How To Be a Great Law Firm Client
I suppose that the initial reaction of a law firm client to the question of how they can be a great client may be, “Why… Read More »How To Be a Great Law Firm Client
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Selling Out?
When I retired and the pandemic put my travel plans on hold, I started writing to amuse myself. I soon found that I enjoyed the… Read More »Selling Out?
Is My Wife Right (Yet Again)?
In the first draft of this post, I set out as a fact that I had a question which would stump 95% of all lawyers.… Read More »Is My Wife Right (Yet Again)?
Murray’s Rant About Rights of First Refusal
Bob, Ted, Carol, and Alice own a company. They have a shareholder’s agreement. The only divorce mechanism is a right of first refusal (“ROFR”). Bob… Read More »Murray’s Rant About Rights of First Refusal
An Alternate View of the Legal Universe
When I was young, so much younger than today, I completely bought into the fairy tale that the best and brightest lawyers are all at… Read More »An Alternate View of the Legal Universe
The Hat
My father had a rocky start to his career. There were many years at the outset of his working life when he did not make… Read More »The Hat
The Quebec Shuffle
Many years ago, Maurice called me to complain about a legal bill that he had received. Fortunately, it was not me who had drawn his… Read More »The Quebec Shuffle
We are Too Small to Spend Money on That
I have been known to be critical of large law firms. Not today. Say what you will about Big Law, at least large law firms… Read More »We are Too Small to Spend Money on That
Let’s Make New Law!
Back in the 1990’s, the Standard Chartered Bank out of the UK opened a subsidiary in Canada called the Standard Charted Bank of Canada and… Read More »Let’s Make New Law!
Dancing Close to the Ethical Line
Since I moved to the country after spending most of my life in the big city, I fashion myself as something of a country type.… Read More »Dancing Close to the Ethical Line