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2018 Zenith Award Winners
This year’s Lexpert Zenith Awards celebrate mid-career excellence
Where the mines are
Canadian law firms go where the work takes them on mega projects
Alternative … Billable Hours
Hourly rates and alternative fee arrangements are not mutually exclusive
When it is past time for the CEO to leave
Death and disaster often missing from plans for CEO succession

2018 Lexpert Zenith Awards: Celebrating Mid-Career Excellence
Winners of this year’s Lexpert Zenith Awards excelled in practice, and in social responsibility
Crystal-ball Gazing
Lawyers pondered the future in negotiating Wolf and MEG’s transportation services agreement
Firms:Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLPBurnet, Duckworth & Palmer LLP
Alternative … Billable Hours
It turns out that hourly rates and alternative fee arrangements are not mutually exclusive
Firms:Gowling WLGNorton Rose Fulbright Canada LLPMcCarthy Tétrault LLPLenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP
When it is past time for the CEO to leave
Plans for CEO succession often leave out death and disaster
Firms:Bennett Jones LLPTorys LLP

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People Moves

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Big Deals

Arbutus and Roivant form Genevant Sciences
On April 12, 2018, Arbutus Biopharma Corporation (Arbutus), an industry-leading hepatitis B virus (HBV) therapeutic solutions company, and Roivant Sciences Ltd. (Roivant) announced that they have ...
Park Lawn Corp. acquires Signature Group, completes bought deal offering
Park Lawn Corp. (TSX: PLC) (PLC) acquired all the outstanding membership interests of Signature Funeral and Cemetery Investments, LLC (Signature, or Signature Group) for a purchase price of ...

Professional Development

Lexpert® courses are co-produced in concert with Canada’s leading legal experts across a range of topical themes and qualify for Professional Development credits.

Lexpert Headlines in the Globe and Mail’s Report on Business

Columnists

George Takach – Technology
D-Day for Data Breach Preparedness
November 1 is the deadline for organizations to meet the requirements of the Digital Privacy Act; prepare yourself now
Richard Stock – Law Departments
Too Little, Too Late?
Law departments can still take charge of legal services management and pricing to get better value from their firms
Stephen Moore – Change Agent
ADAS and the insurance industry
Advanced driver assistance systems stand to have a significant impact on premiums — and on litigation
Donna Wannop – Marketing
Getting the Most from Conferences
Or, how to make conference attendance an effective and productive use of your time, energy and resources
George Takach – Technology
Non-Competes: When Less Is More
After the Ceridian case, employers should learn to draft post-employment non-compete agreements very narrowly
Richard Stock – Law Departments
Focus the Workflows
Analyses of legal departments over 10 years show that in-house counsel could better delegate mundane tasks
Stephen Moore – Change Agent
Overcoming the block in blockchain
Lawyers need not fear this new technology, but should see its potential to transform business transactions
Heather Suttie – Marketing
Reckoning and Retooling
Law firm change management means having difficult conversations, and empowering business development staff
George Takach – Technology
The Next Chapter in Data Protection
The EU’s new GDPR, coming into effect in May, will dictate new standards for the protection of data around the world
Richard Stock – Law Departments
Resistance or Collaboration?
Procurement professionals and directors of legal operations would do well to pool their resources

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Detours

Heather Greenwood Davis – Travel
Vacations Fit for a Royal
Live like a prince — or future princess — on these holidays
Tony Aspler – Wine
The World’s Most Expensive Wines
So, you've just won the lottery! Here's the inside scoop on how to stock your wine cellar with the most select vintages
Howard Richler – Words
What’s in a literary surname?
Names that colourfully describe their bearers enjoyed a big comeback with the Harry Potter series of novels
Heather Greenwood Davis – Travel
Health Trips: Resolutions Renewed
This new year, rejuvenate with a healthy getaway to almost anywhere
Tony Aspler – Wine
Wine and Opera
No form of entertainment pays tribute to wine like opera, in which characters swill, toast and praise its virtues
Howard Richler – Words
Searching for Words to Define Us
Wherein a “senior" word nerd looks for positive verbal descriptions for the grey of head but young of heart
Heather Greenwood Davis – Travel
Perfect the Art of Wonder in South Africa
Explore the nature, wine and art of Africa’s southernmost nation
Tony Aspler – Wine
Importing for Pleasure and Profit
A primer on the ins and outs of selling that wonderful Chianti you discovered in Tuscany after you return home
Howard Richler – Words
Sports Jargon for Every Occasion
The language of US politics uses football terminology, while that of baseball reflects the American Dream
Heather Greenwood Davis – Travel
Jamaica’s Cool Runnings
This Caribbean island nation is exactly what the winter orders

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2018 Zenith Award Winners

Where the mines are

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When it is past time for the CEO to leave

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