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FINANCE AND M&A

Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization takes on securities regulatory authority functions
The move will streamline registration processes for CIRO members in certain states
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'

LEADING LAWYERS IN FINANCE AND M&A

Ron Ferguson
Year called to bar: 1996
Toronto, Ontario
Claudine Millette
Year called to bar: 1998
Montréal, Québec
Bryan Horrigan
Year called to bar: 2012
Toronto, Ontario
Pierre-Yves Leduc
Year called to bar: 1999
Montréal, Québec
Ronald G. Murray
Year called to bar: 1994
Vancouver, British Columbia
Sébastien Gingras
Year called to bar: 1996
Québec City, Québec