Gail J. Cohen
Gail J. Cohen is the Toronto-based correspondent for Law.com International. She writes about lawyers and legal issues in Canada. Her coverage includes the business of law, global and domestic law firms, in-house legal departments and regulatory issues. She can be reached at [email protected].
February 08, 2023 | International Edition
Dentons and Bennett Jones Trade Partners in EdmontonReal estate partner Robert Bothwell joins the global firm in Alberta's capital while Leah Tolton moves her corporate practice to Bennett Jones a few blocks away.
By Gail J. Cohen
2 minute read
February 07, 2023 | International Edition
A Canadian Province's Lawyers Vote Overwhelming to Uphold Mandatory Indigenous Education CourseThe vote was held after 50 lawyers in the Canadian province petitioned their regulator to strike down a rule requiring cultural competency training, calling it "political indoctrination" and a "brand of wokeness."
By Gail J. Cohen
4 minute read
February 02, 2023 | International Edition
Blakes Appoints Senior Partner as Chair of Newly Created 'Strategic Business Initiatives'Longtime Blakes partner and "client-focused" Brian Facey will create and implement initiatives to help the large Canadian firm grow both new and existing relationships.
By Gail J. Cohen
4 minute read
February 01, 2023 | International Edition
Longtime Conservative Politician Jason Kenney Joins Canadian Law Firm Bennett JonesKenney was most recently premier of the oil-rich province of Alberta.
By Gail J. Cohen
2 minute read
February 01, 2023 | International Edition
Cozen O'Connor Continues Aggressive Canada Expansion With 4 New HiresIn its second big Canada hiring move in a week, the firm brought on a corporate team from Toronto-based Minden Gross.
By Gail J. Cohen
3 minute read
January 26, 2023 | International Edition
Cozen O'Connor Hires Seasoned Legal Management Expert to Helm Canadian ExpansionJohn Tsiofas has previously served as chief operating officer at top-tier Canadian firms Cassels Brock and Davies.
By Gail J. Cohen
3 minute read
January 25, 2023 | International Edition
How to Succeed as an Associate: Tips From New PartnersThree newly minted partners share some advice on how they got through the trials of being an associate to grab the partnership ring.
By Gail J. Cohen
12 minute read
January 19, 2023 | International Edition
2 Retired Canadian Chief Justices Find Second Act in Mediation and ArbitrationFormer chief justice of the Superior Court of Quebec Jacques Fournier has joined the disputes group at Borden Ladner Gervais, while former chief justice of the province of Ontario, George Strathy, has joined the chambers Arbitration Place.
By Gail J. Cohen
4 minute read
January 18, 2023 | International Edition
McCarthy Tétrault Partner Joins Competition Bureau's Legal Unit as Senior GCDonald Houston has extensive competition law and litigation experience in Canada.
By Gail J. Cohen
2 minute read
January 17, 2023 | International Edition
New Forms of AI Open Up a World of Opportunities for Legal ResearchersA Canadian law professor used Open AI's GPT-3 platform—the same program that has been used to write "plausible" legal memos and recently passed the multiple choice portion of the American Multistate Bar Examination—to examine court decisions in Canada.
By Gail J. Cohen
4 minute read
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