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Heenan Blaikie: The Making and Unmaking of a Great Canadian Law Firm – Book Launch with Adam Dodek

Tuesday, November 05, 2024 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
UBC Robson Square Theatre C300 at 800 Robson Street

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An incredible story of a titanic competition in a great law firm between the best of legal professionalism and the most seductive of market imperatives. 

- Rosalie Silberman Abella, retired justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, and Samuel and Judith Pisar Chair, Harvard Law School)

Join us to celebrate the release of Heenan Blaikie: The Making and Unmaking of a Great Canadian Law Firm and listen to a fascinating discussion with the author, Professor Adam Dodek. Professor Dodek, in conversation with Anne Stewart, KC and Geoff Cowper, KC, will speak about the book, the rise and fall of the firm, and how we can learn from this legendary tale.  Allard Law Dean Ngai Pindell will also be offering some opening remarks.  

The book will be available for purchase from Upstart & Crow at the event.  Adam will also be available to sign books following the presentation.

About the Book: 
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. 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. Adam Dodek 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.

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