What’s Law School Have to Do With It
Few lawyers would disagree with the statement that “law school does not teach you what you have to know to be able to practice law.”… Read More »What’s Law School Have to Do With It
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Murray’s Musings About Family Business Succession
I have many thoughts about family business succession. Here are a few of them:
Racing to the Bottom of the Legal Profession
Many of you will be familiar with the old saying (sometimes attributed to John Adams and other times to Winston Churchill) to the effect that… Read More »Racing to the Bottom of the Legal Profession
Yet Another Way for Business Lawyers to be Negligent
Let’s say that you represent a 40% shareholder in a corporation. You are reviewing a shareholder’s agreement which says that in certain circumstances (death, disability,… Read More »Yet Another Way for Business Lawyers to be Negligent
How To Lose Your License to Practice Law in One Easy Step
Let me start by saying that I really, really, like accountants. I had deep and valued relationships with a number of accountants when I practiced… Read More »How To Lose Your License to Practice Law in One Easy Step
A Few Interesting (Sort of) Things About Interest
Here is a conversation that I had with lawyers from time to time. I would provide in a contract that interest would be payable at… Read More »A Few Interesting (Sort of) Things About Interest
Two Stupid Clauses Dumb Lawyers Put in Shareholders Agreements
Over my many years practicing business law I formed some strong opinions. Here are two of them which relate to shareholders agreements:
Of Death and Taxes (And Shareholders Agreements)
Death: My favourite topic in a shareholders agreement. What I like about the death provision is that it is usually not controversial, especially if the… Read More »Of Death and Taxes (And Shareholders Agreements)
The Power of Doubt
Back when I was practicing law, I used to say that my greatest skill was doing lunch. I did an awful lot of lunch with… Read More »The Power of Doubt
Tales of Fundamentally Flawed Founders
I have decided not to pick on Big Law today for a change. Let’s talk about smaller firms with entrepreneurial founders instead. Sometimes lawyers call… Read More »Tales of Fundamentally Flawed Founders