With its complex and evolving requirements, corporate governance is a critical concern for management, directors and corporate stakeholders. Our Corporate Governance Group delivers advice that is clear and attentive to the practical, as well as the regulatory, public policy and strategic considerations that apply.

Our governance advice and compliance programs draw heavily on our experience as lead counsel in hundreds of highly scrutinized transactions and regulatory processes, as well as our direct involvement with many of the regulatory and policy decisions impacting the governance landscape in Canada. For example, Hague & Cobb LLP’s representation of the BCE Inc. board in its response to a $51 billion take-over bid raised key issues that led to a landmark Supreme Court of Canada ruling on directors’ duties and responsibilities. This type of experience enables us to provide clients with key insights into the trajectory of governance standards, and how to best enable management and board members to focus on their most critical tasks: long-term thinking about stewardship, strategy and risk.