Heenan Blaikie

Adam Dodek is a professor in the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa. Among his numerous publications are In Search of the Ethical Lawyer; The Canadian Constitution, Third Edition, named by the Hill Times as one of the top 100 books on Canadian public policy; and Solicitor-Client Privilege, which won the Walter Owen Book Prize. He is a recipient of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers Prize for Academic Excellence, the Mundell Medal for excellence in legal writing, and the Law Society of Ontario's Law Society Medal. He is also a director of the Canadian Association for Legal Ethics and the Canadian Legal Information Institute, and a past governor of the Law Commission of Ontario.

• Preface Prologue: What a Party!Foundations1 The Handshake: Creating a New Law Firm2 Building a Law Firm: The First Decade in Montreal3 The Game Changer: Pierre Trudeau Comes on Board4 "A Different Kind of Law Firm": Creating a Unique Culture5 On the Verge: A Law Firm Seeking to Go Where?6 Launching Toronto: Moving to the Centre of the Universe7 Joe Groia: An Outsider among Outsiders8 Toronto in the 1990s: Building an Office, Building a Brand9 The Culture Crystallizes: "A Kinder, Gentler Law Firm"10 Not Torys? Struggling to Define an Identity and a VisionErosion11 The Donaldson Interlude: Everyone Deserves a Second Chance12 The Lure of Growth: Becoming a National Law Firm13 The Critical Years: 1993–9814 The New Millennium: The Culture Begins to Fray15 A "Hotel for Lawyers": Law Firm Partnerships16 "A Family Business": Governance and Management17 Bigger than the Firm: Marcel Aubut18 The Persistence of White Male Power: Women and Diversity in Big Law19 The End of the Decade: End of the Dream Collapse20 The Money Wells Dry Up: Castor Holdings and Atomic Energy21 We'll Always Have Paris: International Follies22 Lawyers, Guns, and Money: African Misadventures23 Double Trouble: Botched Succession24 Quicksand and Crisis: Coffee and Kleenex25 Implosion: The Final Weeks26 Cleaning Up: When a Law Firm Fails ConclusionNotes; Selected Bibliography; Index

"[Dodek] offers one of the most illuminating and wide-ranging looks at how large law firms in Canada operate."- Gail J. Cohen (Canadian Bar Association – The National Magazine) "Dodek chronicles the remarkable story of the firm"- Jessica Mach (Canadian Lawyer) "You can read this book several ways, including as governance guide, gossip and tragedy... the lessons... are considered and compelling."- Anne Giardini (The Advocate) "Adam Dodek's recently published book on the history of a prominent Canadian law firm should be required reading for all who enter the profession."- Darryl Singer (Law 360 Canada) "It's a great story. Dodek lavishes time and attention on all the ethical lapses and failures, all the nasty headlines that decorated its fall."- Christopher Moore (Christopher Moore's History News)