Advice From The Uninformed
Photo by Inguaribile Viaggiatore at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | July 12, 2023 Let’s say that you get arrested and are in deep doo-doo. Would you rather ask for advice from an experienced criminal lawyer or a recent graduate? The answer sounds obvious, doesn’t it? And yet, when I was practicing law, I would often see […]
New SEC clawback compensation rules impact Canadian issuers
Lynne Lacoursière, Benjamin Iscoe By Julius Melnitzer | July 11, 2023 Canadian companies listed on US stock exchanges are among those affected by new Securities and Exchange Commission listing requirements impacting compensation clawbacks and expected to take effect on October 2, 2023, with compliance mandated within 60 days. The rules require all issuers on US exchanges […]
The Year Was 1995
By Murray Gottheil | July 10, 2003 One of the many nice things about being retired is that I feel free to write about topics that I would not have had the guts to speak up about back in the day. So, here we go again! The year was 1995. It was one of my first […]
Laura Salvatori, Anson Funds’ GC, has found satisfaction in straddling the cross-border world
Salvatori says GC roles attract people who like being jacks of all trades and rolling their sleeves up By Julius Melnitzer | July 8, 2023 Based in Toronto but with her “heart in New York,” Laura Salvatori, Anson Funds’ general counsel, has found satisfaction by straddling both worlds. Anson is a privately held alternative asset management […]
Alone again, naturally
Photo by Alex Azabache at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | July 6, 2023 I speak to many lawyers who strike out on their own soon after being called to the bar. They have various reasons for doing this. Some cannot obtain positions at established firms. Others get positions that come with no mentoring and abominable […]
Tim Hortons’ Jon Domanko heads up a relatively small but very expert in-house team for a big job
Jon Domanko believes law firms provide essential training grounds for lawyers who want in-house careers By Julius Melnitzer | July 5, 2023 When Jon Domanko decided he liked the in-house counsel’s job better than his boss’, he set out on an unwavering course that took him to his current position as Tim Hortons’ top lawyer in […]
Of Boomers and Beemers
Photo by megapixelstock at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | July 4, 2023 It just doesn’t matter – Bill Murray in Meatballs I am a Boomer who never owned a Beemer. The best that I ever did was a Honda Accord and I had to make my way through a Chevy Citation, Dodge Aries, and a couple […]
Quebec court rules municipal sector pension law unconstitutional for retirees, justified for active members
By Julius Melnitzer | July 1, 2023 The Quebec Court of Appeal has ruled the province’s Bill 15, which substantially modified municipal sector pension plans, is unconstitutional with respect to retirees but justified for active plan members. The legislation, which was passed in 2014, adopted a cost-sharing formula for plans and plan deficits, established a shared-cost stabilization […]
In Defense of the Billable Hour
Photo by Victoria Rain at Pexels By Murray Gottheil | June 29, 2023 The other day I heard a story about a furniture store in Toronto known to cater to the wealthy. The owner purchased an unusual item in Vietnam for twenty dollars. He brought it back to his store and promoted it as a one-of-a-kind […]
Shifting in-house from cost centres to strategic centres should be consultants’ consuming objective
Mark Le Blanc says leaders must expand their teams’ skill sets and approach management anew By Julius Melnitzer | June 28, 2023 Shifting legal departments from cost centres to strategic centres should be consultants’ consuming objective in advising in-house leaders, says Marc Le Blanc, a former general counsel turned consultant at Toronto-based Simplex Legal LLP, affiliated […]