Heenan Blaikie

The Making and Unmaking of a Great Canadian Law Firm

von Adam Dodek

396 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In 1973, three young lawyers established Heenan Blaikie. It would become one of Canada's highest-profile law firms, counting former prime ministers, premiers, and Supreme Court justices in its ranks. It was like a family, according to many who worked there. But it was a dysfunctional family. In 2014, the firm's dramatic collapse became front-page news.Based on extensive interviews with firm lawyers and legal industry insiders, Heenan Blaikie is the story of a respected law firm that ultimately buckled under weak governance and management. Heenan Blaikie seemed to punch above its weight: bilingual, humane, national with international aspirations. But beneath its unique culture as a kinder, gentler law firm lay workplace bullying, challenges for women and visible minority lawyers, and sexual harassment.Adam Dodek, an unbiased outsider, situates the firm's evolution within the context of a changing legal profession and society, producing an account that is gripping from beginning to end.

• ISBN: 9780774870733
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 18.11.2024
• Größe: 231 x 150 mm
• Verlag: University of British Columbia Press