Congratulations to Kathryn Balter on receiving the Gerald W. Owen Book Prize for achieving the highest overall combined mark in The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) Diploma Program.
Kathryn, and other award recipients, were recognized for their achievements at the annual STEP Conference
David Levangie and Bonnie Fish were successful before the Veterans Review and Appeal Board on behalf of Captain Kimberly Fawcett.
After a 15 year legal odyssey, the Veteran’s Appeal Board released its decision granting full compensation to our client, Captain Kimberly Fawcett, for her injuries.
According to David Levangie, Capt. Fawcett’s lawyer through years of appeals and grievances:
“This has been such a long, hard-fought ordeal. She should never have had to have this fight because this was an institution that her poor family basically devoted their lives to. I think she felt a bit betrayed by the institution, and I think she fought as long and hard as she did because, not only did she need the financial compensation, but she felt there really was an injustice here,”
This decision was featured in the National Post article Soldier who lost her baby and a leg in horrific crash on duty wins 15-year battle with military.
Eight Foglers’ lawyers have been rated as Leading Practitioners in their respective areas of practice by The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, 2021. Congratulations to the following:
The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory is an annual ranking of Canadian lawyers in over 40 practice areas, based on peer review surveys plus personal interviews with senior members of the profession.
Fogler Rubinoff is please to announce that we have been recognized by our peers and colleagues as one of the top 10 Ontario regional law firms in Canadian Lawyer’s 2021 survey.
Every two years, Canadian Lawyer magazine asks lawyers, in-house counsel and clients from across the country to select their Top 10 Ontario regional law firms, based on the firms’ regional service coverage, client base, notable mandates, service excellence and legal expertise.
We thank all of our clients and colleagues who took the time to vote this year. Click here to read the full article and rankings in Canadian Lawyer Magazine, “Making it through a tough year: Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms for 2021”.
Last night the firm had the opportunity to give back to those in need. Our sponsorship of a dinner with Lawyers Feed the Hungry provided a meal to 310 individuals who gathered outdoors in the spring weather for al fresco dining.
On April 7, lawyers from our condo law and employment law groups discussed recent developments in employment law and what this means for condo corporations in 2021.
Topics our panel addressed included:
It’s no secret to anyone that 2020 was a very difficult year. We have all had to face new – and in many cases – very important challenges, both in our professional and personal lives. In a year that was like no other, we are however thankful for the loyalty of our clients, the support of our fellow professional community and the dedication of our people.
As the enormity of the pandemic became apparent, we looked to provide our clients with clarity in the face of confusion. To break through the clutter, members of our team produced over 100 COVID-19 resources providing timely analysis of the business and legal challenges faced by our clients and broader community. We learned to pivot our practice remotely and this flexibility allowed us to find new ways to connect with and serve our clients in more efficient ways. In a year marked by distance, we fostered a sense of community and recognized the importance of coming together in ways that honour the diversity of ideas and experiences, and to learn from each other.
The start of 2021 has already been unpredictable, with continued concerns around the spread of COVID-19 variants, delays in the roll out of the vaccine, and like many we all wondering whether we are at the beginning of the end of the pandemic or the end of the beginning. Despite this uncertainty, the new year signals an opportunity to reaffirm our commitments and look ahead. In recent months we’ve built upon our collective strengths and welcomed new lawyers to our Insolvency, Corporate Finance, Real Estate, Tax & Wills and Estates, Securities and Litigation teams to help scale up and support our clients. We continue to invest in our technology and our people; and we are optimistic that the sense of community which has prevailed throughout the pandemic will continue.
COVID-19 has cancelled many things, but it can’t cancel kindness. Throughout it all we’ve been inspired by the stories of innovation, selflessness, and resilience we’ve heard from our clients, colleagues, and in our wider community with frontline and essential workers. I speak for everyone at Foglers when I say that we are entering the new year with a renewed sense of hope as we all work together to chart a path forward.
Michael Slan
Managing Partner
Fogler, Rubinoff LLP
Michael Fraleigh is the Program Director for “Managing a Healthcare Pandemic: Reducing and Managing the Legal Risks”.
Specifically developed in response to the current COVID-19 pandemic, this program is designed to bring to the forefront challenges healthcare practitioners and organizations are facing, including:
Maurice Fleming discusses the biggest developments that he has witness in insolvency law, including the shift from creditor-side remedies to debtor-side remedies and the embracing of certain foreign legal concepts (and the rejection of others), in FirePower Capital’s podcast, Tales from the Insol Crypt.
Hear how the Competition Bureau Canada and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) each have a role to play in protecting the privacy of Canadians.
As part of the CBA Law Series, in Happy Together: Privacy & Competition Law in a Digital Economy, Competition Bureau Deputy Commissioner Josephine Palumbo and OPC Deputy Commissioner Brent Homan will discuss with privacy and competition lawyer Bill Hearn how the OPC and the Competition Bureau protect and enforce privacy in its human rights and consumer protection dimensions.
The 2019 and 2020 investigations into Facebook, which resulted in a major joint investigation into by the Privacy Commissioner of Canada and the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia and a subsequent $9 million settlement between Facebook and the Competition Bureau demonstrated that there is overlapping jurisdiction and many tools in the regulatory toolbox to protect Canadians. This session will look forward since Facebook to learn how the regulators can work together and what obstacles they may face.
