Alan Mark quoted in "Litigator rejoins Goodmans from Norton Rose", IFLR 1000
Excerpt from “Litigator rejoins Goodmans from Norton Rose":
“The area of growth in litigation in Canada is in class actions which are often multijurisdictional. In Canada there is growing mobility; now counsel retained in one province regularly appear in another,” said Mark, adding, “I think Goodmans has a good business model here. They have limited conflicts and promote strong recommendations particularly from firms in the U.S., which gives us access to more cross-border work.”
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