Alan J. Lenczner is a dean of the commercial litigation bar who has built a stellar reputation in the world of corporate-commercial clashes, and for the past four decades he has acted on some of the biggest matters hitting the docket. What makes him tick, where does he see litigation going, and why is he so well loved by both plaintiff and defence lawyers?

The Honda case and its punitive damage award highlight the downside of failing to accommodate disabled employees.

If Canada joins the international trademark registration system, the Madrid Protocol, it will significantly impact the nature of work at intellectual property firms. The Madrid Protocol is often touted as a cost effective, one-stop way for companies to obtain trademark protection in more countries, but adopting the system will be costly, will require massive changes to Canada’s trademark laws, and will only benefit a relatively small number of Canadian businesses, according to intellectual property lawyers.

Law firms around the world take AIM at the United Kingdom as capital markets drive new business.

On March 13, a decision was made at Goodman and Carr LLP that would send almost 200 lawyers and support staff onto the streets, and most didn't even see it coming. How did a once vibrant, entrepreneurial, and ambitious law firm crash and burn at the turn of a meeting?

It’s easier to defend a murderer than an accused terrorist — at least you know the case against your client. Just knowing what you’re up against is a struggle. Lawyers who defend accused terrorists face an uphill fight, but they continue to do so for fundamental principles, not money.

Montreal’s legal landscape appears to have adjusted to the seismic shift caused by the arrival of national firms and globalization at the turn of the millennium, with both large and mid-size offices now benefiting.

Labour and employment law is one area that has seen some of the most frequent attempts to use the Charter to advance a client’s cause, like discrimination and picketing, but what lies ahead?

Canada has now had a quarter-century of living under a Constitutional democracy governed by an entrenched Charter of Rights and Freedoms. After 25 years, the groundwork has been laid, but the real fight over rights and freedoms has just begun.

IP boutiques face increasing competition from the growing number of national and international full-service law firms, with their bigger litigation departments and broader array of legal services. But that doesn’t worry Canadian IP boutique operators. That’s because they say big firms don’t get it and fail to grasp the investment needed to run a proper IP shop.