012
Using case studies, the speakers will identify the issue and the steps to take in these circumstances. For example, they will address:
- the impact of the incapacity on the business’ operations during the waiting period specified by the shareholder agreement (usually 9–12 months);
- ways to reconcile the monetary interests of the incapacitated person and his or her family with the sound financial health of the business (especially in the case of a majority shareholder without a successor).
Interviews for the 2012 Recruitment Process
March 12th, 2012Week of March 12, 2012: Come meet us and get a taste of the BCF passion during our very first interviews!
Weeks of March 19 and March 26, 2012: If you showed us in your first interview that you have BCF DNA, we want to meet you again!
March 30, 2012: We make our articling offers.
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Domain names and their extensions... What's new?
February 29th, 2012Seminar date: February 29, 2012 at Montreal
Seminar date: March 28, 2012 at Quebec city
The year 2012 will be an important one for owners of trade-marks and domain names. Between January 12 and April 12, 2012, ICANN, the entity in charge of domain names, will accept applications for the registration of the following new types of domain names: “generic” (such as .clothing), “geographical” (such as .mtl) and “trade-marks” (such as .bcf). These new domain name extensions will join the recently introduced .xxx extension and extensions in non-Latin alphabets.
MoreSocial Events with Students
February 16th, 2012Come meet the BCF Team at your university!
- McGill Coffeehouse : November 17, 2011
- Happy Hour at Université de Montréal: January 10, 2012
- Happy Hour at Université of Ottawa: January 19, 2012
RECRUITMENT COCKTAIL FOR THE QUEBEC CITY OFFICE
February 16th, 2012This February 16, BCF is hosting a recruitment cocktail for university students taking part in the recruitment process for the Quebec City office. Come meet our professionals between 4:30 and 7:00 pm at Complexe Jules-Dallaire, T1 2828 Laurier Blvd., 12th Floor in Quebec City.
No need to reserve. For more information please contact Nicolas St-Sauveur.
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Review of 2011 Trade-Mark cases
February 16th, 2012Seminar date: February 12, 2012 at Montreal
Seminar date: March 1, 2012 at Quebec city
Johanne Auger is the partner in charge of BCF’s trade-marks department, coordinating it and overseeing its development for both our Montreal and Quebec City offices. She is recognized for her rigour, her personalized practical approach and her holistic vision of client needs, qualities that allow her clients to fully benefit from the major asset that trade-marks represent for every business, large or small.
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January 26th, 2012With regard to the Recruitment Agreement, in February 2012 we will be looking to fill our roster for our 2014 recruitment process. Come and meet us during the 2012 Career Days:
- Université de Sherbrooke: January 10, 2012
- UQÀM: January 16, 2012
- McGill University: January 18, 2012
- Université de Montréal: January 19, 2012
- University of Ottawa: January 24, 2012
- Université Laval: January 26, 2012
Continuing Legal Education Program
ESTATE SETTLEMENT
January 2nd, 2012Seminar date: February 2, 2012
How long does it take to settle an estate? Can the liquidator sell the property of the estate without the consent of the legatees? What happens when a liquidator neglects to prepare an inventory? Are taxes payable following a person's death? When can the legacies be paid to the legatees? Can a person disinherit his spouse and children? Who can obtain a copy of a will upon a person's death?
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How do you choose a trade-mark? Be strategic !
November 23rd, 2011Seminar date: November 23, 2011
When it comes to choosing a trade-mark, marketing goals are often confronted with legal considerations.
- How can the two be reconciled? That is, how do you adopt a catchy trade-mark that is strong from a legal standpoint?
- How do you promote trade-marks?
- How do you take a strategic approach that will give you a clear competitive advantage and at the same time limit search costs and the costs of applying your rights?
The training will be given on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 by Johanne Auger, Partner and Trade-Mark Agent at BCF, in charge of the firm’s Trade-Marks Department.
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Social Networks
November 3rd, 2011TRAINING SESSION : WHAT YOUR EMPLOYEES ARE SAYING ABOUT YOU
Seminar date: November 3, 2011
As part of a series of legal education seminars targeted at in-house counsel, BCF lawyer Nicolas Dallaire will deliver a presentation on this topic on November 3 at BCF’s Montreal offices.
