CL Talk

Two former GCs on how general counsel can shed the 'Department of No' label

Mar 04, 2025

Bindu Cudjoe is the strategic advisor of Bindustries Consulting and a former executive and chief legal officer in the financial services industry, including Laurentian Bank and BMO as well as a former law firm partner. Judith McKay is the principal and strategic advisor of JEM3 Consulting, a former chief client and innovation officer at McCarthy Tetrault, and a former global general counsel for a Fortune 500 company. They spoke to the CL Talk podcast about how in-house counsel need to shift from being perceived as the “Department of No” to a trusted strategic advisor, and how they can manage the transition.

Correctional Negligence: Holding Canada's Institutions Accountable

Correctional Negligence: Holding Canada's Institutions Accountable

Sep 17, 2026

When governments fail people in custody, who holds them to account? A leading civil litigator explains.

Fasken on agentic AI: building the tools lawyers actually use

Fasken on agentic AI: building the tools lawyers actually use

Sep 08, 2026

Clarke Barnes and Andrea Alliston on co-developing Walter AI, choosing Legora, and adoption

Mesha Donaldson on building Tandem Law her own way

Mesha Donaldson on building Tandem Law her own way

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How a small family law firm built a team on culture, competitive pay, and work-life boundaries

Kurt Schlachter on building a succession plan that holds up

Kurt Schlachter on building a succession plan that holds up

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Stringam Law's CEO breaks down client handoffs, tiered partnerships and governance

AI is not all or none: Tiana Van Dyk on using it well in e-discovery

AI is not all or none: Tiana Van Dyk on using it well in e-discovery

Jul 07, 2026

The Epiq Canada managing director on cutting through AI hype and keeping a human in the loop