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March 16, 2013 Trading Stilettos for Slippers and other Work-From-Home Perks Cognition was featured in this blog post from AfterMom.com about parents working form home Read More |
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Spring 2013 Create the change you want to see Co-founder Joe Milstone writes about how in-house counsel need to be pro-active to ensure law firms act more like a business. Their stakeholders are depending on it. Read More |
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Winter 2013 Talent Show A law firm strives to give lawyers something different: work-life balance. Cognition LLP is a virtual law firm with a compact, cool loft office in the club district of Toronto Read More |
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February-1-2013 Tides of Change Employment patterns have changed drastically in the legal industry. Firms like Cognition LLP represent alternative law firm structures arranged to try to better suit certain clients’ and lawyers’ preferences. Read More |
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January-7-2013 Legal Bear Traps for Start-ups and Entrepreneurs BusinessCast puts Joe Milstone in the hot seat. Legal bear traps are everywhere for start-ups and entrepreneurs, and Joe clues us around them with panache. He also bravely tackles valuing the effectiveness of your legal advisors. Read More |
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December-13-2012 Legal cost containment Co-founder Joe Milstone writes about how cost-conscious clients are mindful now of billing practicesand add-ons. Read More |
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December-1-2012 The lure of project lawyers This article discusses the rise of project lawyers and how businesses are turning to Cognition instead of traditional law firms. Read More |
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October-29-2012 Law department budgeting 101 Co-founder Joe Milstone spoke as part of a session from a Canadian Bar Association program last week entitled “In-House Counsel vs. the Annual Legal Budget: Are you up for the challenge?”. Read More |
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August-2012 Managing risk starts with paperwork Co-founder Joe Milstone spoke on a panel discussing some of the mistakes that SMEs can make as they grow. Read More |
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July-30-2012 Cognition: le cabinet à prendre en exemple ? Pour notre public français: Joe Milstone parle de Cognition dans un article sur Droit-Inc.com. For our French audience: Joe Milstone speaks about Cognition in an article on Droit-Inc.com. Read More |
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July-11-2012 Not Your Typical Law Firm Co-founder Rubsun Ho talks about how Cognition’s successful business model represents a true shift in legal services, and how our office space reflects our not-so-corporate culture. Read More |
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June-25-2012 Coming up from Behind Joe Milstone discusses Cognition in Lexpert’s article, which depicts the long-awaited arrival of new breeds of business legal service alternatives. If your a subscriber jump to page 48 for the article! Read More |
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June-07-2012 Breaking the Mould Rubsun and Joe discuss the alternative to Bay St. alongside several other “ex-bay streeters”. Read More |
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June-04-2012 Cognition Included in the 24th Annual PROFIT 200 Ranking of Canada’sFastest-Growing Companies Cognition is proud to announce that we were included in the 24th annual PROFIT 200 ranking of Canada’s Fastest-Growing Companies by PROFIT Magazine! Click the pdf for our PROFIT press release! Read More |
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May-04-2012 You Don’t Need to be a Workaholic to Succeed Joe Milstone explains Cognition’s model and why it appeals to parents. Read More |
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May-01-2012 Mitigating Risk on the Road to Gold “Once upon a time, there was a company that could do no wrong. It had a proprietary product/technology, significant entry barriers to its industry, revenue and profitability numbers that were off the charts, and seemingly endless global expansion opportunities. Then came the day. ..” Read More |
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Jan-01-2012 Legal Specialization in the Company Cognition’s Judy Chun is featured in this article about the corporate trend to move from “hiring only corporate/commercial generalists” to hiring “for the necessary expertise.” Read More |
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Jan-01-2012 Managing Risk Starts with Paperwork Joe Milstone highlights the risks SMEs (small and medium enterprises) take on if they don’t manage their growth. Read More |
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Nov-08-2011 Why Supermom is Leaving the Firm One of our own, Christine Holmes, describes left why she left her in-house counsel job with Pepsi Bottling Group for…well, us. Read More |
