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
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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
The Golden Rule
There are two rules which young lawyers have to learn to be successful. Strangely enough they do not learn either of these rules in law… Read More »The Golden Rule
Breaking The Rules
Near the end of my career, at a time when I frequently congratulated myself (since no one else would listen) about how brilliant I was… Read More »Breaking The Rules
My Dream Job in Law
Last night I worked on a trademark file. It was a disaster. The application had been filed incorrectly and the Trademarks Office had cited a… Read More »My Dream Job in Law