The Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA) provides a national forum and voice for in-house counsel to advance the development of their professional skills and careers as in-house counsel.

The CCCA is your source for up-to-the-minute news about developments in the corporate counsel world, reliable everyday resources for in-house lawyers, the best legal information gleaned from the country's top law firms, and trends and compensation data for the Canadian in-house bar.

Chapters are the backbone of the CCCA's network and the source of much of its famed collegiality. Becoming active in your local chapter is an unparalleled way to stay engaged, informed and connected. No other corporate counsel association offers the depth of provincial coverage and service that the CCCA provides through its chapters.

The CCCA Knowledge Center contains articles written exclusively for members of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association. They offer insights into trends and developments of importance to in-house lawyers and their employers and provide practical guidance for commonly encountered challenges in the corporate law world.

The CCCA is the leading provider of conferences, networking events, and continuing professional development offerings for Canadian in-house counsel. Backed up by the full resources of the Canadian Bar Association's Professional Development Department, CCCA educational and networking events are the gold standard for corporate counsel in Canada.

An integral group within the 37,000-member Canadian Bar Association, the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association is dedicated to supporting and enhancing the interests of Canadian corporate counsel. CCCA provides uniquely Canadian perspectives, resources, tools, professional development, conferences and peer-to-peer networking opportunities.

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The Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA) provides a national forum and voice for in-house counsel to advance the development of their professional skills and careers as in-house counsel. An integral group within the Canadian Bar Association, the CCCA  is dedicated to supporting and enhancing the interests of Canadian corporate counsel and provides uniquely Canadian perspectives, resources, tools, professional development, conferences and peer-to-peer networking opportunities.

Chair – Canadian Corporate Counsel Association

The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) is a professional, voluntary organization representing some 37,000 lawyers, judges, notaries, law teachers, and law students from across Canada. Through the work of its sections, committees and task forces at both the national and branch levels, the CBA is seen as an important and objective voice on issues of significance to both the legal profession and the public. The CBA is the essential ally and advocate of all members of the legal profession.

Board of Directors – Canadian Bar Association

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Executive VP, Investments & Chief Counsel – Emergo Group of Companies

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Since 2004 Grant has been the Executive Vice President Investments and Chief Counsel of the Emergo Group of Companies. He is a member of Emergo’s Global Portfolio Investment Committee, co-leader of the Group’s Transactions Team, and sits on the Boards of Directors of the parent corporation, its key subsidiaries and entities in which Emergo holds investments. In his role as Chief Counsel, Grant coordinates and oversees all of the Group companies’ worldwide legal and compliance activities.
 
Grant has a BA (University of Alberta) an LLB (Dalhousie Law School) and from 1989 to 1998 worked in private practice as a corporate and securities lawyer in Calgary, Canada, with a focus on corporate and securities law for international oil & gas drilling and services/equipment companies and technology companies. 

He has worked on projects in many countries across four continents and his experience includes private and public equity and debt financing, mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and takeover defense/poison pills, Canadian exchange and NYSE listings, regulatory compliance, directors & officers liability, commercial transactions, and, transfer/licensing of intellectual property. Grant was also part of the negotiating team that created the first and the third Joint Stock Companies ever established in Russia (1994-95). 

After completing his MBA (Pennsylvania State University) in 2000, Grant joined a New Jersey based asset management fund; in 2001 he moved to Prudential Securities in New York and San Francisco, where until 2004 he was a Vice President and the Stock Analyst responsible for the Oil & Gas Drilling & Services/Equipment sector. 

In 2011 Grant earned the Certified Director (ICD.D) designation from the Institute of Corporate Directors. He is currently the Chair of the National Executive Committee of the 4,500 member Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, is Chair of the Association of General Counsel of Alberta, and sits on several for-profit and non-profit Boards of Directors. The Province of Alberta, Canada, appointed Grant as Queen’s Counsel in 2011.


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M & A in 2012: Are there any Deals in the Pipeline?

Navigating the Family-Owned Business: Tips for In-house Counsel

Global Anti-Corruption Compliance

Major Business Agreements: Managing Relationships in Business Transactions

Bullet Proofing Corporate Minutes: Best Practices and Avoiding Inherent Risks

Anti-Bribery and Corruption Compliance: Critical Measures for Mitigating Increasing Risk

Real-life Lessons in Corporate Governance

Business Transactions: Your First Acquisition

CLO Roundtable: Insights on Leadership

As corporate counsel, you are regularly called on to provide legal advice in the context of business transactions, whether an asset purchase or acquisition, share purchase or financing. This workshop will focus on the nuts and bolts of a typical private corporation acquisition with an emphasis on the role of corporate counsel during the transaction process, including an overview of M&A, due diligence, key components of the purchase agreement, and strategies for assessing and closing the deal.

What will the future bring for deal-making activity? Can boardroom desires trump economic uncertainty? Don’t miss this important update on recent developments and emerging issues impacting companies, and what they mean for in-house counsel. CCCA's Grant Borbridge will discuss the economic landscape, healthiest sectors, competition for deals, opportunities for regional players, and special items of interest including tax trends, competition & foreign investment regulation, and distressed M & A.

Family-owned businesses face unique issues as well as routine issues that emerge around turf battles, shareholder control, compensation structures, and processes for strategic decision-making. In-house counsel in these environments require a depth of experience across multiple disciplines, but also high emotional intelligence to be able to handle the complexity of intra-family relationships. This session will provide strategies to help business families manage  the important issues they face.

At this session, CCCA's Grant Borbridge will discuss ways to ensure that personalities, competing priorities, and other impediments do not undermine the deal process. What are the most common stumbling blocks that arise in organizing and managing the deal project, and how can relationship minefields be avoided? What roles should each of the team members play in moving the deal forward? What are the best strategies for bringing the deal to a satisfactory conclusion?

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