Breakdown: The Inside Story of the Rise and Fall of Heenan Blaikie

Bacal, Norman

ISBN 10: 198802515X / ISBN 13: 9781988025155

Published by Barlow Publishing, 2017

About this Item

Dust jacket in good condition. SIGNED by the author. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Binding is tight and structurally sound. Clean interior pages. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Breakdown: The Inside Story of the Rise and Fall of Heenan Blaikie
• Publisher: Barlow Publishing
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 198802515X
• ISBN 13: 9781988025155
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Signed: signed by author

About this title

Synopsis

An insider's account of a Canadian legal empire's collapse. This is the story of Heenan Blaikie, a leading Canadian law firm that collapsed in 2014, stunning the legal and business communities. Norman Bacal, managing partner until a year before the firm's demise, reveals what went wrong. Why did so many lawyers run for the exit? How did it implode?

Breakdown takes readers into the boardroom during the firm's 40 years of growth, exposing tensions between Toronto and Montreal offices and among the lawyers themselves. More than a story about a legal partnership's fragility, it's a cautionary tale about leadership, culture, and vision. Perfect for readers interested in Canadian business, law firm management, and leadership strategies.

About the Author

Norm Bacal founded the Toronto office of Heenan Blaikie in 1989, and within the next 25 years grew it to an office of over 200 lawyers. In 1997 he became the national co-managing partner of the firm and helped it become one of Canada’s best-known law firms. As one of Canada’s leading tax attorneys in the entertainment business, he helped to finance countless Canadian films and television shows and many Hollywood studio pictures filmed in Canada. He also advised studios such as Warner Bros and MGM and was a member of the board of directors of Lions Gate Entertainment for almost 10 years. At the end of 2012, Bacal retired as managing partner. Born in 1956 in Montreal, Bacal graduated from McGill University’s Faculty of Law in 1980. He lives in Toronto with his wife, Sharon, a portrait artist. They have four children.