The Complete Brief
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January 15, 2026
Dentons adds Martin Abadi as partner, Raymond Ashurov as counsel
Dentons Canada has announced the arrival of Martin Abadi as a partner in its regulatory and transportation groups and Raymond Ashurov as counsel in its regulatory group. According to the firm, both lawyers join Dentons from BLG.
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January 15, 2026
Law Firm Owner Success Guide: Escape the Operator Trap — Elevate yourself to strategic law firm CEO
Most law firm leaders find themselves trapped in what can be termed the “Operator Trap.” This phenomenon occurs when managing partners and firm leaders become heavily involved in daily operations, leaving little time for strategic thinking and long-term planning.
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January 15, 2026
The case for in-person appearances, part two
I have taught professionalism for years, starting at the old Bar Admission course, at two law schools and on an ad hoc basis to articling students and juniors. I tell all of them same thing on the first day: everything you need to know about professional responsibility can be summed up in two sentences.
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January 15, 2026
A few words on prison lawyers
In response to Kurt Suss’s column Prison lawyers: Contraband smugglers or misunderstood advocates? and as a prison lawyer since 1975, let me add the following observations:
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January 15, 2026
Macro marvellous, micro miserable
Bob told me about his law firm exit interview with Joan from HR. When Bob said he was leaving due to the unreasonable workload, Joan was curious, because Bob was one of several associates who had left his department for the same reason. What surprised Joan was that in other departments, the associates were working many more hours, but no one was complaining, let alone quitting.
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January 15, 2026
GAMING AND BETTING - Lotteries - Sports betting - Online gambling and lotteries
Reference by the Lieutenant Governor in Council of Ontario. The reference asked whether legal online gaming and sports betting would remain lawful under the Criminal Code if users in Ontario were permitted to participate in games and betting involving individuals outside of Canada, as described in the Proposed Model.
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January 14, 2026
Ottawa raises vehicle write-off cap, tax deductible mileage allowances for 2026
Businesses will be able to write off more of the cost of higher-priced passenger vehicles starting in 2026, after the federal government raised the depreciation cap on cars used for work by $1,000 to $39,000, according to a release issued Jan. 14.
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January 14, 2026
DLA Piper names Russel Drew managing partner in Canada
DLA Piper has named Russel Drew as its managing partner for Canada, effective Jan. 1, 2026.
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January 14, 2026
Eric Stachecki joins Dentons as partner in Montreal
Dentons has welcomed Eric Stachecki as a partner in its restructuring, insolvency and bankruptcy group in Montreal.
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January 14, 2026
Ontario law society announces appointment of new CEO
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) has announced the appointment of Tom Teahen as its new CEO. Teahen will take over the top job Feb. 23. He brings more than two decades of senior leadership experience spanning government, the broader public sector and highly regulated industries.