Cutting edge issues and critical developments in securities law will be examined in this information-packed program. New executive compensation disclosure rules, shareholders obtaining say on pay, class actions for misrepresentation, OSC intervention to require shareholder approval of a major acquisition transaction - these are just some of the areas to be covered. Practitioners at all levels of experience in the field of securities law will gain a solid grasp of the important changes and directions in the law that will impact their every day practice. Don’t miss this opportunity to bring yourself up to speed with this concise “Must-Know” update.

Focus: A program for anyone who advises public companies or is interested in public company issues

Highlights:
• Trends and issues in executive compensation
• Secondary market liability class actions
• Shareholder approval of major transactions
• New insider reporting proposals
• Corporate governance and assessment of directors

9:00 am Introductory Remarks

9:10 am Executive Compensation:  2009 Trends and Issues
• Remuneration – salary, bonus, long-term incentives, pensions, perquisites.
• Performance – improving pay and performance alignment
• Regulations – learning from new disclosure requirements
• Governance – say on pay
• Talent – the rising imperative
Lisa M. Slipp, Mercer

9:50 am Secondary Market Liability
• Summary of statutory provisions
   o Obtaining leave of the court
   o Silver v. Imax
   o Ainslie v. CV Technologies
• Common law causes of action
• Certification of class actions
Michael G. Robb, Siskinds LLP - London

10:30 am Break

10:45 am Shareholder Approval of Major Transactions
• Factors impacting shareholder approval requirements
• Stock exchange practices
• HudBay decision compared to McEwen v. Goldcorp
• TSX Policy Review
Susan Goscoe, SKG Legal Services

11:20 am Insider Reporting
• National Instrument 55-104
• Background to the proposal
• Reporting insider concept
• Filing deadlines
• Reporting for stock-based compensation
• Related changes to National Instrument 62-103
Derek M. Sigel, Wildeboer Dellelce LLP

11:50 am Corporate Governance
• Proposed National Instrument/Policy
• RIM, Biovail
• Recruiting and assessing individual directors
Dr. Richard W. LeBlanc, Contributing author to Boardroom Realities: Building Leaders Across Your Board (Jossey Bass, 2009) - York University

12:30 pm Question Period

1:00 pm  Program Concludes