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Competition Bureau Appeal of Rogers-Shaw Approval to Be Heard Jan. 24

January 04, 2023

News - Antitrust & Competition, Commercial Litigation

Michael Osborne was quoted in a Financial Post article discussing the Competition Bureau’s appeal of a tribunal decision to approve the merger between Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc.


Tribunal ‘Smackdown’ Raises Odds of Rogers-Shaw Deal Closing, Experts Say, as Appeal Date Set

January 03, 2023

News - Antitrust & Competition, Commercial Litigation

Michael Osborne was quoted in a Toronto Star article discussing the substantially increased odds of the Rogers-Shaw deal closing.


Appeal in Rogers-Shaw Takeover Set for Jan. 24

January 03, 2023

News - Antitrust & Competition, Commercial Litigation

Michael Osborne was quoted in an article published by The Globe and Mail that discusses the Competition Bureau’s appeal to the tribunal’s decision to permit a proposed $20 billion deal between Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc.


Don’t Expect Minister Champagne to Second Guess the Tribunal: Competition Lawyer on Rogers-Shaw Deal

December 30, 2022

News - Antitrust & Competition, Commercial Litigation

In a video interview with BNN Bloomberg, Michael Osborne, chair of the firm’s Canadian Competition Practice, discussed his view on the Competition Tribunal not opposing the Rogers-Shaw $20 billion deal.


Rogers-Shaw Hearings Not So Public Despite Tribunal’s Pledge to Hold Open Process

November 18, 2022

News - Antitrust & Competition, Commercial Litigation

Michael Osborne was quoted in a Globe and Mail article discussing the increased interest and confidentiality aspects of the Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. public hearing.


Cozen O'Connor's Recent Canadian Growth Featured on Law.com International

November 16, 2022

News

In the article, "Foreign Firms Making Waves in Canada's Mid-Market" Law.com discusses Cozen O'Connor's recent growth in Toronto and Vancouver.


Federal Judge Asks Rogers and Shaw to Provide Evidence Supporting Competition Bureau’s Proposed Relief

November 04, 2022

News - Antitrust & Competition, Commercial Litigation

Michael Osborne was quoted in an article published by The Globe and Mail that discusses a recent request for Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc. to address proposals from Canada’s anti-competition watchdog to resolve a dispute.


Cozen O’Connor’s Steven Weisz Recognized in 2022 Edition of Euromoney’s Expert Guides: Banking, Finance, and Transactional Law

October 25, 2022

Press Release - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring

PHILADELPHIA, October 25, 2022 — Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that bankruptcy attorney Steven Weisz, a member in the firm’s Toronto office, has been recognized by Euromoney in its 2022 edition of Expert Guides: Banking, Finance, and Transactional Law. Steve is listed as one of the leading attorneys internationally in the Restructuring and Insolvency category.


Veteran Litigator Michael Osborne Joins Commercial Litigation Department

October 17, 2022

News - Antitrust & Competition, Class Actions, Commercial Litigation

Osborne has defended leading pharmaceutical, banking, and technology enterprises based in Canada, the U.S., and Asia in high-stakes litigation.


Cozen O’Connor Adds Veteran Tax Attorney Kevin Zimka to Canadian Tax Group

September 19, 2022

Press Release - Tax

Cozen O’Connor announced veteran corporate tax attorney Kevin Zimka has joined its Vancouver office as a Shareholder.


Six Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Named Best Lawyers and Ones to Watch in Canada

August 30, 2022

Press Release

Best Lawyers selected five Cozen O’Connor lawyers from the firm’s Toronto and Vancouver offices for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada and one attorney from the Vancouver office for Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.


Veteran Restructuring/Insolvency Litigator Steven J. Weisz Joins Cozen O’Connor’s Bankruptcy Group in Toronto

June 13, 2022

Press Release - Bankruptcy, Insolvency & Restructuring

Weisz will play a key role in further expanding Cozen O’Connor’s restructuring and insolvency practice to serve both domestic and international clients with business operations in Canada and the United States.


British Columbia Securities Commission Litigation Manager Jeremy Gellis Joins Cozen O’Connor in Vancouver

June 06, 2022

Press Release - White Collar Defense & Investigations

Gellis joins the firm as a member and will represent clients facing securities regulatory proceedings, enforcement-related litigation, and investigation matters.


Cozen O’Connor Continues its North American IP Group Buildout, Adding IP Litigator Noelle Engle-Hardy to its Toronto Office

April 25, 2022

Press Release - Intellectual Property

Engle-Hardy comes to Cozen O’Connor from Smart & Biggar LLP, where she worked in the firm’s trademark, copyright, industrial design, and litigation practice groups.


Cozen O’Connor Continues its Canadian Expansion, Adding Another Three Attorneys to Its Vancouver, B.C. Office

March 21, 2022

News - Business, Capital Markets & Securities, Capital Markets & Securities — Canada, Corporate Governance & Securities, International

Elizabeth Holden, Gosia Piasecka, and Nicholas Krishan will reunite with former colleagues Rory Godinho, Kathy Tang, Lucy Schilling, Brian Fast, and Iain Mingo — five corporate attorneys who moved to Cozen O’Connor from the same Canadian firm earlier this month.


Cozen O’Connor Continues International Expansion with Corporate Additions, Moves to New Vancouver Office Space

March 07, 2022

Press Release - Business, Capital Markets & Securities, Capital Markets & Securities — Canada, Corporate

Rory Godinho, Kathy Tang, Lucy Schilling, Brian Fast, and Iain Mingo have joined Cozen O’Connor from a major national Canadian law firm.


Three Cozen O’Connor Attorneys Selected to Best Lawyers in Canada

August 26, 2021

Press Release - Intellectual Property, Products Liability, Securities Litigation & SEC Enforcement

Cozen O’Connor is pleased to announce that Best Lawyers has selected three Cozen O’Connor lawyers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada.


Cozen O’Connor Expands International Offices with Strategic Additions in Vancouver and Toronto

June 14, 2021

Press Release - Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Products Liability, White Collar Defense & Investigations

The new additions will further expand the firm’s North American Intellectual Property, Securities Litigation, White Collar Defense & Investigations, Product Liability, and Commercial Litigation practices.


Pengelley Picked to Lead Cozen O’Connor Toronto Office

February 14, 2018

Press Release

Cozen O’Connor announces Pamela D. Pengelley has been appointed to serve as the Office Managing Partner for the firm’s Toronto office.


Cozen O’Connor Welcomes Michael Bailey to the Firm’s Toronto Office

October 01, 2015

News - Subrogation & Recovery

Cozen O’Connor welcomes Michael Bailey as senior counsel to the firm’s Toronto office. Michael brings more than 30 years of litigation experience and will work with the Subrogation & Recovery Department.

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