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June 20, 2024
Wardle elected Ontario law society treasurer
The Law Society of Ontario (LSO) will soon have a new face at the helm. Peter Wardle, a partner at Singleton Urquhart Reynolds Vogel LLP in Toronto, was elected treasurer for the LSO’s 2024-25 term by the law society’s governing board on June 19. He will take office at the law society’s June 28 board meeting, which is known as convocation.
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June 20, 2024
New partner joins Littler in Toronto
Labour and employment law firm Littler Mendelson P.C. recently announced the addition of a new partner Matthew Badrov. Badrov is the third partner in two months to join the U.S.-based firm’s Toronto office.
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June 20, 2024
New partner joins Gowling in Toronto
A recent news release from Gowling WLG announced the addition of partner Asim Iqbal in the firm’s corporate restructuring, insolvency and advisory group.
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June 18, 2024
More Russians sanctioned for complicity in Putin regime’s responsibility for death of Alexei Navalny
Ottawa has sanctioned 13 additional senior officials and high-ranking employees of Russia’s investigation agency, penitentiary service and police force, who Global Affairs Canada says “were involved in the ill-treatment and death” of Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader who survived the Putin regime’s attempt to fatally poison him in 2020, only to die this year in a Russian prison.
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June 19, 2024
3 judicial appointments in Quebec
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani announced in a June 18 press release two judicial appointments to the Superior Court of Quebec —Louis Marquis and Audrey Boctor — as well as the appointment of Myriam Lachance to the Court of Appeal of Quebec.
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June 18, 2024
New associate joins Miller Thomson Vancouver
A recent news release announced the addition of associate Larissa Leong to Miller Thomson LLP. Based in Vancouver, Leong is a member of the firm’s technology, intellectual property and privacy group.
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June 18, 2024
Trudeau announces Tax Court judicial appointment
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Gabrielle St-Hilarie as chief justice of the Tax Court of Canada. According to a June 17 press release, Chief Justice St-Hilarie was formerly a judge of the Tax Court of Canada and replaced Eugene P. Rossiter.
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June 17, 2024
Let’s talk about recruiters | Murray Gottheil
Lawyers struggle to attract talent who are both capable and a good fit for a firm’s culture.
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June 17, 2024
Saskatchewan regulator keeping eye on risks of AI
As part of its ongoing look into the potential operational and ethical impacts of artificial intelligence on lawyering, Saskatchewan’s legal regulator is keeping note of risks around accuracy, client confidentiality and “overreliance” on the technology. Earlier this year, the Law Society of Saskatchewan (LSS) published for its licensees its Guidelines for the Use of Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Law, which outlines “good practices” for the use of AI in legal work.
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June 17, 2024
New partner joins Dentons Calgary
A new partner has joined the Calgary office of Dentons, a news release from the firm announced recently. The addition of Mark Ricketts helps to expand the firm’s banking and finance group, and he is also a part of the firm’s real estate group.