Corporate Governance 2025

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Manoeuvring the corporate minefield

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Last Kick at the Can Series 2025
Monday, December 1, 2025
Monday, December 15, 2025

(Original webinar date: April 9, 2025)

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Who should attend: Corporate counsel, in-house counsel, and corporate/commercial litigators

Learning level: Advanced

Be more effective as counsel advising corporate officers and boards of directors of privately held and public companies.

Designed for external and in-house counsel, this one-day webinar will cover key aspects of governance frameworks, the roles and responsibilities of directors and boards, shareholder engagement, and risk management. You will also explore current trends and practical strategies for handling governance challenges and ensuring compliance.

Join us for a practical analysis of current trends and key issues in corporate governance law and their implications for your corporate clients.

Law Society of BC CPD Hours: 6 hours (this course will contain a minimum of 1 hour pertaining to professional responsibility and ethics, client care and relations, and/or practice management)

Course Chairs
Emma Costante — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
Kyle D. Misewich — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver

*Last Kick at the Can 2025*
Rebroadcast	$579
Rebroadcast Articled Student	$289

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CLEBC Program Lawyer*
Genevieve Chang
gchang@cle.bc.ca
*non-practising

Course Chairs
Emma Costante — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
Kyle D. Misewich — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver

About the Course Chairs
Emma Costante is a partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP advising domestic and international clients on a range of business matters, including financings, mergers and acquisitions, go-public events, complex shareholder negotiations, corporate governance, commercial transactions, joint ventures, and partnerships.

Emma's practice covers a broad range of sectors and industries, including life sciences, health care, SaaS, AI and quantum computing, clean tech, and natural resources. A large part of Emma's practice focuses on supporting innovative growth companies and particularly in the life science industry. She helps create negotiated solutions among stakeholders, including founder exits, government contracts, and complex shareholder agreements.

Kyle Misewich is a partner in the Vancouver office of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP and practises corporate and securities law, including public and private company financings, mergers and acquisitions, takeover bids, and corporate reorganizations. He also advises public and private companies in connection with securities law compliance, disclosure obligations, stock exchange matters, corporate governance, and general corporate law. Kyle represents clients in a broad range of industries, including life sciences, technology, and mining.

Planning Committee
Karim Amlani — Senior Director, Legal, Hootsuite, Vancouver
Lynne Charbonneau, ICD.D — Vice President, World Bank Administrative Tribunal, Director, Inuvialuit Development Corporation, and Law Professor, University of Calgary, North Vancouver
Dan Fogarty — Miller Titerle + Company, Vancouver
Jonathan Hoyles — Silvercorp Metals Inc., Vancouver
Darren Kozol — SVP Legal, Peoples Trust Company, Vancouver
Glynnis Morgan — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver

Faculty
Norm Adams — Director, Tsay Keh Economic Development Corporation, Prince George
Manijeh Colabella, LLB, ICD.D, GCB.D, TEP — Watson Board Advisors Inc., Vancouver and Toronto
Dan Fogarty — Miller Titerle + Company, Vancouver
Amy Frankel — Forte Workplace Law, Surrey
Jonathan Hoyles — Silvercorp Metals Inc., Vancouver
Darren Kozol — SVP Legal, Peoples Trust Company, Vancouver
Miranda L. Lam, KC — Chief Legal Officer & Vice President, Business Development, Acuitas Therapeutics Inc., Vancouver
Alexandra C. Luchenko — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
D. Ross McGowan — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver
Cindy Shelford — Chair, Board of Directors, Tsay Keh Economic Development Corporation, Prince George

Course Introduction and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Genevieve Chang — Program Lawyer, CLEBC, Vancouver
Emma Costante — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
Kyle D. Misewich — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver

Navigating Conflicts of Interest (9:10 – 10:05)

who do you act for as in-house counsel and external counsel
navigating interlocking directorates as counsel
considerations when working with public facing boards
tips for drafting conflicts of interest policy

Jonathan Hoyles — Silvercorp Metals Inc., Vancouver
Kyle D. Misewich — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver

Indigenous Economic Development Structures (10:05 – 11:00)

Norm Adams — Director, Tsay Keh Economic Development Corporation, Prince George
Dan Fogarty — Miller Titerle + Company, Vancouver
Cindy Shelford — Chair, Board of Directors, Tsay Keh Economic Development Corporation, Prince George

BREAK (11:00 – 11:15)

Best Practices for Lawyers Serving on Boards (11:15 – 12:10)

how to work with allied professionals
providing legal advice to boards as a board member
what hat do you wear

Miranda L. Lam, KC — Chief Legal Officer & Vice President, Business Development, Acuitas Therapeutics Inc., Vancouver

LUNCH (12:10 – 1:10)

Risk Management for Respectful Workplaces—Investigations and More (1:10 – 1:55)

what are the risks associated with workplace harassment, bullying, and discrimination
what are some tools for proactively limiting risk
what are some tools for reactvely limiting risk
considerations for board-led investigations

Amy Frankel — Forte Workplace Law, Surrey

BREAK (1:55 – 2:10)

Minutes: Best Practices in Corporate Record Keeping (2:10 – 3:00)

importance of minutes
why do we have minutes?
how to use them?
what are we recording in minutes?
who should be recording them?

Emma Costante — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
Alexandra C. Luchenko — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver

Managing Risks in a Changing Landscape (3:00 – 4:00)

panel discussion on how current issues are affecting governance of boards (i.e., ESG, politics, AI)

Manijeh Colabella, LLB, ICD.D, GCB.D, TEP — Watson Board Advisors Inc., Vancouver and Toronto
Darren Kozol — SVP Legal, Peoples Trust Company, Vancouver
D. Ross McGowan — Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Vancouver

Closing Remarks (4:00 – 4:05)

Emma Costante — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
Kyle D. Misewich — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver

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