CL Talk
CL Talk is the official podcast of Canadian Lawyer magazine. It will hear from leaders in the legal profession in Canada and beyond. Our editorial team interviews legal leaders about topical issues affecting lawyers from coast to coast.
Episodes
September 17, 2024 • 20 mins
Carlton Mathias is the chief legal, ESG and governance officer at Ontario Power Generation. For our CL Talk podcast, he spoke about his role at OPG and trends in ESG. Mathias will chair the ESG Summit on October 30 in Toronto. Visit this link for more information on the ESG Summit: https://www.esg-summit.ca/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=editorial_article&utm_campaign=esgsc2024&utm_content=awareness&utm_term=asset01
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September 10, 2024 • 24 mins
Thomas Isaac is the co-chair of the business law group and chair of the Aboriginal law group at Cassels. His practice is based in Vancouver. For our CL Talk podcast, he spoke about the development of Indigenous-owned projects in Canada, a topic he has recently published a book on with his colleague Jeremy Barretto.
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September 3, 2024 • 25 mins
Rob Miller is the CEO and co-founder of Miller Titerle, a Canada-wide law firm working at the intersection of business and Indigenous law. For our CL Talk podcast, he spoke to us about “Indigenous partnerships: Critical components for success.” Miller will also speak on that topic at the ESG summit, which will take place on October 30 in Toronto. To register for the ESG summit, visit https://www.esg-summit.ca/?utm_source=newsletter...
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August 27, 2024 • 26 mins
Justice Fred Myers is a judge on the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Over his ten years on the bench, he has sat in every division of the court in the Toronto Region. He served as a co-team lead of the civil team during the pandemic and is currently hearing cases on the Divisional Court. Recently, Justice Myers posted his thoughts on LinkedIn about mental health, sharing personal details and praising the authors of a recent book...
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August 20, 2024 • 29 mins
Ben Slager is the CEO and co-founding partner of Mogan Daniels Slager, a corporate boutique in Vancouver. Canadian Lawyer recently recognized his firm as one of the Top Corporate Boutiques in Canada: https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/rankings/the-top-corporate-law-firms-in-canada-boutique/385449 For our CL Talk podcast, he spoke to us about why he founded his firm and chose to focus on fixed-fee structures, how he structures dea...
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July 30, 2024 • 24 mins
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 s...
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July 23, 2024 • 20 mins
Gordon Raman is the chair of Fasken’s ESG & sustainability practice. His practice also focuses on mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance and capital markets. Fasken recently released its second annual study on ESG disclosure trends in Canadian corporate governance. The study also examines how law firms can help companies and their boards navigate this area. For our CL Talk podcast, he spoke to us about his career, how ESG ...
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July 2, 2024 • 16 mins
Bo Rothstein became the managing partner of Farris at the beginning of 2024. Farris is a full-service firm with offices across BC. Rothstein spoke on the CL Talk podcast about his journey from starting his legal career in Toronto to becoming the managing partner at Farris LLP, the firm's focus on inclusivity, technology adoption, and mentorship, and his role as a judge for the Lexpert Rising Stars event. These awards recognize Cana...
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June 25, 2024 • 18 mins
Damilola Katibi is senior counsel at Vale Canada. Katibi spoke on our CL Talk podcast about her path from practising law in Nigeria, working as an associate at McCarthy Tétrault and becoming senior counsel at Vale Canada. She also spoke about mentoring internationally trained lawyers, how interviews differ in Canada, her work on a joint venture and sustainable mining at Vale, and what it meant to her to win last year's Lexpert Ris...
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June 18, 2024 • 15 mins
David Kramer is senior legal counsel at Suncor Energy in Calgary. Kramer spoke on our CL Talk podcast about his journey, why he loves practising in-house, working with external counsel, and tips for effective negotiation. Last year, he was named a Lexpert Rising Star, recognizing lawyers 40 and under in Canada. This year, he will judge the awards. Nominations for the 2024 awards are now open, and the final deadline to nominate is ...
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Jennifer Teskey became the Canadian managing partner at Norton Rose Fulbright at the beginning of 2024. She is also a judge for the Lexpert Rising Stars Awards, recognizing Canada’s leading lawyers 40 and under. Nominations for the 2024 awards are now open, and the final deadline is July 5. Teskey spoke on our CL Talk podcast about her new role, focusing on clients and internal talent, advice to young lawyers, and not fitting the t...
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Beth Beattie is senior counsel at the Ministry of the Attorney General Ministry of Health. She was a co-editor of “The Right Not to Remain Silent: The Truth About Mental Health in The Legal Profession,” recently published by LexisNexis. In May, she co-chaired the Law Society of Ontario’s fourth annual Mental Health Summit for Legal Professionals. She spoke with CL talk about mental health in the profession and why she thinks the ne...
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Marianne Rivoalen was appointed Chief Justice of Manitoba on June 1, 2023 and sits on the Court of Appeal. She first appointed a judge of the Family Division of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba in 2005. In 2015, she took over as Associate Chief Justice of the Family Division of the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba. Between 2018 and 2023, she was a Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa. She spoke with CL Talk abou...
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April 30, 2024 • 34 mins
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Arif Virani has been in this role since 2023 and was first elected to parliament in 2015. Before that, he worked as a government lawyer in Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney General. Virani spoke with CL Talk about his career, judicial nominations, and his legislative priorities. He explained how he works to expedite federal judicial nominations despite there being over 60 vacancie...
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April 16, 2024 • 19 mins
Jennifer King is the national co-lead of the administrative law practice group at Gowling WLG. She was recognized as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers in 2023. For Canadian Lawyer’s CL Talk podcast, she spoke to us about what it means to be an administrative, ESG and climate change lawyer, and her work representing Windsor on the Ambassador Bridge blockade injunction. Nominations for the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers of ...
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March 26, 2024 • 21 mins
Amanda Fowler is a sports lawyer and corporate counsel at Aviva Canada. For our CL Talk podcast, she spoke to us about balancing a sports law practice with her in-house role at Aviva, overcoming barriers in male-dominated fields, the importance of self-advocacy, and advice to young lawyers. Fowler will also be appearing at Canadian Lawyer’s upcoming Women in Law Summit in Toronto in April, where she will speak about strategies to e...
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Joshua Lenon is the lawyer in residence and data protection officer at Clio. For our CL Talk podcast, he spoke to us about his role at the legal tech company, legal ethics, innovation, access to justice, privacy, data protection, artificial intelligence and the Canadian legal market.
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March 12, 2024 • 16 mins
Radha Curpen is the Vancouver managing partner and the national leader of ESG strategy and solutions firm at Bennett Jones LLP. For our CL Talk podcast, she spoke to us about, diversity, equity and inclusion in law and how intersectionality fits within that framework. She spoke about how her experiences inform her understanding of intersectionality, and how this relates to her work advising clients on ESG.
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Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Chief Justice Deborah Smith on the judiciary’s most pressing challenges
February 26, 2024 • 18 mins
Deborah Smith was appointed the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia in 2019. Before her judicial career, she practised civil and family law for 17 years at McInnes Cooper. She sat in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia family division until 2004 when she was appointed associate chief justice and transferred to the court’s general division. She was the first female associate chief justice appointed in the province of Nova...
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February 20, 2024 • 16 mins
Linda Beairsto is the president of MT Align and a partner at McCarthy Tétrault LLP. For our CL Talk podcast, we spoke to her about MT Align’s innovative approach to legal services delivery and how offering flexible working arrangements can help improve diversity in the profession. Beairsto will also be appearing at Canadian Lawyer’s upcoming Women in Law Summit in Toronto in April, where she will speak about senior leadership's rol...
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