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Founded in 1977, Canadian Lawyer provides impartial news and insights into the legal field across Canada. It addresses both the practice of law and the legal profession as a whole, offering award-winning content that educates, motivates, and sometimes provokes discussion among its audience, which includes lawyers, corporate counsel, judges, law professors, and law students who regard it as essential reading. The magazine is printed four times a year. At canadianlawyermag.com, readers can find exclusive columns, videos, and frequent updates that showcase diverse perspectives on legal issues from various regions of the country.

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CLV, GIC to acquire InterRent REIT in $4B rental housing privatization

3 days ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Kiezzsa Cruz

Goodmans, Stikeman Elliott acting for buyers; Gowling WLG, Norton Rose Fulbright advising InterRent By CLV Group and Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund GIC have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire InterRent Real Estate Investment Trust in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $4 billion, including the assumption of debt.
Michael Barrett at Blakes on steering TC Energy to Capital Markets Deal of the Year win

4 days ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Tim Wilbur

Behind the scenes of a 2025 Canadian Law Awards-winning corporate transformation By In the aftermath of one of Canada’s most complex corporate transformations, Michael Barrett still sounds like he’s catching his breath. “You have the largest and second-largest Canadian bond offerings occurring more or less at the same time.
US justice department restricts American Bar Association's contribution to judicial candidate selection

5 days ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Jacqueline So

Judicial nominees will no longer respond to ABA questionnaires By The US justice department has restricted the American Bar Association's role in evaluating candidates for life-tenured federal judiciary positions, reported Reuters.
Disputes expert Paul Hewitt to chair global firm Withers

5 days ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Jacqueline So

Hewitt succeeds Justine Markovitz in the leadership post By Global firm Withers has appointed disputes lawyer Paul Hewitt as its new chairperson as of July 1. Hewitt succeeds Justine Markovitz, who has been in the role since 2019 and served two terms as chair. "I'm privileged to have been elected to the role of chair and look forward to representing the diversity of voices and opinions across the firm and making sure that all have the opportunity to be heard.
MLT Aikins LLP welcomes Erika Carrasco and Riley Graydon to the partnership

5 days ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Jacqueline So

They operate from the Calgary and Vancouver offices By MLT Aikins LLP has welcomed Erika Carrasco and Riley Graydon as partners in its Calgary and Vancouver offices, respectively. Erika Carrasco Carrasco began working with MLT Aikins's advocacy group on May 1. She concentrates on litigation and emerging technology law. She has advised on complex disputes for clients across the technology, insurance, cannabis, construction, and energy sectors.
Doug Ford's Trumpian obsession with judicial control should scare us all

1 week ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Michael Spratt

The Ontario premier's folksy delivery conceals an authoritarian drift echoing global trends By We need to talk about Doug Ford and judicial appointments again because things are getting a bit dark. Earlier this month, the Ford government introduced Bill 10 – the Protect Ontario Through Safer Streets and Stronger Communities Act. The name, as always, sounds like something dreamed up in a focus group designed to distract from the substance of the legislation.
Mahmoud Hmoud of Jordan named new judge of International Court of Justice

1 week ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Hmoud replaces ex-ICJ president Nawaf Salam, who resigned to be Lebanon prime minister By Mahmoud Daifallah Mahmoud Hmoud of Jordan – who has been the Middle Eastern country’s ambassador to the United Nations (UN) in New York since September 2021 – was elected as a judge of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Tuesday.
Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe supports Istanbul Bar Association leaders

1 week ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

Eleven members of organization were dismissed after calls for investigation into journalist deaths By The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) has expressed strong condemnation of the removal of İbrahim Kaboğlu, president of the Istanbul Bar Association, and its Bar Council’s 10 members.
Indigenous Bar Association decries return of ‘separatist rhetoric’ via proposed Alberta law

1 week ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Bernise Carolino

‘Upholding the Treaties is not a political choice but a constitutional duty,’ lawyers’ group says By The Indigenous Bar Association (IBA) has criticized efforts to use referenda or provincial legislation to establish jurisdictional authority over lands and rights that numbered treaties already govern without the free, prior, and informed consent of the First Nation that signed.
Bell and Zoom launch AI-based collaboration platform for Canadian businesses

1 week ago | canadianlawyermag.com | Kiezzsa Cruz

New platform tackles Canada's hybrid work challenges with built-in AI and trusted telecom support By Bell Canada has partnered with Zoom to introduce "Workplace from Bell and Zoom," a new collaboration platform designed for Canadian enterprises. The platform is available exclusively through Bell and features built-in artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of all service tiers.