On November 17, the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development tabled a bill that will change the privacy landscape in Canada. Once passed, it is expected that businesses will... read more →
Protecting personal information is not just part of doing business. Our customers, potential customers and employees believe that their information belongs to them and that businesses are custodians, not owners... read more →
Joanne Windh is the Senior Paralegal at Microsoft in Toronto. We sat down with her to talk about how one of the largest tech companies invests in its legal department... read more →
Mimi Bowen is the legal operations officer at Sun Life Financial in Toronto. We caught up with her to discuss the challenge of bringing business skills to in-house legal departments... read more →
In May, the Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) released its Report on Best Practices in Financial Consumer Protection, to update the country’s financial consumer protection framework. We interviewed Senior Legal... read more →
Natalie McFarlane, Senior Legal Counsel at Simplex Legal, recently shared her views on a changing legal services market and on the challenges facing in-house legal departments. In your role, what... read more →
For those that might not have read the first part of this post, I’m chiming in on the dynamic between business people and in-house legal teams and offering some advice... read more →
For businesses operating in today’s global economy, the tax challenges are many. Complex laws, increased regulatory scrutiny, a growing compliance burden, and having to handle ever increasing volumes of data... read more →
Envie de re-tomber en amour avec la pratique du droit? Nous continuons de grandir au Québec et nous recherchons des avocats d’expérience, mais surtout des gens passionnés et intéressants avec... read more →
I’m one of the founders of Simplex Legal, a national firm that provides in-house legal support to businesses. I’m also not a lawyer (or a “non-lawyer” as we are... read more →