CL Talk

Denise Baker, co-managing partner of WeirFoulds, on municipal law, work-life balance and AI

Jul 30, 2024

   

Denise Baker is the co-managing partner of WeirFoulds. Her firm was one of the Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms in 2023. Baker's practice focuses on municipal and land use planning issues and related litigation. For our CL Talk podcast, she spoke to us about municipal and planning law, integrating AI technology cautiously and WeirFoulds' commitment to work-life balance, diversity, and the ongoing development of young lawyers through structured training and mentorship.  Read more:  https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/rankings/top-law-firms-in-ontario-top-10-ontario-regional-firms-2023/375567 https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/canadian-law-award-winners-highlight-the-teams-behind-the-accolade/375973

Samsung's Sahil Razdan on AI, ad tech and privacy by design

Samsung's Sahil Razdan on AI, ad tech and privacy by design

Jun 24, 2026

From consent and children's data to IAB Canada's AI standards, and why legal work still needs human oversight

Lindsay Duprey on AI, ediscovery and defensible legal data

Lindsay Duprey on AI, ediscovery and defensible legal data

Jun 23, 2026

The Array Canada president on moving fast without losing judgment as evidence volumes spiral out of control

Allison Speigel on flat fees, fast decisions, and what Big Law can't match

Allison Speigel on flat fees, fast decisions, and what Big Law can't match

Jun 16, 2026

Litigator Allison Speigel joins host Tim Wilbur to talk through how a small firm uses flat-fee billing, quick decisions, and plain talk with clients to take on the country's largest firms

Erin Cowling on small firms, AI, and the freelance edge

Erin Cowling on small firms, AI, and the freelance edge

Jun 02, 2026

Flex Legal's Erin Cowling joins CL Talk on AI billing fights, the shiny-object trap, and why freelance counsel are senior strategists

Matthew Peters on the AI tools McCarthy Tétrault's lawyers are actually using right now

Matthew Peters on the AI tools McCarthy Tétrault's lawyers are actually using right now

May 26, 2026

A candid conversation with one of Canada's leading legal innovators on what AI looks like inside a major firm