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FINANCE AND M&A

US isn't a reliable trading partner, 47 percent of Canadian small businesses say in new survey
Nearly nine in ten small firms struggle with business planning amid tariffs, CFIB research reveals
Competition Bureau raises merger review filing fee by $2,300
Increase as of April is due to annual adjustment set out in Service Fees Act
New research weighs which US cities are most vulnerable to trade war
San Antonio, Detroit, Kansas City are most export-dependent on Canada: Business Data Lab
'Guardrails' lacking in BC tariff bill, chamber of commerce president Fiona Famulak says
She described the proposed law as 'a step in the wrong direction for democratic institutions'
Business groups urge next federal government to fulfill tax and regulatory reform promises
Recommendations were made to bolster Canada’s business environment and infrastructure

LEADING LAWYERS IN FINANCE AND M&A

Darin R. Renton
Year called to bar: 1995
Toronto, Ontario
Paul J. Gibney
Year called to bar: 1991
Toronto, Ontario
Peter J. Wiazowski
Year called to bar: 2008
Montréal, Québec
Julie D'Avignon
Year called to bar: 2006
Calgary, Alberta
Victor Gerchikov
Year called to bar: 2014
Vancouver, British Columbia
Mitchell H. Gropper
Year called to bar: 1966
Vancouver, British Columbia