The Demise of Heenan Blaikie

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Heenan Blaikie in Legal Post

Drew Hasselback of the Legal Post interviewed Omar Ha-Redeye on the demise of the 500 lawyer firm of Heenan Blaikie:

…at the other end of the spectrum, a new generation of entrepreneurial lawyers sees opportunity in the change.

Omar Ha-Redeye, a Toronto practitioner who is co-chair of young lawyers division of the Ontario Bar Association, says the market is splitting into an elite group of top-tier firms, and a lower-end group of entrepreneurial firms and solo practitioners with lean, efficient practices.

“Anytime you have challenge in the market, it promotes innovation.”

 

 

 

Omar expanded on these thoughts in a post on Slaw.

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