"I had trouble putting Adam Dodek’s book down. It is a compelling and informative read, probably the first of its kind to carefully document and critically analyze the evolution of a law firm from its origin to its eventual collapse."

Robert Lapper, KC, Professor – David and Dorothy Lam Chair, Law and Public Policy, University of Victoria

"Dodek has written a very lively and readable book, full of large and colorful personalities, pithy quotations, and dramatic incident. But it does not just tell a fascinating and somewhat tragic story – it is also full of analysis of the deficiencies of governance and management that were longstanding at Heenan Blaikie but that became especially problematic after the mushroom growth of the firm in the 1990s and later."

Philip Girard, professor, Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University

"Adam Dodek tells the story of the people of Heenan Blaikie in the context of the evolution of Canadian law firms and the practice of law. The making and unmaking of Heenans provides a cautionary tale of the collision between often laudable personal goals, incoherent collective strategy and governance, and market realities. This is an interesting and instructive account."

Malcolm Mercer, chair, Law Society Tribunal (Ontario), and adjunct professor, Osgoode Hall Law School