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Oct-19-2011 Rubsun Ho interviewed on BNN Rubsun Ho interviewed on BNN’s The Close: Small Business Legal Advice. Read More |
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May-11-2011 The Uncomfortable Marriage of the CFO and Commercial Contracts Joe Milstone, is the author of this informative article on page 4 of the Financial Executives International (FEI) newsletter. Read More |
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May-01-2011 Joe Milstone quoted in Profit Magazine Co-Founder, Joe Milstone, gives tips on how to cut legal fees in Profit Magazine’s Handbook: Smart Solutions for Dynamic Companies. |
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Feb-01-2011 Why legal departments turn to outside counsel: Insights for new lawyers Head count freezes plus the same workload, equates to an overworked in-house counsel. Co-founder, Joe Milstone, explains how outside counsel can help lighten the load. Read More |
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Dec-01-2010 Rubsun Ho is One to Watch! Rubsun Ho was elected to the University of Toronto’s Decade Dozen – the Top 12 Law School alumni to keep an eye on as they do their alma mater proud! |
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Nov-01-2010 See Legal Hassles Ahead, Avoid Them Co-founder, Joe Milstone’s article in The Bottom Line’s guide to starting your own business helps small businesses avoid common legal mistakes. Read More |
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Nov-03-2010 Outsourcing In-House Counsel Cognition featured in an article about outsourcing in-house counsel in the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association’s (CCCA) publication. Read More |
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Sept-01-2010 Leading the Way Cognition and its co-founders, Rubsun Ho and Joe Milstone, appeared in the Jordan Furlong’s article in CBA’s National Magazine. Article URL jumps to Cognition’s spotlight within the article. To read from the beginning start at page 21. Read More |
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July-5-2010 Law Firms Cater to Small Business Clients with New Structures and Services Article in The Globe featuring Cognition as a law firm that caters to small businesses. Read More |
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June-23-2010 Legal Outsourcing Firms Serving In-House Counsel on the Rise Cognition featured in an article in The Lawyers Weekly about the rise of firms servicing in-house counsel. Read More |
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May-31-2010 5 Worst Legal Blunders of Start-Ups Cognition LLP’s press release about their free consultations at MaRS. “Cognition is shaking up the legal market again by offering free legal consultations to entrepreneurs…” Read More |
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May-25-2010 Cognition and Ogilvy Renault Offer A Unique Legal Solution to Entrepreneurs MaRS’ initial press release about Cognition’s free legal consultation for entrepreneurs. Read More |
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Dec-09-2009 Law Firms of Demand Cognition mentioned in Law21.ca article about the new breed of “virtual” law firms emerging. We Are The New Breed. Read More |
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Nov-30-2009 Start-up legal issues: Term sheets from an entrepreneur’s perspective Interview with Rubsun Ho about Start-ups’ legal issues. Read More |
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Nov-30-2009 Legal Advice Start Ups Can Afford In Cognition’s debut in The National Post, founders Rubsun and Joe, speak to how Cognition’s model serves to lighten the legal load on companies’ in-house counsel. Read More |
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Nov-16-2009 Start-up legal issues: Intellectual property Interview with Joe Milstone about Start-ups’ legal issues. Read More |
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Nov-01-2009 Maverick Lawyers Break the Mould: Making Legal Services Affordable and Practical for SMEs |
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Aug-01-2008 Whole-Hog Innovation Frank Gibbon depicts his journey from in-house counsel, to sole practitioner, and finally to Cognition LLP. |
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Summer-2008 The Outsourced Inside Counsel Rubsun Ho, speaks to how Cognition’s model allows for flexibility, which is exactly what in-housecounsel needs. Read More |
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May-23-2008 Law firms embrace alternative work arrangements, but not for all kinds of work Co-founder, Rubsun Ho, talks about Cognition’s “alternative work arrangements” and how they reflect a trend in legal services. Read More |
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Aug-31 2007 Outsourcing In-House Counsel: Trailblazing Firms Lead the Way Joe Milstone and Rubsun Ho, Cognition’s co-founders explains Cognition’s new business model for legal services. |
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Sept-01-2006 The Virtual Law Firm Who are you going to call when you can only pay for or justify hiring one-fifth, one-third or one half of a lawyer? |