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Oct 5, 2020

Jill Dougherty and Barnet Kussner speak to the Toronto Star about powers the city has to impose stricter rules to fight COVID-19

Jill Dougherty and Barnet Kussner, Partners at WeirFoulds LLP, recently provided comment to Toronto Star’s Jennifer Pagliaro on the topic of the City of Toronto’s Medical Officer…

Sep 23, 2020

Wayne Egan speaks to CBA National Magazine about optimism among law firm leaders as business ramps up

Wayne Egan, Managing Partner at WeirFoulds LLP, recently provided comment to the CBA National Magazine’s Jennifer Brown on the topic of optimism among law firm leaders as business…

Jul 31, 2020

Daily Commercial News reports on panel with Michael Swartz on managing risk in construction contracts

Partner Michael Swartz spoke on the Canadian Institute’s July 16, 2020 webinar on Managing Risk in Construction Contracts and Projects. The session is discussed in the article,…

Jul 21, 2020

Raj Anand responds to Globe & Mail opinion piece on the 2020 anti-racism movement

Raj Anand, WeirFoulds Partner and former chief commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission, sent a letter to the Globe & Mail in response to the July…

Jun 3, 2020

Robert Eisenberg speaks with Cottage Life magazine about Ontario cottage rental ban during the pandemic

Commercial leasing lawyer Robert Eisenberg spoke with Cottage Life magazine about the cottage rental ban in Ontario which was implemented on April 4, 2020 under the Emergency…

May 11, 2020

Megan Mah speaks with Canadian Occupational Safety about updated construction safety guidelines

Megan Mah has a diverse practice that focuses on human rights, employment, civil litigation, administrative and constitutional law. In May 2020 she spoke with Canadian Occupational Safety…

Apr 2, 2020

Daniel Wong speaks with Huffington Post about employee safety during COVID-19 pandemic

Daniel Wong, chair of WeirFoulds’ Employment Law Group, spoke with the Huffington Post about employee safety during the COVID-19 pandemic and the rights of both employers and…

Jan 6, 2020

The Lawyer’s Daily reports on feminist advocacy event at WeirFoulds

On November 26, 2019, WeirFoulds Women partnered with the University of Toronto’s International Human Rights Program to host a seminar on feminist advocacy and the law. The…

Oct 28, 2019

Daily Commercial News spotlights Sandra Astolfo, 2019 recipient of the OBA’s construction and infrastructure law excellence award

Dan O’Reilly of Daily Commercial News spoke with WeirFoulds Partner, Sandra Astolfo, after she was awarded with the 2019 Construction and Infrastructure Law Award of Excellence by the…

Sep 17, 2019

Janet Sim provides comment to The Globe and Mail on how to buy a home for your adult children

Partner Janet Sim of WeirFoulds’ Estates, Trusts and Charities Practice Group recently provided comment to The Globe and Mail’s Anna Sharratt on the topic of: the right…

Jul 4, 2019

Daily Commercial News summarizes impact of Construction Act changes as discussed at recent WeirFoulds seminar

Daily Commercial News published an article that features a number of our lawyers titled, “Lawyers outline biggest impacts from Construction Act changes”. The piece highlights some of…

Jul 3, 2019

James Kosa provides comment to Toronto Star on trademark lawsuit

Partner James Kosa spoke with the Toronto Star about Muskoka Brewery’s recent claim against Molson Coors. Muskoka Brewery sued Molson Coors on June 20, 2019 for using…

Apr 17, 2019

Raj Anand speaks with Law Times about recent HRTO decision in law firm discrimination case

Partner Raj Anand spoke with Law Times about a March 22, 2019 decision by the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario. The case involved two aspects of law…

Apr 1, 2019

James Kosa speaks with Canadian Lawyer about AI use by in-house legal departments

Partner James Kosa spoke with Canadian Lawyer in the article “Sizing up AI for in-house” by Luis Millán. The piece discusses how legal departments are beginning to…

Mar 18, 2019

Glenn Ackerley and Brian Kuchar discuss risk and limitation periods in the OGCA’s The Generals magazine

In their recent article, “Risk and Limitation Periods: Is Time on Your Side?”, Glenn Ackerley and Brian Kuchar discuss one of the biggest legal risks faced by…

Feb 27, 2019

Raj Anand reflects on his role as a Bencher with Law Times

Senior Partner Raj Anand reflects on his twelve years as Bencher as part of the “Reflections of outgoing LSO benchers” video series posted to the Law Times…

Feb 20, 2019

Raj Anand discusses unconscious bias with the Toronto Star

WeirFoulds partner Raj Anand discusses unconscious bias in the article “A frustrating refrain: ‘You don’t look like a lawyer’” published in the February 19, 2019 edition of…

Glenn Ackerley speaks with Daily Commercial News about recent victory for Ontario subcontractors

Glenn Ackerley, Chair of WeirFoulds’ Construction Law Practice Group, spoke with Daily Commercial News about the recent judgment in the Ontario Court of Appeal, which ruled that…

Feb 11, 2019

Lisa Danay Wallace talks tech competency rules with Law Times

Lisa Danay Wallace of WeirFoulds’ Technology and IP Practice Group weighed in on the tech competency debate in a recent article by Anita Balakrishnan in Law Times.…

Jan 31, 2019

Macdonald Allen discusses the One Judge Model pilot project with Canadian Lawyer

WeirFoulds associate Macdonald Allen discussed the Court’s initiative to speed up Ontario’s civil justice system with the February 1, 2019 launch of the One Judge Model case…

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