Recent Presentations
Catalyst Consulting continues to develop and offer programs regarding legal services and legal management in collaboration with the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, Australian Corporate Lawyers Association, Corporate Lawyers Association of New Zealand, Corporate Counsel Exchange, Insight Information, The Canadian Institute, Lexpert and the Federated Press.
The following is a list of some of the recent presentations we have made to lawyers around the world.
Business Strategy
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Les offres de service juridique
ALA-Québec Montréal, QC; February 15th, 2011 |
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Business Planning for the Law Department
CCCA Spring Training Camp Montréal, QC; April 11th, 2010 |
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From Operational Support to Strategic Contributor
Corporate Counsel Exchange, San Diego, CA, December 6th, 2009
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Priorities and Structures for the International Law Department
CCCA,
Dublin, Ireland, August 17th, 2009
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Choosing the Right Client Relationship Strategies for a Volatile Economic Climate
Insight,
Toronto, ON, April 20, 2009
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Chief Litigation Officer Summit
Marcus Evans, Jacksonville, FL, March 15 - 17, 2009
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Delivering Value with a Small Law Department
Reorganizing and Rewarding Talent
Managing External Counsel Relationships and Costs
Insight Information, Third Annual Corporate Counsel Forum
Toronto, ON, February 26 - 27, 2009
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Creating a Strategic Plan for the In-House Law Department
CCCA 20th Annual Conference , Quebec City, QC. August 18, 2008 |
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Positioning and Alignment
CCCA-Ottawa , Ottawa, ON. June 24, 2008 |
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Law Department as Operational Support and Strategic Contributor
Canadian Institute's 11th In-House Counsel Congress , Toronto, ON. November 23, 2007 |
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The High Performance Law Department
Canadian Institute's 11th In-House Counsel Congress , Toronto, ON. November 22, 2007 |
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The Future of Legal Services: Meeting the Challenges
OBA Law Practice Management Section, Toronto, ON. May 29, 2007 |
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Moving from Operational Support to Strategic Contributor
Canadian Institute 10th Annual In-House Counsel Congress, Toronto, ON. November 23, 2006 |
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Business Plans That Work
CBA-BC, LPMS, Vancouver, BC. March 2, 2006
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Aligning Your Law Division with Corporate Business Plans
CBA-BC, Corporate Counsel Section, Vancouver, BC. February 6, 2006
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How Does Reform Affect the Bottom Line?
Ministry of AG, Civil Justice Reform Working Group and CLE-BC, Vancouver, BC. June 9, 2005
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Développer des alliances stratégiques avec cabinets externes sans excéder vos coûts
l'Institut Canadien, Montréal, QC. February 16, 2005
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Partnership Issues
CBA - NB, Fredericton. June 26, 2004
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Fewer Hours, More Fun, Increased Profitability
CBA-BC, President's Forum. Vancouver, BC. June 20, 2003
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Cross-Border Issues and Opportunities: Delivering Cross-Border Legal Services
CBA Mid-Winter meeting. Banff, AB. February 14, 2003
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Leadership
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Practical Solutions to the Challenges of Managing a Law Department
CCCA Annual Meeting , Vancouver, BC. August 16, 2005 |
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Top Priorities for Law Firms in 2005
OBA , Toronto, ON. February 4, 2005 |
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What Law Firms Can Do To Retain Women Lawyers
CBA-BC , Vancouver, BC. May 28, 2004 |
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Managing Partners, Your Top 3 Priorities
CBA-BC, Vancouver, BC. May 7, 2004
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Are Law Firms Changing Enough for their Clients?
Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, ON. December 6, 2002
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Workloads and Workflows
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Managing Workloads in the Legal Department
ACLA NatCon , Melbourne, AU, November 24, 2011 |
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Workflow and Workload Management for Effective Corporate Counsel
CCCA, Ontario Chapter , Toronto, ON, June 15, 2010 |
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Managing Workloads and Workflows in Legal Departments
CCCA, Manitoba Chapter , Winnipeg, MB, April 20, 2010 |
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Managing Workflows and Workloads
CCCA National Spring Conference , Montréal, QC, April 5, 2009 |
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Effective Management of International In-House Legal Teams
CCCA World Summit , Vancouver, BC, January 26 - 27, 2009 |
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Workloads in the Law Department
ACLA National Conference, Sydney, AU
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Managing Workloads and Workflows
ACLA National Conference , Sydney, AU. November 6, 2008 |
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Best Practices for Small Law Departments
CCCA Annual Conference, St. John's, NL. August 15, 2006 |
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Aligning the Law Department with the Corporate Business Plan
Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto, ON. April 7, 2006 |
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Demand Forecasting, Planning & Performance Management
Corporate Lawyers Association of New Zealand, Napier, NZ. May 26, 2005 |
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Le Contrôle des Coûts pour Services Juridiques
ACCJE, Montréal, QC. February 11, 2005
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The Fundamentals of a Successful Law Department
Canadian Institute, Toronto, ON. November 3, 2004 |
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Trends, Issues
CBA Annual Conference, Winnipeg, MB. August 16, 2004
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17 Critical Success Factors
CCCA - Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB. June 17, 2004
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Aligning Legal Services with Business Units
CCCA-BC, Vancouver, BC. April 6, 2004
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The Company You Keep - A Survey of 23 Law Departments
CCCA Spring Conference, Ottawa, ON. April 22, 2002
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External Counsel and Total Legal Spend
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What Corporate Clients Want from Their Law Firms
CBA Saskatchewan Chapter
Regina, SK; Feb 2nd, 2012 |
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Paying the Right Price for External Legal Services
CCCA seminar Series
Montréal, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver; Dec 5th - 13th, 2011 |
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Litigation on a Budget: Managing the Case, the Cost, and Outside Counsel
CCCA Annual Conference
Halifax, NS; August 15th, 2011 |
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Cost Reduction and Alternative Fee Arrangements with Law Firms
ACLA seminars
Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Canberra, Perth and Brisbane, AU; May 4th - 11th, 2011 |
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Performance Pay for External Counsel
CCCA 2011 Spring Training Camp
Toronto, ON; April 2nd, 2011 |
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Cost Reductions and Alternative Fee Arrangements
ACLA 2010 NatCon Sydney, AU; November 11th, 2010 |
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Managing Legal Costs in the New Decade
CCCA 2010 Spring Conference Montréal, QC; April 12th, 2010 |
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Four Best Practices for Airline Law Departments
IATA Legal Symposium 2010 Lisbon, PR; March 2nd, 2010 |
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From Operational Support to Strategic Contributor
Corporate Counsel Exchange San Diego, California, December 7th, 2009 |
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Cost, Price and Value in Legal Services
ACLA National Conference,
Melbourne, Australia, November 12th, 2009
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Managing Relationships with External Counsel
Federated Press , Toronto, ON, May 25, 2009 |
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Accelerating Cost Reduction
ACLA - New South Wales Chapter , Sydney, AU May 12, 2009 |
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Accelerating Cost Reduction
CCCA - Ottawa , Ottawa, ON, April 28, 2009 |
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Partnering Successfully with Inside Counsel
Insight Information , Halifax, NS, April 27, 2009 |
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The Next Generation of Savings for External Legal Costs
Workshop for CCCA Manitoba chapter
Winnipeg, MB, February 24, 2009
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Reducing External Legal Costs by 20 %
Workshop at the ACLA National Conference , Sydney, AU, November 6, 2008 |
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Getting the Most from Your Relationship with Outside Counsel and Strategic Planning for the Law Department
CCCA Spring Conference , Toronto, ON. April 13 and 14, 2008 |
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New Billing Models for Building Relationships While Watching the Bottom Line
Insight 2nd Annual Corporate Counsel Forum , Toronto, ON, February 25, 2008 |
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Partnering with Corporate America
Estrin LegalEd, New York, NY. May 10, 2007
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Locating, Retaining and Managing Outside Counsel
CCCA Spring Training Camp, Toronto, ON. April 22, 2007
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Corporate Partnering with Outside Counsel
Estrin Legal Education, San Francisco, CA. February 6, 2007
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Flexible Fee Arrangements
OBA (Corporate Counsel Section), Toronto, ON. November 16, 2006
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Corporate Partnering with Outside Counsel
Estrin LegalEd, Philadelphia, PA. October 5, 2006
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5 Proven Measures to Save 20% on Outside Counsel Costs
IMLA Annual Conference, Savannah, GA. September 26, 2005
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A New Balance of Service, Results and Costs
National Association of Bar-Related Insurance Companies, Montréal, QC. August 19, 2005
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Innovation with Outside Counsel
CCCA - Ottawa Chapter, February 10, 2005
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Determining the Best Billing Structure: Lessons Learned from the TD Bank Case Study
CCCA Winnipeg, August 17, 2004
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5 Measures to Reduce the Cost of Legal Services
CCCA - Manitoba, Winnipeg. June 17, 2004
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Strategies to Reduce Costs
CCCA Board of Directors, Halifax. April 17, 2004
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Results-Oriented Initiatives that Can Begin in 90 Days
Catalyst Consulting Litigation Management Roundtable, Toronto, ON. June 11, 2003
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The Dupont Legal Model - The Next Ten Years
Catalyst Consulting Litigation Management Forum, Toronto, ON. October 15, 2002
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Performance and Compensation
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Measuring the Value of the Legal Department
CBA Saskatchewan Chapter
Regina, SK - Feb 2nd, 2012 |
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Managing the Cost and Performance of Legal Counsel
Federated Press Reinventing Corporate Counsel Course
Calgary (Apr 13, 2011), Vancouver (Apr 14, 2011), Toronto (Apr 19, 2011) |
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Mesurer et améliorer l'efficacité du service juridique
CCCA Québec Chapter
, Montréal, QC, February 4th, 2010
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Generating Increased Value from Legal Services during Turbulent Times
CLANZ , Christchurch, NZ, May 7 - 8, 2009 |
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Matter Budgeting - Is the Pain Worth the Gain ?