To register, please contact Dominique Dumas at 514 397-6699 ext. 3496 or at ddumas@bcf.ca.
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Hybrid Purchase & Sale of Business Transactions
October 19th, 2011Seminar date: October 19, 2011
As part of a series of legal education seminars targeted at in-house counsel, BCF lawyer François Giroux will offer, on October 19 next, a training session on hybrid transactions. This event will take place at BCF’s Montreal offices.
To register, please contact Dominique Dumas at 514 397-6699 ext. 3496 or at ddumas@bcf.ca.
MoreAnnual Meeting of the Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys (ACFA)
May 18th, 2011The Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys (ACFA) held its annual training convention from May 12 to 15 in Montreal at the Hotel Nelligan. BCF hosted this successful event. The ACFA brings together more than 350 lawyers in private practice who specialize in business factoring, asset-backed loans and bankruptcy issues.
MoreNicolas Dallaire Conference on Social Network
May 10th, 2011Nicolas Dallaire, a lawyer in labour and employment at BCF, will deliver a presentation on May 13 at Baie de Beauport titled “Optimisez votre temps, votre marque et vos retombées” (in French only).
MorePresentation on Commercial Lending
March 30th, 2011BCF partner Keyvan Nassiry will give a presentation in French titled "Beyond the credit agreement: mastering the loan documents required in business financing." This presentation will be offered as part of the Canadian Institute’s conference, "Commercial Lending: Drafting, Reviewing and Negotiating Financing Documents" that will be held on June 13 and 14, 2011 at the Hotel Omni Mont-Royal. For more information, please consult the program.
MoreTraining for Trademark Notaries
November 29th, 2010The Chambre des notaires du Québec has retained the services of Johanne Auger, a partner at BCF, for the upcoming session of its Cours de perfectionnement du notariat, which will take place next spring at the Quebec Congress Centre. Johanne will present two seminars of two hours and forty-five minutes on March 31, 2011. A document of approximately 30 pages will equally be published by les Éditions Yvon Blais as an edited collection and will be distributed for the benefit of notaries on the Inforoute notariale as well as listed on the list of publications of the Chambre des notaires du Québec on its Internet site intended for the public.
MoreIBBM tour experiences an excellent start in Québec
September 27th, 2010The conference entitled "Innover c'est bien... breveter c'est mieux!” which is the first of a series of three sponsored by BCF at the initiative of Serge LeBel, experienced a great success Wednesday, September 22nd in Quebec. Approximately fifty entrepreneurs and business people participated in and were sold on the benefits of patents as an accessible and even necessary business development tool for small and medium size businesses. The conference was given by a local entrepreneur Mireille Jean. Several businesses from the technology sector were notably present. BCF enjoyed excellent visibility and good contacts were made through the participation of Erwin Schultz and Johanne Auger who represented the firm. The event, which was intended to demonstrate our Quebec office’s continued presence in Intellectual Property, was fruitful and interesting developments may follow as a result. The next conference will take place on October 6th in Rimouski. We invite you to send the event information to all your contacts in the Bas-St-Laurent and the Gaspésie regions.
MoreBCF sponsors the International Arbitration and Awards
September 27th, 2010During this event, BCF will sponsor, in particular, the conference entitled "International Arbitration Conference" being held on September 28th at the University of Georgetown in Washington D.C. Babak Barin, a partner at BCF, will be a speaker at the conference.
MoreJohanne Auger, a partner at BCF, will give a conference for the Réseau des webmestres du ministère des Services gouverne
September 20th, 2010Johanne Auger will give a conference to the Réseau des webmestres du ministère des Services gouvernementaux entitled "Les marques de commerce et les questions afférentes relatives à Internet : des noms de domaine aux médias sociaux en passant par le metatagging, le spoofing, les Adwords de Google, Second Life et autres". This conference will take place on October 14th at the Daniel Johnson Auditorium before the association’s 125 members.
MoreStrategy Web 2.0: the 7 key steps and legal aspects to master
September 20th, 2010Akova, a firm that offers many professional training seminars for small and medium size enterprises, has asked Johanne Auger, a partner at BCF, to participate in training workshops on September 29th and October 12th on web strategies, notably those relating to social medias and the legal aspects of trademarks. The training seminars will be given at BCF’s Quebec City office.
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