International Law

J?ai trouvé mon île

Posted on June 06, 2013
I love this photo essay by our friend and PEI summer neighbour Louise Savoie about our summer lives.  These shots were taken at my cousin Paige’s summer place – I’ve written here about those days before. (yes, the hat is a tell – I am in there in a couple of places...

My best meals of 2012

Posted on January 05, 2013
2012 changed the way I think about food. Good fortune happened. Life happened, I suppose – but now, looking back, it all feels like serendipity. Our lives changed in ways both large and small. We met too many new friends to count, and old friends wove their lives even more deeply into our own...

Dinner at Farmhouse Tavern, The Junction, Toronto

Posted on December 15, 2012
Whenever I go to Farmhouse Tavern (original post here) I leave feeling that I need to run naked across a moor and howl at a full moon. Everything about this place leaves me feeling primal, and deeply satisfied. I’m always dazzled by the vibe, the food and the service...

Sunday Dinner at Paige?s

Posted on July 18, 2012
One of my favourite experiences during our summers here on PEI are the Sunday Dinners hosted by my remarkable cousin Paige. They are marvelous, epic, and a wonderful opportunity to connect with family and friends. Video of the entry, and a photo gallery, below.

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Sending Michael O?Connor Clarke a bouquet of fish

Posted on June 21, 2012
While our friend Michael O’Connor Clarke is in hospital we thought it would be fun to send him video best wishes – in recognition of the amazing videos he wrangled for us in hohoto. Create your own, and tag it #mocc on twitter so we can find it...

The Inn at Bay Fortune, Fortune, PEI

Posted on June 21, 2012
During the first week or so of any visit back to Fortune we always find ourselves at the Inn – last night was this year’s first visit. We know it well – it’s just across the Bay, and it hosted both of my sisters’ weddings (then Chef Michael Smith cooked for both)...

3030 Dundas West, The Junction, Toronto

Posted on June 13, 2012
3030 is a new opening in The Junction and already one of our favourite places to eat. It’s a tapas menu served at dinner, for now, as well as brunch Saturday and Sunday. The kitchen is putting out exceptionally intensely flavoured dishes – try the pigs tail torta and the duck leg...

My First Macro

Posted on June 13, 2012
A few months ago I bought my first macro lens. Several months before that I had discovered and met The Lens Doctor and was regularly reading his eBay store updates, looking for something I could use with my Nikon (his is mostly a Canon shop). Finally, the opportunity came: a refurbished Tamron SP90mm macro, modified […]

The Junction Flea

Posted on June 10, 2012
With every day that passes the Junction becomes a more perfect place to live. We’ve now been here for almost 15 years and this has been a game of inches, certainly. But we’ve gone from near-zero to awesome in a very short time and the future looks very bright indeed...

Farmhouse Tavern, the Junction Triangle, Toronto

Posted on June 09, 2012
I’ll post more on this newly opened restaurant shortly, but for now here are some shots I took during a morning walk (which evolved into brunch) today. It has a terrific vibe, and you have to admire the effort that’s gone into transforming this into an urban farmhouse...

Canada?s Anti-Spam Bill Passed

Posted on January 27, 2011
Just before Christmas, Parliament passed Canada’s new anti-spam and anti-spyware law, commonly referred to as FISA, or the “Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act” (Industry Canada release here). The law will be bought into force later this year to give Canadians time to prepare...

New blog for work-related posts

Posted on January 27, 2011
I’ve started a new blog at my redesigned site, and will be using that blog to post content related to law and areas of business interest to my practice and clients. If you’re interested in following that feed please subscribe there by RSS or email...

Using my iPhone 4 as my only travel camera

Posted on January 04, 2011
When I travel I normally take a lot of pictures. I’m by no means a “photographer” – I just like to take snapshots for memory’s sake. And like many people, I’ve been taking more and more of my pictures with my phone – an iPhone 4...

Mobile Internet Access in Argentina

Posted on January 04, 2011
If you’ve been following my twitter or flickr feeds you know that I’ve been in Argentina for a few days. It’s my first trip since I bought an unlocked iPhone 4 and I was curious to see how easy it would be for a non-native person to understand the local system, and how expensive mobile [...