CCCA National Spring Conference , Montréal, QC, April 7, 2009 |
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Effective Strategies to Manage Outside Counsel Costs
CCCA - Toronto , Toronto, ON. January 15, 2009 |
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Managing the Cost and Performance of External Counsel
Federated Press , Calgary, AB. November 18, 2008 |
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Executive Management Series: Cost and Performance Management
CCCA and Catalyst Consulting , Ottawa, ON and Montréal, QC. February 27 and 28, 2008 |
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Alternative Billing for the Law Department
CCCA-BC , Vancouver, BC. January 21, 2008 |
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Performance and Cost Management for In-House Counsel
CBA-Alberta Corporate Counsel Section , Calgary, AB. January 16, 2008 |
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The High Performance Law Department
Canadian Institute's 11th In-House Counsel Congress , Toronto, ON. November 22, 2007 |
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The Retention of Associates: Beyond the Basics
OBA - LPMS , Toronto, ON September 17, 2007 |
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Reining In Legal Costs while Maintaining Service
CCCA , Calgary, AB, August 13, 2007 |
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Performance and Cost Management for the Law Department
CCCA - Catalyst Consulting, Toronto, Calgary, Vancouver, BC. June 13, 15, 18, 2007
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Money and Metrics Matter - Communicating Value and Controlling Costs
ACLA, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, AU. May 24 - 28, 2007
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Results of Corporate Counsel Compensation Survey
CBA-BC, Vancouver, BC. April 30, 2007
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Setting Compliance Goals and Measuring the Performance of Legal Resources
Insight, Toronto, ON. February 28, 2007
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The High Performance Law Department
Canadian Institute, Toronto, ON. November 22, 2006
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Creating a Second Generation Law Department
ACLA, Canberra, AU. November 16, 2006
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Performance Management in the Law Departments
IMLA, Porland, Oregon. September 19, 2006
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Effectiveness for Law Departments
CCCA, Ottawa, ON. February 9, 2006
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Compensation Issues for Law Firm Leaders
CBA, Halifax, NS. September 15, 2005
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Auditing for Effectiveness in Legal Services
OBA - Corporate Counsel section, Toronto, ON.
March 1, 2005
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Développer des alliances stratégiques avec des cabinets externes sans excéder vos coûts
CI, 2ième Congrés québécois pour conseillers juridiques, Montréal, QC. February 16, 2005
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Law Firm Marketing, Managing and Recruiting
The Canadian Transport Lawyers' Association, Calgary. September 10, 2004
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Compensation and Career Management
CCCA Board of Directors, Halifax, NS. April 20, 2004
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Measuring and Communicating the Effectiveness of Legal Counsel
IATA Legal Symposium 2004, Seville, SP. February 8, 2004
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The "Best in Class" Municipal Department
Ontario Municipal Solicitors, Kingston, ON. June 20, 2003
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Measuring the Effectiveness and Performance of the Law Department
Canadian Institute, In-House Counsel Congress, Toronto, ON. February 24, 2003
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Legal Economics
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Alternatives to the Billable Hour Paradigm: Identifying Innovative Options
Canadian Institute, 2nd Annual Forum on Law Firm Management
, Toronto, ON, January 30, 2009 |
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Pursuit of Profitability: Additional Opportunities
Canadian Institute , Toronto, ON. January 31, 2008 |
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The Business Case for Outsourcing Legal Services
CCCA Annual Spring Conference, Toronto, ON. April 23, 2007
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Expense Reduction
TLOMA, Toronto, ON. March 27, 2007
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A Profitable Real Estate Practice
OBA Institute, Toronto, ON. February 6, 2007
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Financial Management Series, II - Maximizing Profitability
Ontario Bar Association, Toronto, ON. February 16, 2006
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Managing Risks, Costs and Litigation in 2006
Commonwealth Legal, Toronto, ON. February 14, 2006
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Strategies to Reduce Costs
CCCA Board of Directors, Halifax, NS. April 17, 2004
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Alternative Billings
Legal Education Association of Alberta, Refresher Course, Banff, AB. April 29, 2003
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Service, Innovation and Profitability
CBA Annual Meeting, London, ON. August 13, 2002
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Case Budgeting to Reduce Volumes of Legal Work by 15%
Catalyst Consulting's Litigation Management Forum,
. Toronto, ON. April 4, 2002
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10 Ways to Improve Profits in 2002
Association of Legal Administrators,
Ottawa, ON. January 16, 2002
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Practical Strategies for Managing Litigation Costs
Insitute for International Research, Toronto, ON. June 12 - 13, 2001
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