Bar Talk
Philippe Casgrain , a founder of Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP, died Feb. 28 of cancer in Montreal, the firm announced. He was 82.
Mr. Casgrain, whose law career began in 1952, was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1965. He was a long-standing member of the legal profession in Montreal.
"He was one of those people who make an impression wherever they go and who are unforgettable," Claude Morency , managing partner of the firm's Montreal office, said in a statement. "Of course, this is a great loss for the entire legal community, not just for Mr. Casgrain's immediate family and our firm."
A pound of flesh
Veteran Toronto lawyer Earl Cherniak of Lerners LLP will have his hands full Thursday night representing Shylock from Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice , in an event at the University of Western Ontario's Conron Hall that explores the play's famous verdict.
He will face off against Ontario Attorney-General Chris Bentley , representing Antonio. Mr. Justice Ian Binnie of the Supreme Court of Canada and Madam Justice Eileen Gillese of the Ontario Court of Appeal will be among those sitting in judgment.
Mr. Cherniak will be fresh from defending lawyer Joe Groia before the Law Society of Upper Canada against misconduct charges stemming from his defence of former Bre-X executive John Felderhof .
On the move In the latest of a series of lateral moves for lawyers on Bay Street, Bennett Jones LLP says two lawyers from Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg have come into its fold. Ken Klassen and Chris Gauthier have joined as partners.
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