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
Bail reform, judicial appointments, and the balance between public safety and Charter rights are all on the table as Canada’s new justice minister takes office. Fraser talks to Canadian Lawyer about how a direct appeal from Prime Minister Mark Carney led him to return to politics after announcing his departure.
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June 24, 2025 • 20 mins
Carole Piovesan, managing partner at INQ Law and a leading voice on AI governance and privacy, unpacks the legal profession’s response to the accelerating influence of artificial intelligence, the shifting regulatory landscape and the practical challenges of integrating emerging technologies into legal practice. She discusses the growing reliance on privacy law as a proxy for AI regulation, the evolving concept of responsible AI, a...
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In the latest episode of CL Talk, Canadian Lawyer’s podcast, Tracy Ross, senior vice president and deputy general counsel at RBC, unpacked the legal complexities behind RBC’s landmark $13.5 billion acquisition of HSBC Bank Canada. Ross shared a behind-the-scenes look at how her team executed the most significant banking transaction in Canadian history – over a single long weekend – while keeping the rest of the bank’s legal operati...
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June 17, 2025 • 20 mins
Transforming how justice is delivered – from courtroom operations to legal regulation – is central to Niki Sharma’s agenda as British Columbia’s attorney general and deputy premier. In a recent episode of CL Talk, Canadian Lawyer’s podcast, she outlined her priorities and the principles guiding her work.
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Ontario’s profession is “stuck” in the civil area Chief Justice Geoffrey Morawetz said on this episode of CL Talk, Canadian Lawyer’s podcast. He joined Attorney General Doug Downey to discuss why now is the moment for a sweeping rewrite of the province’s civil rules, how they hope to cut timelines in half, and what lawyers across the province should expect as the system shifts from traditional discovery to an upfront evidence model...
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April 22, 2025 • 19 mins
Adam Goldenberg is a partner at McCarthy Tétrault and a leading civil liberties litigator. He is also the host of the firm’s Appealing Briefs podcast. Last year, Adam was recognized as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers by Canadian Lawyer magazine. Goldenberg spoke to the CL Talk podcast about the legal battles he's leading in defence of 2SLGBTQI+ rights, the origins of his podcast Appealing Briefs, and how he balances hig...
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April 15, 2025 • 27 mins
Leonard Marchand was appointed Chief Justice of British Columbia in 2023 and is the first Indigenous person appointed to this role, being a member of the Okanagan Indian Band. Before joining the Court of Appeal in 2019, he practised civil litigation for nearly two decades and served as a judge of the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Chief Justice Marchand spoke to the CL podcast about his path to the bench, the challenges of judi...
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April 9, 2025 • 16 mins
As in-house legal departments take on a more strategic role in shaping the direction of Canadian business, Paula Pepin is working to redefine what it means to lead from the general counsel’s chair. A former GC turned executive coach, Pepin is the founder of The GC Collective – an organization that’s helping legal leaders across the country evolve from legal advisors to influential business partners. In this episode of CL Talk, Cana...
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April 8, 2025 • 17 mins
Shevaun McGrath is one of Canada’s leading private equity lawyers and a senior leader at McCarthy Tétrault. Last year, she was recognized as one of the 2024's Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers for her work advising on major transactions and advancing gender equity in the legal profession.
Nominations are now open for 2025: https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/top-25-most-influential-lawyers-2025-entries-now-open/391867
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Devin Persaud is a partner at Miller Thomson. Last year, he was recognized as one of the Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers for his work with the South Asian Bar Association of Toronto. He spoke to the CL Talk podcast about leading SABA and the importance of continuing to fight for diversity and inclusion in the legal profession. Nomination information for the 2025 Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers can be found here: https://www.canadia...
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March 3, 2025 • 27 mins
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 ...
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February 24, 2025 • 20 mins
Clio’s 2024 legal trends report highlighted significant growth in artificial intelligence usage in the legal profession. Chris Stock, VP of legal content and migrations at Clio, spoke to the CL Talk podcast about what is behind this rapid adoption and what it means for the role of lawyers. Stock highlighted AI's role in automating tasks, reducing costs, and addressing the legal talent gap and provided predictions about the longer-t...
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February 18, 2025 • 22 mins
Last spring, Jill Fraser was appointed the managing partner of Aird & Berlis, a full-service law firm based in Toronto. She spoke to the CL Talk podcast about finalizing the firm's strategic plan, investing in people and technology, transitioning her practice and the firm’s plan to expand in Vancouver.
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January 21, 2025 • 21 mins
Tali Green is the CEO of legal tech platform Goodfact, which builds case chronologies for litigators. She spoke to the CL Talk podcast about why she initially did not build her product with artificial intelligence but has recently integrated it. Green also spoke about the shift in the legal profession's acceptance of AI and plans for her product, including medical record optimization and expanding into global markets.
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January 14, 2025 • 18 mins
Caroline Zayid is the regional managing partner for Ontario at McCarthy Tétrault. She spoke to the CL Talk podcast about her multifaceted role, the broader landscape of litigation in Canada, and her reflections on being a returning judge at the 2025 Canadian Law Awards. Nominations are open now for the Canadian Law Awards. The deadline to submit is January 31. Nominate at https://www.lawawards.ca.
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December 8, 2024 • 28 mins
Benjamin Perrin has always been critical of the justice system. Last year, we spoke to him about his book, which put the criminal justice system on trial and argued for a shift from a tough-on-crime to trauma-informed approach. More recently, he has shifted his focus to generative AI, examining the good and bad applications in the classroom and beyond. He spoke on the CL Talk podcast about the implications of this technology on his...
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November 12, 2024 • 19 mins
Western Canadian law firm Stringam Law has had a sustained period of expansion, transforming from a single location to an established network with offices across Alberta and Saskatchewan. With that growth came a strategic shift to a more corporate leadership approach, culminating in Kurt Schlachter's appointment as CEO in 2023. Unlike many law firm leaders who continue to practise law, Schlachter took on a full-time management role...
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October 22, 2024 • 22 mins
Catherine Meade is the vice president, community, sustainability and social responsibility at Ontario Lottery & Gaming Corporation. For our CL Talk podcast, Meade discussed cultivating an ESG commitment at OLG and measuring success. She will appear on a panel examining that topic at Canadian Lawyer’s ESG summit on October 30 in Toronto. Visit this webpage for more information on the ESG Summit: https://www.esg-summit.ca/?utm_source...
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October 15, 2024 • 21 mins
Michael Kelly is OMERS's chief legal and sustainability officer, leading the pensions fund’s approach to sustainable investing and ESG. For our CL Talk podcast, he discussed managing stakeholder and investor expectations in a changing sustainability landscape. Kelly will appear on a panel examining this topic at Canadian Lawyer’s ESG Summit on October 30 in Toronto. Visit this webpage for more information: https://www.esg-summit.ca...
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October 8, 2024 • 23 mins
Poonam Puri is a corporate director and professor at Osgoode Hall Law School. She holds the York Research Chair in Corporate Governance, Investor Protection and Financial Markets. For our CL Talk podcast, Puri discussed the role of in-house counsel in navigating ESG in a high-stakes environment. She will deliver the opening address on this topic at Canadian Lawyer’s ESG summit on October 30 in Toronto. Click here for more informati...
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