Business Law Talks

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Business Law Talks is our podcast where lawyers and advisors explore complex issues to guide companies doing business in Canada.

  1. 2d ago

    Preparing Your Family Enterprise for Sale

    Welcome to Beyond Succession, a podcast series within the Bennett Jones Business Law Talks podcast that explores the complexities of family enterprise. Join host Leah Tolton, a family enterprise and corporate lawyer who helps family-owned businesses navigate governance, succession and growth. For a family enterprise, selling the business is about much more than completing a transaction. Owners must balance financial objectives with family priorities, employee considerations and the legacy built over years or generations. In this episode, Leah Tolton is joined by Alyson Quan, partner and senior managing director in Deloitte’s corporate finance practice, and Leanne Krawchuk KC, partner at Bennett Jones. Together, they explore how family enterprises can prepare for a potential sale, from establishing the family’s goals and assessing the value and readiness of the business to assembling the right advisory team and preparing for buyer due diligence. The discussion also considers the emotional side of selling a family business, the differences between strategic and financial buyers, and why the price stated in a letter of intent may not be the amount sellers ultimately receive at closing. Alyson and Leanne explain how working capital adjustments, earnouts, rollover equity, indemnities, regulatory requirements and other deal terms can affect both the structure and outcome of a transaction. Finally, Leah, Alyson and Leanne discuss what happens when a transaction does not close and how the work completed during the sale process, including improved financial reporting, valuations, due diligence materials and transaction documents, can still strengthen the business and support a future transaction.

  2. Mar 4

    Beyond Succession: How Family Enterprises Can Turn Hesitation into Innovation in the Era of AI

    In this episode of Beyond Succession, host Leah Tolton, Partner at Bennett Jones LLP, is joined by Matt Knight, Executive Director of the Alberta Business Family Institute, to explore how family-owned

  3. Feb 9

    Clean Incentives: Bill C-5 and the Reality of Clean Project Development in Canada

    In this episode of Clean Incentives, Brendan Sigalet is joined by Martin Ignasiak, KC (Regulatory Partner, Bennett Jones) for a candid discussion on the newly enacted One Canadian Economy Bill (Bill C-5),

  4. 12/08/2025

    Clean Incentives: What Canada Can Learn from the US Playbook on Wage Compliance and Clean Technology

    In this episode of Clean Incentives, we dive into the evolving labour requirements attached to Canada’s clean economy Investment Tax Credits (ITCs).

  5. 11/18/2025

    Beyond Succession: Strategic Planning for Canada's Family Farm Enterprises

    In this episode of Beyond Succession, host Leah Tolton is joined by Rob Hannam, CEO of Farm Health Guardian and President of Synthesis Agri-Food Network, to explore how structured strategic planning can

  6. 07/24/2025

    Beyond Succession: How to Disaster-Proof Your Family Legacy

    In this episode of Beyond Succession, host Leah Tolton is joined by Sandra Pollack, author of Don’t Leave a Mess! How to Disaster-Proof Your Family Legacy. Together, they explore why silence is the most

  7. 07/23/2025

    Clean Incentives: How Tax Insurance is Emerging as a Critical Risk Mitigation Tool

    In this episode of Clean Incentives, host Brendan Sigalet speaks with Jeremy Matthies, a tax insurance specialist at CAC Specialty, about how tax insurance is becoming a critical tool for clean energy project developers and investors in Canada.

  8. 06/19/2025

    Beyond Succession: How Employee Ownership Trusts Are Reshaping Canadian Business Exits

    What if the best buyer for your business is already working for you? In this episode of Beyond Succession, host Leah Tolton is joined by Bennett Jones partner Wes Novotny, one of the first lawyers in

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Business Law Talks is our podcast where lawyers and advisors explore complex issues to guide companies doing business in Canada.

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  • Creator
    Bennett Jones LLP
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    36
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Bennett Jones LLP
  • Show Website
    Business Law Talks