On May 14, 2015, Norton Rose Fulbright hosted a webinar on an important corporate governance development: Forum Selection By-law. Walied Soliman and Orestes Pasparakis, co-chairs of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Special Situations Team, were joined by Cathy Singer and Ruth Wahl,
Forum selection by-law
On May 14, 2015, Walied Soliman and Orestes Pasparakis, co-chairs of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Special Situations Team, were joined by Cathy Singer and Ruth Wahl, Senior Partners at Norton Rose Fulbright, to host a webinar, “Important Corporate Governance Development: Forum
Webinar: Important corporate governance development – Forum selection by-law
A new “Forum Selection By-law” was recently adopted and passed at the annual general meeting of a major public company in Canada.
On May 14, 2015, Walied Soliman and Orestes Pasparakis, co-chairs of Norton Rose Fulbright’s Special Situations Team, will
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