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November 05, 2026
Mathews Dinsdale has welcomed Anne Gallop and Jennifer Hodgins as partners and Julia Bassett as counsel in its Toronto office.
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November 05, 2026
Jean-François De Rico has returned to Fasken as a partner in its business law group in Quebec City.
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November 05, 2026
Aleksandra Finelli has joined Aird & Berlis as a partner with the firm’s real estate team.
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November 05, 2026
The news feeds of lawyers and CEOs in North America have recently blown up due to Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP’s billion-dollar U.S. law firm dissolving seemingly overnight leaving hundreds looking for new work. It seems only yesterday that this happened with Minden Gross and Heenan Blaikie in Canada. When this happens, the speed with which it seems to happen always leaves those reading about it scratching their heads: how is it possible that this could happen to such large firms? Is the legal industry secure? Is it AI, poor culture or something nefarious causing this? If you are an employee or partner at a law firm or a law firm owner, how can you mitigate these risks?
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November 05, 2026
I recently read two articles published by Law360 Canada by my esteemed friend John Hill. His articles concerned the actions taken by the McGill University faculty of law restricting or prohibiting Jeffrey G. Ewert from attending classes. Ewert is a person serving a life sentence for murder and attempted murder and has been on day parole for more than a year. (Hill’s articles are here and here.)
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November 05, 2026
A Canadian Judicial Council hearing panel will determine whether removal from the bench is warranted for a Quebec superior court judge arrested for soliciting paid sex, who attributes his actions to the stress and “moral disengagement” he experienced due to overwork, exhaustion and burnout on the bench.
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November 04, 2026
The federal government has unveiled anti-financial-crimes legislation that would, among other things, make it a criminal offence to operate an unlicensed cryptocurrency automated teller machine (ATM) and enable “law enforcement” to search and seize mail.
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November 04, 2026
As voting for the upcoming bencher election approaches, lawyers in Alberta are being encouraged to consult the Law Society of Alberta’s (LSA) website for information about the candidates.
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November 04, 2026
When you venture out as a sole practitioner, you know there will be a lot of non-legal work that you will have to take on. Getting clients can often feel like one of the most daunting parts of the job. Paid advertising is one thing, but the work involved in meeting people, whether online or in real life, can strike fear in the hearts of many.
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November 04, 2026
Colin Carruthers has joined KMB Law as a partner and head of its intellectual property practice in Toronto.
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November 04, 2026
Dana Kiefer has joined Mathews Dinsdale as an associate in its Calgary office.
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November 04, 2026
Dentons Canada has welcomed Laura Mensch as a partner in its employment and labour group in Calgary.
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November 04, 2026
In part one of this three-part series, I wrote about young lawyers who think it makes sense to do residential real estate to generate cash flow when they launch a new legal practice, with a view to ultimately developing a practice in a different area of law.
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November 03, 2026
Gabrielle Baracat has returned to McCarthy Tétrault as CMPA (Canadian Medical Protective Association) counsel in its litigation and dispute resolution group in Montreal.
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November 03, 2026
Andrew Elbaz has joined DLA Piper as a partner in its corporate practice in Toronto.
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November 03, 2026
Secretary of State for International Development Randeep Sarai has announced the appointment of Bob Rae as chair of the board of governors of the International Development Research Centre (IDRC).
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November 02, 2026
Limited licence legal practitioners can “lighten the load” for lawyers — and in doing so allow for more people to access assistance, participants heard during a recent Law Society of Saskatchewan (LSS) webinar.
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November 02, 2026
Hartley Lefton has joined Stikeman Elliott as a partner in Toronto, practising in the firm’s national insurance and reinsurance, financial products and services, and mergers and acquisitions groups.
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November 02, 2026
Miller Thomson has added Jason Wang as a partner in its corporate, M&A and securities group in Calgary.
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November 02, 2026
Dan A.T. Moseley has joined Richards Buell Sutton LLP (RBS) as a partner in its litigation and dispute resolution group in Surrey, B.C.
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November 02, 2026
Many lawyers would agree that practising residential real estate is not the intellectual pinnacle of the legal profession. The argument goes that it is simple to do, the steps are repetitive, and it is properly the realm of law clerks, supervised (in theory) by qualified lawyers. Also, it has become a commodity, and clients are fee-sensitive. Simply put, it is difficult to get rich doing it, unless you can use clerks and support staff to process transactions in great volume, with experienced lawyers spending the minimum possible time on each matter.
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November 02, 2026
In AtkinsRéalis Construction (Pacific) Inc. v. Barton Malow Canada Ltd., the Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismissed a motion seeking an order directing the arbitrator to provide an explanation of certain aspects of his merits award.
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October 30, 2026
Nicolas C. Gagnon has joined Langlois’ corporate and commercial law group in Montreal.
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October 30, 2026
Federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser has announced the appointment of Tina H. Lie and Rahat Godil to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Lie will serve in Toronto, while Godil will serve in Newmarket.
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October 30, 2026
Joey Levesque has joined Harper Grey as an associate in its business law group in Vancouver.