Working With Partnerships 2022


Course Date: May 12, 2022

Full Course Materials
Total: 4h 43min
Total Ethics: 5min
Course Agenda ▼

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement (9:00 – 9:10)

Marie-Claire Dy — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver

General Partnerships (9:10 – 10:00)

  • strategic considerations in forming partnerships
  • rights, liabilities, and relationship between general partners
  • ownership of assets and assignment of debts
  • practical tips on drafting partnership agreements
  • dissolution of partnerships
  • practical implications of dealing with partnerships

Jennifer MacGregor-Greer — Michael,  Evrensel & Pawar LLP, Vancouver

BREAK (10:00 – 10:15)

Limited Partnerships (10:15 – 11:05)

  • strategic considerations in forming partnerships
  • rights, liabilities, and relationship between general partners
  • ownership of assets and assignment of debts
  • practical tips on drafting partnership agreements
  • dissolution of partnerships
  • practical implications of dealing with partnerships

Shauna Towriss — Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, Vancouver

Joint Ventures (11:05 – 11:55)

  • what is a joint venture?
  • the rationale for a joint venture and key considerations
  • contractual joint ventures versus corporate joint ventures
  • negotiating and drafting agreements 

Patrick Deutscher — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver
Roger Taplin — McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Vancouver

LUNCH (11:55 – 12:55)

Partnership Taxation (12:55 – 1:45)

  • tax differences between joint ventures and partnerships
  • tax aspects of different types of partnerships (GP's, LP's, LLP's)
  • strategic tax considerations
  • red flags and when to seek tax advice

Parveen B. Karsan — Karsan Law Group, Burnaby and Vancouver

BREAK (1:45 – 2:00)

Insolvency Issues in Partnerships (2:00 – 2:50)

  • how does a partnership "go bankrupt"?
  • the effect of bankruptcy proceedings on both partnerships and partners
  • how is partnership property distributed?
  • reorganizations of partnerships

Peter Bychawski — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver

Setting Up a Private Equity Fund (2:50 – 3:40)

  • how are private equity funds structured?
  • when to set up a related fund vehicle
  • specific partnership agreement terms 

Arash Amouzgar — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver
Zarria McKearney — Articled Student, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver

Closing Comments (3:40 – 3:45)

Marie-Claire Dy — Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, Vancouver