Business Law lawyer Matt Norris, speaks with PROFIT BusinessCast about the legal matters start-ups need to consider to safeguard their assets and be successful down the road.

Over the past few years, Matt has helped a new cohort of entrepreneurs start companies. In these heady, possibility-filled days, legal matters aren’t usually top of mind. But getting the right documents and systems in place at the beginning can save you a lot of expense and hassle later on.

Tune into the podcast Six Legal Matters You Should Tackle at Start-up.

Nina Perfetto and Albert Engel, successfully acted for Coco Paving Inc. in its defence before the Ontario Provincial Offences Court involving an Environmental Protection Act charge laid by the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change (MOECC) in response to a gas line that was struck by a CPI employee.

This was the first case in which an Ontario trial court has had the opportunity to consider a defendant’s evidence of due diligence in a MOECC  prosecution resulting from a gas line strike.   Read our perspective on the matter and what it means for contractors involved with excavations in the vicinity of underground utilities.

ILN-terviews, a series of profiles of ILN member firm attorneys, designed to give a unique insight into the lawyers who make up their Network.

In their latest interview, the International Lawyers Network sits down with Blair Bowen to discuss his practice. Read about it here: ILN-terviews: Blair Bowen