Next is Now

Posted on April 29, 2010
I’m completely infatuated with this fierce, inspired, brilliant video about the ‘net produced by Rogers. I think it’s remarkable. Similar Posts:None Found

Why You Can?t Work at Work

Posted on April 07, 2010
A great overview by Jason Fried of workflow problems in the modern workplace, and how the web helps to fix them. His new book, Rework, elaborates on these and related ideas and is a great read. Similar Posts:None Found

Before you start your startup

Posted on March 29, 2010
I see a lot of people who are at the very early stages of planning a new business. As a result, I’ve developed an informal standard ‘laundry list’ of cautions to pass along to these clients in the first call I have with them. Many people are surprised to learn that there are legal steps [...

Help us program a panel at mesh10

Posted on February 16, 2010
We’ve just announced mesh10 (details here and tickets here) and over the next few weeks more information will appear on the site about our keynotes, panels and workshops. This year we’d like to include a panel in our Society stream that focuses on how the always-on, real-time Web is changing the way we learn, [...

Organization ? The Shareholder Agreement

Posted on January 14, 2010
I’m getting a lot of requests these days for information on and help with shareholder agreements, so I thought a post explaining what they are and how they work would be helpful. Background But before I start, I’d like to introduce you to two guys I suspect wish they’d had a shareholder agreement in place when they [...

Pre-Launch Marketing for Stealthy Startups

Posted on January 06, 2010
If you’re not following April Dunford, you should. Her post today titled “Pre-Launch Marketing for Stealthy Startups” is a good example of why. April’s one of my hohoto colleagues, and spoke at our inaugural meshmarketing last year – she’s a keen observer, and you should add her blog to your reading list...

Hyndman | Law Site Named One of Canada?s Best Law Firm Websites

Posted on December 21, 2009
What a lovely surprise to learn that CBA’s National Magazine has named my firm’s site one of Canada’s best law firm websites (co-winner, Small Firm/Solo category). Similar Posts:None Found

Please support #HoHoTo

Posted on December 10, 2009
It’s been about a year since we launched #HoHoTo. Last year this community raised about $25,000 for the Daily Bread Food Bank at our inaugural holiday party, and in the summer version (HoHOTo) raised another $15,000 or so. This season our goal is $40,000 and the team has been working furiously to make it...

Staffing ? Employees vs. Independent Contractors

Posted on November 30, 2009
I’m often asked whether it’s better for the company to work with people as employees or as independent contractors (also called contractors or consultants – the differences are of style, not meaning). Consulting is common in the technology business in Canada, particularly during any recession, and as businesses staff up it’s an important question [...

?What Makes an Entrepreneur? Four Letters: JFDI?

Posted on November 21, 2009
A superb post by Mark Suster on the necessity of committing to your vision and taking action on it. I see so many people who return to me for advice on the essentially the same decisions, or whom I see stuck on the same challenges. BTW, I don’t believe this skill is unteachable, but [...

Legal Bootcamp for Startups at Impact ?09

Posted on November 20, 2009
I had a great time presenting a short workshop at the Impact 09 Conference today. I started with a short role playing scenario for the students in which they negotiated starting equity interests in a new business. It was a great springboard for a discussion about larger issues...

?The Eight Best Questions We Got While Raising Venture Capital?

Posted on November 18, 2009
Great post on Techcrunch from the CEO of Redfin. Similar Posts:None Found

?Running a startup outside of the Valley?

Posted on November 17, 2009
Sound advice on starting up away from the action. Similar Posts:None Found

Organization ? The Basics

Posted on November 16, 2009
For many people, organizing the corporation is probably close to the most boring thing they can do without actually having to count all of the sand on a beach. Dull – perhaps, but in many cases quite necessary. It often comes as a surprise to people that when they incorporate a business in [...

?How to pick a co-founder?

Posted on November 12, 2009
A superb piece, on the always provocative Venture Hacks, on picking your co-founder(s). Just really smart, solid advice. Similar Posts:None Found

Employment ? Making the Offer and Varying the Contract

Posted on November 10, 2009
From time to time, I’ll be posting information of interest provided by other lawyers and professionals with whom I sometimes work. Today, I’m posting an article by Daniel Lublin of Whitten & Lublin LLP. Dan recently wrote a piece on a case that illustrates the dangers when employees and employers do not share [...

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