Chief legal officer Michael Kelly assumes new senior role at OMERS. In the newly created position, he remains the company’s most senior sustainability executive lexpert.ca/news/in-house-law…

Meet the litigation boutiques that continue to win Canada's respect. After 14 years of rankings, a select group of firms continues to stand the test of time canadianlawyermag.com/news/g…

One lawyer. 250 employees. No playbook when he arrived. Sander Lekas left private practice in 2021 to become the first GC @SkyFireEnergy – and walked into a court submission his first week lexpert.ca/news/energy-law/f… #inhouselawyer #cleanpower

“Practically unachievable” – Nicole Vaz of Trillium Health Partners on Ontario’s 135-page privacy de-identification guidelines. Five health-sector GCs on AI governance, cybersecurity, and privacy reform: canadianlawyermag.com/practi… #LegalTech #PrivacyLaw

AI at Canadian law firms: clients are already expecting it. We pay you for value” – Jonathan Leibtag, @Microsoft “Something has to give in order to train those juniors” – Andrea Williams, @trustarray @CanLawMag #CanadianLegalSummit 2026 → canadianlawyermag.com/news/g… #legaltech

Geopolitics isn’t background noise – for in-house counsel at a Chinese SOE, it’s a daily professional baseline. Bryan Morin of PetroChina Canada on LNG Canada’s Phase 2 FID and what separates useful from merely correct legal advice lexpert.ca/news/energy-law/b… #Energy

Fear isn’t a strategy – but blind optimism isn’t either. @Aarani Stoneham drafted her keynote with AI, then told attendees at the @CanLawMag Canadian Legal Summit: you can’t supervise what you don’t understand. +600 attendees #CanadianLegalSummit canadianlawyermag.com/news/g…

$50M — the annual cost of delay per major energy project in one province. Three energy GCs gave their verdict on Canada’s regulatory environment: good intentions, not enough. One fix: mandatory timelines. One project, one review. canadianlawyermag.com/news/f… #Legal #Energy

Jamie Greenberg named chief corporate and legal officer @SolinkCorp Company announces three executive appointments as it expands its international operations lexpert.ca/news/technology-l…

Flexibility and uncertainty define insolvency and restructuring in Canada. RVOs, creditor-led CCAA and trade disruption are reshaping how lawyers work, writes @timbwilbur lexpert.ca/news/insolvency-r…

Energy, reconciliation and the in-house role @manitobahydro Don Bjornson oversees 20 lawyers, a 77-person division, and the legal functions of a growing energy Crown corporation lexpert.ca/news/energy-law/e…

General counsel compensation climbs 23.3 percent over five years. New report finds growing equity awards and changes in GC executive and board representation lexpert.ca/news/in-house-law…

DLA Piper expands investment funds practice with partner James O’Shea. He has worked with global asset managers, institutional investors, and family offices lexpert.ca/news/finance-law/…

LexisNexis Canada president: The top mistakes for lawyers using AI. Samuel Puchala will speak on building reliable, repeatable AI workflows at the Canadian Legal Summit #CanadianLegalSummit canadianlawyermag.com/news/f…

Gap between AI adoption and effective governance widening: @ACCinhouse report. In-house legal departments are using AI, but many organizations have not set governance structures lexpert.ca/news/technology-l…

Jamie Greenberg @SolinkCorp on building a global company from Canada. The tech general counsel speaks about data sovereignty as a red herring, and expanding his mandate beyond legal lexpert.ca/news/technology-l…

NB inks infrastructure agreement with federal government. Through the agreement, over $461 million will be invested in priority projects in NB lexpert.ca/news/infrastructu…

Rhonda Goldberg re-elected to CIRO’s board for a two-year term. Marc Provost also joins the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization’s board lexpert.ca/news/finance-law/…

Federal change to the right to strike splits the labour bar. Union and employer counsel clash over new limits in Bill C-39’s s. 107 rewrite and whether it survives Charter scrutiny canadianlawyermag.com/practi…

Building Canada Strong: lawyers weigh in on ‘coordinated consultation.’ Thomas Isaac @Cassels questions Ottawa's will to decide; Aashish Oberoi at Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP warns a rushed timeline could erode trust canadianlawyermag.com/news/g…