WelchGroup Consulting, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Welch LLP, served as the exclusive financial advisor to Nicki Bridgland, CEO of the new Rideau Sports Centre (RSC). Bridgland is also the CEO and Founder of the Ottawa Sports and Social Club (OSSC), which operates sport leagues, tournament and social events for approximately 10,000 weekly players. Located on […]

The U.S. special counsel investigating possible ties between the Donald Trump campaign and Russia in last year’s election is examining a broad range of transactions involving Trump’s businesses as well as those of his associates, according to a person familiar with the probe. FBI investigators and others are looking at Russian purchases of apartments in Trump buildings, […]

« In today’s complex society of comparably skilled, interdependent people, it is more true than ever that success is less a function of what you know than who you know and who knows you. » Dr. Ronald S. Burt Department of Sociology, University of Chicago After their license, the most valuable, and often ignored, asset an attorney […]

In the three decades we have been marketing law firms, so much has changed. But the fundamental and most common institutional weakness of even the most talented groups of lawyers has not – their mailing list (now otherwise known as their marketing database). No matter what you call it, however, most all but the largest […]

President Trump has authorized a dramatic increase in efforts to detain and deport immigrants, using a system that lacks fundamental due process protections like the guarantee of legal representation. More than half of all noncitizens – and more than 80 percent of detained noncitizens – face immigration court without lawyers by their sides. Demand for […]

George W. Bush has been painting for several years now, but has only recently become an artist. His first paintings, mostly of world leaders, were remarkably well received, even by an art establishment that had hardly been friendly to his administration. And yet, although those early paintings were earnest and well-intentioned, they were clearly the […]

The Motor Vehicle Extreme Heat Protection Act, introduced in the state Senate by Senator Andy Dinniman, and introduced in the state House by Representatives Frank Farry and Dom Costa and is legislation aimed to protect pets left unattended in hot cars. The proposed legislation prohibits the confinement of a dog or cat in an unattended […]

We interviewed Ed Walters, CEO of FastCase: Who are you and what is your role? I’m Ed Walters, CEO of Fastcase, and an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, where I teach The Law of Robots. From who or what do you draw inspiration as a leader? I’m inspired by Elon Musk – […]

​​​​​SAVE THAT DATE The Lord Reading Law Society is pleased to announce that on Wednesday, October 25th, 2017, it will be holding a gala dinner program featuring the Honourable Justice Rosalie Abella of the Supreme Court of Canada and Honorable Justice Stephen Breyer of the Supreme Court of the United States. Please consult www.lordreading.org or […]

The Geneva-based human rights group UN Watch condemned this morning’s election of Sudan as Vice-Chair of the U.N. committee that accredits and oversees the work of non-governmental human rights groups at the world body, noting that the Khartoum regime persecutes human rights activists, while its leader, Omar al-Bashir, remains wanted for genocide at the International […]