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A. Paul Mahaffy: Articles

Article 20: "Private Company Oppression: A Look at Some Recent Cases." First published in the May 2010 issue of the Ontario Bar Association’s Business Beat newsletter.

Article 19: "The Annotated Asset Purchase Agreement." Presented at the December 12, 2006 Law Society of Upper Canada programme entitled "The Annotated Share Purchase and Asset Purchase Agreement".

Article 18: "Choosing the Right Vehicle for Carrying on Business." Presented at the December 8, 2005 Law Society of Upper Canada programme entitled "Alternative Vehicles for Carrying on Business".

Article 17: "Private Company Governance: Will public company governance practices be adopted by private companies?" First published in the April 2005 issue of the Ontario Bar Association’s Business Beat newsletter.

Article 16: "Investing in Private Companies: Owner-Managers vs. Investors." Presented at the April 15, 2004 Law Society of Upper Canada Special Lectures on Corporate & Commercial Law.

Article 15: "The Annotated Share Purchase Agreement." Presented at the December 11, 2003 Law Society of Upper Canada programme entitled "The Annotated Share Purchase Agreement".

Article 14: "Creditor Proofing the Private Company's Business." Presented at the March 20, 2003 Ontario Bar Association programme entitled "The Private Company: Essential Advice, Essential Agreements".

Article 13: "Getting the Deal Started: Confidentiality Agreements, Letters of Intent and the Due Diligence Process for the Purchase and Sale of a Business." Presented at the November 28, 2002 Law Society of Upper Canada programme entitled "Business Agreements".

Article 12: "Venture Capital Term Sheets." Presented at the January 24, 2002 Ontario Bar Association programme entitled "Building Blocks of a Deal: Negotiating and Drafting Preliminary Transaction Documents".

Article 11: "Contracting Online." Presented at the February 1, 2001 Ontario Bar Association programme entitled "Net Work: Practising Business Law Online".

Article 10: "Laws of the Lands: The Internet has made the long arm of the law even longer, putting Web businesses in the midst of a tangled web of cross-border litigation." First published in the March - April 2001 issue of CGA Magazine.

Article 9: "Deal Killers and Deal Savers: Escrow agents, m&a insurance and other ways to help close problem asset and share purchases." Presented at the September 26, 2000 Ontario Bar Association programme entitled "Deal Killers and Deal Savers".

Article 8: "An Overview of Legal Issues when Doing Business on the Internet." Presented at the January 27, 2000 Ontario Bar Association programme entitled "Net Income: Helping Clients Do Business on the Internet".

Article 7: "Dream Makers: Angel investors and venture capital could be an entrepreneur's salvation, but don't count on a fairy tale ending." First published in the February 2000 issue of CGA Magazine.

Article 6: "An Overview of Buying and Selling Intellectual Property." Presented at the November 20, 1998 Ontario Bar Association programme entitled "Buying and Selling Intellectual Property: From Minds to Money".

Article 5: "Look Before You Leap: The need for due diligence when buying or financing a technology business." First published in the July - August 1998 issue of CMA Magazine.

Article 4: "The Battle of the Sexes: Do men and women really have different negotiating styles?" First published in the February 1997 issue of CMA Magazine.

Article 3: "An Overview of the Sources of Financing for New Companies." Presented at the November 20, 1998 Ontario Bar Association programme entitled "Financing New Companies: From Angels to IPOs".

Article 2: "Shotguns, Puts and Calls: The advantages of buy/sell agreements for closely held companies." First published in the December - January 1998 issue of CMA Magazine.

Article 1: "An Overview of the Purpose and Process of Due Diligence in Buying a Business." Presented at the January 30, 1998 Ontario Bar Association programme entitled "Due Diligence in a Wired World."

A. Paul Mahaffy


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