Jim Middlemiss
Financial Post
Toronto, ON, Canada
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'Part of something bigger': QuadReal's Roger Chouinard named 2022 Western Canada General Counsel of the Year
Passion for business led Quebec lawyer Roger Chouinard to new heights with B.C. real estate giant QuadReal Property Group. Read more. → Read More
Cineplex’s Anne Fitzgerald named general counsel of the year after pandemic tumult
The legacy of SARS helped the theatre giant land a 10-digit settlement. → Read More
How General Counsel of the Year Jonathan Cullen of Pfizer delivered during a global crisis
Cullen's legal team responsible for negotiating sensitive contract to deliver Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to Canadians → Read More
Champion of diversity Ken Fredeen honoured with Lifetime Achievement Award
'In a leadership role, you can’t just stand for something, you actually have to stand up for something' → Read More
As general counsel of the year, Teachers’ Jeff Davis leads from the heart
People who worked with Davis describe him as the consummate lawyer who thinks outside of the box, likes to lead from behind and is strongly focused on the human element → Read More
Deloitte’s Ken Fredeen takes top spot in general counsel battle
'Our role is around being a gatekeeper and doing the right thing from an ethical and business standpoint' → Read More
Telus’s Monique Mercier takes Lifetime Achievement Award
Her career advice is simple: 'You've got to own your career and take risks with your career' → Read More
Changing the class action notice game
I was sitting on my comfy, Canadian-made foam couch watching TV recently when one of those obnoxious ads appeared featuring a guy talking loudly about money. → Read More
Muzzling defence lawyers with ‘civility’
The Ontario legal regulator has done absurd things over the years, but the most egregious is to attack Joe Groia and make him the poster child of a civility campaign. → Read More
Let the law-tech wars begin
The legal technology revolution appears to be in full swing, as a number of global law firms have recently announced incubators or accelerators to nur... → Read More
Playing the Jordan ‘Trump’ card
Canada’s 150th birthday also marks a darker anniversary. It’s been one year since the Supreme Court of Canada ruled in R. v. Jordan. The controversial... → Read More
Strong Canadian stock prices are fueling mergers and acquisitions
Canadian stock markets have performed well this year, and deal lawyers say that's creating the 'perfect storm' for stock-swap merger deals → Read More
Kinder Morgan’s Peter Forrester reaches the summit of litigation management mountain
Peter Forrester, the litigation quarterback for Kinder Morgan Canada Inc.’s proposed $5.4-billion TransMountain Pipeline, received the WGCCA for litigation management → Read More
Silver Wheaton’s Bernardi at centre of streaming finance market
Curt Bernardi has tapped into the deal mother lode at Silver Wheaton Corp., thanks to the streaming finance market → Read More
If your co-founder is headed for divorce court, can your business survive?
With an estimated four out of 10 marriages in Canada failing, it reinforces the need for entrepreneurs to take steps to bulletproof their companies from marital meltdowns → Read More
Canada’s ever growing housing bubble: As Alberta’s market tumbles, the rest of the country wonders who’s next
Some of the more bearish economists think Alberta's malaise may spread to other parts of the country, bu there are some things the rest of Canada can learn from Alberta's troubles → Read More
CGCA 2015: BMO’s Lang looks to dispute resolution
Adrian Lang, who manages litigation for BMO, has shifted the bank's focus to "dispute resolution" from hard-fought lawsuits → Read More
CGCA 2015: Telus wins social responsibility award
When it comes to corporate social responsibility efforts at Telus Corp., the company’s legal department plays a vital role → Read More
2015 CGCAs: General Counsel of the Year award recipient Willoughby stickhandles hostile takeover defence
Jim Willoughby, top in-house lawyer with Allergan, has spent his career doing pharmaceutical M&A. So he was ready last April when Quebec-based Valeant and Bill Ackman launched a US$53-billion hostile bid for Allergan. → Read More
2015 CGCAs: Canadian Western Bank’s Harding lands mid-market excellence award
Gail Harding, who runs the legal department at Canadian Western Bank, says small legal teams get to do a greater variety of work → Read More