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Horner, Clay Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
(416) 862-6590 chorner@osler.com
Vice-Chair of the firm, Mr. Horner counsels senior management and boards
of directors on significant M&A matters. He has acted as principal counsel
on many of Canada's most noteworthy transactions.
Horn, Sidney M. Stikeman Elliott LLP
(514) 397-3342 smhorn@stikeman.com
Mr. Horn is senior partner specializing in commercial, corporate and securities
law. He advises large domestic and international corporations on complex
questions concerning finance, M&A, debt restructurings and corporate
governance. He was recognized as having the highest rating ("AV") under
the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings.
Hong, Peter S. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
(416) 863-5557 phong@dwpv.com
Mr. Hong is a partner in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate/Commercial
and Capital Markets practices. He has significant experience across all
industries in both public and private M&A transactions representing acquirers,
target companies, boards, special committees, significant shareholders and
financial advisors. He also advises on corporate/commercial and capital
markets matters.
Higgins, Charles L.K. Fasken Martineau
DuMoulin LLP (416) 865-4392 chiggins@fasken.com
Mr. Higgins provides counsel on commercial and financial matters to a number
of national and international mining and energy companies and investment
dealers. He has considerable experience with joint ventures, acquisitions
and capital and debt transactions involving resource businesses. Mr. Higgins
formerly worked for the Federal Department of Energy, Mines and Resources
as a Senior Economist.
Hickman, Stephanie Cox & Palmer
(709) 570-5536 shickman@coxandpalmer.com
Ms. Hickman has worked with the energy sector for 20 years and has
significant contractual and regulatory experience. She represents operators,
subcontractors and suppliers, and manages contractual and project
development issues. She creates strategic responses to challenges
in business and regulatory environments.
Harrison, QC, Elizabeth J. Farris, Vaughan,
Wills & Murphy LLP (604) 661-9367 eharrison@farris.com
Mrs. Harrison has extensive experience in corporate, M&A and securities
transactions. Represents corporations and investment dealers. Experience
includes M&A, take-overs and related party transactions, and public
and private financings.
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boards are involved in the oversight of financial risk,
cybersecurity is one of the high-focus areas for boards
right now."
With so much at stake, Hewat says an increasing
number of boards are commissioning third-party tech-
nology audits of their company's data practices.
And their customers are demanding to see the re-
ports they commission.
"Increasingly, significant customers are demanding
to see the results so they know that if they incorporate
a vendor's technology they're not going to risk jeopard-
izing their own system, leading to a loss of confidence
in their own company. So exactly the same types of
protections applied to accounting matters are being ap-
plied to cybersecurity matters."
Sometimes even potential customers are insisting on
seeing a third-party audit before signing a supply deal,
especially in cases where what they're buying is incor-
porated into their own systems.
Guindi at Oslers says the bottom line for businesses
of all sizes is that it's "never too early" to start thinking
aggressively about data management. His best advice?
Don't do the least you can get away with.
"Never assume that complying with your home
jurisdiction, best practices and standards is enough
because as you expand into other counties or other
sectors, you can't assume that's going to be sufficient.
Health has different standards than finance, which has
different standards than entertainment.
"It's not one of those things that is the lowest com-
mon denominator. You actually have to go to the high-
est standard that applies to you and even that highest
standard isn't higher than what you need in all aspects
of your business, you can't afford to be short there.
You've got to go to the highest standard and apply that
across all geographies and fields."
