For the past four years I have been privileged to attend the annual Public Defender Retreat in Las Vegas. This year the conference was attended by over 20 of my colleagues from Toronto as well as lawyers from across Ontario (my first year there were only two of us). The conference includes some great educational [...]
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Rainmaker Retreat Review
November 17th, 2011
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This past weekend I traveled to Chicago, Illinois, for the Rainmaker Retreat. The event is promoted as an intense two-day legal marketing “boot camp” and is offered in various cities several times per year. The presenter is Stephen Fairley who is the founder and owner of the Rainmaker Institute which is the company that hosts [...]
One Year Later: Reflections on Olympic Gold
February 28th, 2011
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Exactly one year ago I was sitting in my seat at Canada Hockey Place watching Canada play the USA in the hockey game that will define a generation. After having seen six Canadian gold medals, attending the Opening Ceremonies and numerous medal ceremonies, I knew my Olympic experience would not be complete without being at [...]
CES Day 3: Farewell Las Vegas
January 8th, 2011
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Here are some day three highlights (I’m writing from the airport). I started the day with an interview with RIM on the Blackberry tablet. The device looks quite decent and should be a worthwhile competitor to the ipad, although I doubt it will be able to come close to catching the ipad’s dominance of the [...]
Highlights from Day 1 and 2 of CES
January 7th, 2011
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Greetings from Las Vegas and Day 2 of the Consumer Electronics Show. I just completed and posted my first entry on SLAW, where I introduce readers to my trip to CES and talk about business travel, or the lack thereof, for lawyers. I’m thrilled to have been provided with the opportunity to write for SLAW and [...]
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