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	At Fogler, Rubinoff LLP, we take a very personal interest in the success of each one of our clients. The matters you entrust us with impact you, your business and your family, today and in the future. We have earned the trust and respect of clients from diverse industries, whether large public companies, closely held organizations seeking increasing opportunities for growth or smaller owner-managed businesses. We have earned a reputation for excellence and our multi-disciplined legal team is well respected as innovative thought leaders in their profession. We understand your priorities and will always prepare you for any potential risks. We could tell you about our countless long-standing client relationships, the loyalty and support we extend to our employees or how our advice has helped some of our entrepreneurial clients grow and prosper. But we know you’d rather hear about something more important - the simple trust our clients place in us to help them achieve their goals. *We are your law firm...* we are Fogler, Rubinoff.



	Fogler, Rubinoff is pleased to announce: July 18, 2010 - Sheldon Potter will be speaking about business opportunities in Canada for Israeli businesses at the Jerusalem Business Networking Forum "Doing Business with Canada". More... May 25, 2010, We are pleased to welcome our summer law students, Laura Dottori, Noah Singer, Robin E. Spinks and Rebecca S. Zaretksy. May 12, 2010 - Fogler, Rubinoff LLP congratulates our partner *MICHAEL FRALEIGH* who was elected President of the Medico-Legal Society of Toronto for 2010-2011. Attached is a key Interim Decision of the License Appeal Tribunal and the first on record interpreting certain subsections of the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005 ("PCCA, 2005") which our HARRIS ROSEN argued and won. More... His Highness Prince Aga Kahn v. Nagib Tajdin et al. - See COLLEEN SPRING ZIMMERMAN's comments on this case. More.. June 17, 2010 - MICHAEL FRALEIGH will be speaking on the topic of "Medical Negligence Claims Against Nurses" at Osgoode's 4th Annual Legal Risk Management for Nurses. More... Fogler, Rubinoff LLP was proud to be the Welcome Reception Sponsor for The International Bar Association's Biennial Conference of the SEERIL: Challenges for Resources in a Changing World held in Toronto, Ontario from April 25-28, 2010. Tom Brett served as Chair of the Host City Steering Committee for the biennial meeting of the Energy, Environment, Resources and Infrastructure Committee. Tom co-chaired a panel of experts on what investors are looking for when investing in renewable energy and clean technology. Charles Birchall, also a member of the Host Committee, chaired a panel of distinguished experts on key issues affecting the Arctic regions. The conference attracted 150 delegates from 30 countries and was considered a great success. The Steering Committee created a significant amount of the content of the conference and raised much of the money for it from Canadian sponsors including Foglers. April 1, 2010 - We are pleased to welcome COLLEEN SPRING ZIMMERMAN who joined our Business Law Group to carry on her practice which focuses on Intellectual Property Law. Fish on Legal Research - a DVD developed by Bonnie Fish, Director of Legal Research, teaches the fundamentals of effective research. For more info, click here... Fogler, Rubinoff LLP, as Key Legal Sponsor, is participating in the second Annual Clean 15 CleanTech Competition , an event which connects Canadian providers and customers in the CleanTech industry. The competition runs from March 4th to April 30th. Please visit the Clean 15 website for more detailed information at www.clean15.com.

	Fogler, Rubinoff's Pension and Benefits Law group delivers a full range of services relating to pension plans, group RRSPs and group benefit plans assisting clients as pensions and benefits pertain to mergers and acquisitions, the restructuring or insolvency of a business, employment related issues, and tax considerations and implications.


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	Taxation Measures in the 2010 Federal Budget – Employee Stock Options: This article reviews the federal budget introduced on March 4, 2010 and the changes to certain rules in the Income Tax Act (Canada) relating to the taxation of employee stock options. More... New Insider Reporting Regime - On January 22, 2010, the Canadian Securities Administrators announced certain changes to their insider reporting regime. More... Restrictive Covenants in an Employment Context by Michael Donsky - The attached article was published in Physiotherapy Today (Newsletter of the Ontario Physiotherapy Association). It outlines some of the legal and practical issues surrounding "ownership" of clients and various types of restrictive covenants including Non-Competition Clauses, Non-Solicitation Clauses, Non-Acceptance Clauses and also contains a discussion about enforceability issues with each type of clause and in what circumstances each might be appropriate. More... Environmental Law Bulletin: "MiningWatch Canada Wins & Red Chris Doesn't Lose." Charles J. Birchall provides a summary of the MiningWatch Canada v. Canada (Fisheries and Oceans) case in the attached bulletin. More... Securities Bulletin: Environmental Disclosure in Securities Law. Rick Moscone and Charles Birchall provide a summary of the current environmental disclosure requirements under securities law in Canada in the attached Securities Bulletin. More... MicroFIT: An Introduction by TOM BRETT - The attached article was published in the Energy Management and Green Business Magazines. Click here to read the article... Condominium Commentary: Our Condo Group, LOU NATALE, DAVID E. THIEL and CAROL A. DIRKS, keep you up to date with their semi-annual Condo Commentary on topical issues concerning condominium law and condominium living. More... Pension Alert: *PRISCILLA H. HEALY* keep you up to date with pension issues in their Pension Alerts. More... It's Okay if What's Mine is Yours: The Potential Benefits of Licensing - by MATTHEW T. SOBLE. "...the following article provides an overview of key issues and provides at least some insight into the potentially advantageous possibility of choosing licensing over ownership." More... Pension Reform In Ontario: Shuffling The Deck Chairs - by PRISCILLA H. HEALY . "Whereas there was a fleet of ships called the Canadian Pension Industry that was in grave peril:" More... A New Day for Energy Investment & Infrastructure in Ontario: the Proposed Green Energy Act - Bill 150 - by TOM BRETT Taming the multi-headed beast: how the GEA reforms existing investment & infrastructure constraints. More... Tax Law Bulletin - Tax Relief for Canadian Seniors: Re-Contribution of 25% of 2008 RRIF Withdrawals. More... The New Era of Ontario Infrastructure: What Laws Govern Infrastructure Planning? - by RODNEY NORTHEY Ontario is entering a new age of major infrastructure investment and construction across many sectors - including energy, transportation, drinking water, and waste management. More... Green Energy Act on the Right Track - by TOM BRETT The Act being proposed in Ontario, while it may need fine-tuning, is an initiative worth consideration by the provincial government. More... New Supreme Court Ruling on GAAR - Dissecting the Lipson Decision - by PETER K. GUSELLE On Thursday, January 8, 2009, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in the Lipson case dealing with the application of the general anti-avoidance rule (GAAR) under the Income Tax Act. More... Tax Law Bulletin - Recent amendments to the Canada-US Tax Treaty. More... New National Instrument 52-109 Certification of Disclosure in Issuers' Annual and Interim Filings will introduce significant changes to the officer certification requirements for non-venture issuers and venture issuers. Follow the link to find out more. More...


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