Jessica Mach

Jessica Mach is Canada Editor - Law for Key Media’s legal publications. She previously covered California employment law and US labour policy for Law360, Law.com, and the Los Angeles Daily Journal.

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Employment firm Ogletree Deakins boosts Canadian presence with Toronto and Montreal hires

Employment firm Ogletree Deakins boosts Canadian presence with Toronto and Montreal hires

The firm has hired five lawyers, including partners joining from TELUS and Norton Rose Fulbright

Legal Aid Alberta, provincial government sign new five-year governance agreement

Legal Aid Alberta, provincial government sign new five-year governance agreement

The new deal comes months after tense back-and-forth between the parties

Cozen O’Connor boosts ranks at Vancouver office with 13 Clark Wilson lawyers

Cozen O’Connor boosts ranks at Vancouver office with 13 Clark Wilson lawyers

The move helps Cozen's efforts build out its Canadian cross-border, M&A, and family law practices

SCC will not hear appeals over Covid-19 vaccine travel mandate

SCC will not hear appeals over Covid-19 vaccine travel mandate

The cases filed by Brian Peckford and Maxime Bernier were dismissed as moot after the mandates ended

Legal Aid Alberta program monitoring lawyer-client talks 'jeopardizes' clients' liberty, lawyer says

Legal Aid Alberta program monitoring lawyer-client talks 'jeopardizes' clients' liberty, lawyer says

LAA introduced program this summer; criminal lawyer applied for judicial review

Employee complaints about vacation pay rules growing more common, lawyers say

Employee complaints about vacation pay rules growing more common, lawyers say

Workers' growing awareness that gross wages determine vacation pay is spurring complaints

Cross-border employers should be cautious with non-competes even with block on FTC ban, lawyers say

Cross-border employers should be cautious with non-competes even with block on FTC ban, lawyers say

Cross-border employers should be cautious with non-competes even with block on FTC ban, lawyers say

Sunil Kapur appointed McCarthy Tétrault CEO

Sunil Kapur appointed McCarthy Tétrault CEO

Kapur, who leads the firm's national litigation and dispute resolution group, replaces Dave Leonard

IPH Canadian Regional CEO says new role provides ‘real opportunity to have an impact’

IPH Canadian Regional CEO says new role provides ‘real opportunity to have an impact’

Stuart Wood, who helped scale Caravel Law LLP, joins IPH Limited in September

IPH acquires Bereskin & Parr in fourth Canadian acquisition for intellectual property behemoth

IPH acquires Bereskin & Parr in fourth Canadian acquisition for intellectual property behemoth

The Toronto-headquartered IP firm will be folded into Smart & Biggar