Episodes
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
173. Virtuosity: from Chopin to the Courts (with Leonard Gilbert)
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Law, classical music, and virtuosity have a lot in common. As a Steinway Artist and tax lawyer, Leonard Gilbert found great commonality succeeded in both worlds. By the age of 19, Leonard Gilbert won four Canadian Music Competitions, won the 2010 Canadian Chopin Competitions, and became the first Canadian to represent Canada at the prestigious International Chopin Competition, viewed by most pianists to be the “Olympics” and “Paralympics” of classical music competitions.
Join Amos Vang and Leonard Gilbert as the two classical concert pianists discuss in great detail the wondrous world of classical concert piano performance, the similarities between pianistic practice and athletic practice, the prestige of the International Chopin Competition, the philosophies of piano performance and virtuosity, the philosophies of piano technique and preparation, the centuries-long evolution of piano tuning and musical counterpoint, and the importance, benefits, and transferability of a classical music training into a legal career.
0:00 for the Introduction.
8:09 for the beginning of the interview.
Below is a list of the piano pieces that you heard in the audio version of this episode, along with the respective performing pianists and composers.
4:51 to 6:36, 6:46 to 8:22: Leonard Gilbert – “Andante Spianato Et Grande Polonaise Brillante, Op 22” by Frederic Francois Chopin.
29:03 to 30:54, 1:04:59 to 1:05:15: Amos Vang – “Après Une Lecture Du Dante: Fantasia Quasi Sonata” by Franz Liszt.
32:26 to 34:08: Krzysztof Moskalewicz – “Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60” by Frederic Francois Chopin, played on Chopin’s own piano, the Pleyel No. 13819.
34:09 to 36:48: Daniil Trifonov – “Barcarolle in F-Sharp Major, Op. 60” by Frederic Francois Chopin
1:03:26 to 1:04:18: Tiffany Poon – “La Campanella” by Franz Liszt.
1:05:16 to 1:06:14: Arcadi Volodos – “Après Une Lecture Du Dante: Fantasia Quasi Sonata – Volodos Transcription” by Franz Liszt (transcription by Arcadi Volodos).
1:07:51 to 1:08:28: Vladimir Horowitz – “Piano Sonata No. 2 – Horowitz Transcription” by Sergei Rachmaninov (transcription by Vladimir Horowitz).
1:40:48 to 1:41:41: Yundi Li – “Etude No. 3 in G Major, Op. 28” by Frederic Francois Chopin.
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
172. "Go and Do Likewise": Navigating Religion and A Legal Career (with Derek Ross)
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
Thursday Aug 05, 2021
This week's episode challenges the perception of the greedy, workaholic lawyer stereotype. Joel Szota sits down with Derek Ross the Executive Director of the Christian Legal Fellowship, to hear his take on how religion can guide a meaningful legal career. They discuss the difficulties of law school, the benefits and challenges of being a person of faith, Quebec's religious symbols law, and more.
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
Thursday Jul 22, 2021
In part two of the episode, Lucie Zhang continues a discussion with Adam Goldenberg, a litigator at McCarthy Tétrault LLP. In part one, Adam shared his experiences and motivations as a litigation lawyer that lead him to co-author a book on Canadian emergency law. In this episode, we delve into the world of emergency law, and Adam explains what a national emergency is.
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
Thursday Jul 15, 2021
In part one of the episode, Lucie Zhang talks to Adam Goldenberg, a litigator at McCarthy Tétrault LLP. Adam shares his journey to becoming a litigation lawyer and how his practice has changed because of the pandemic. By likening the typical week of a litigator as a process of dynamic triage, Adam outlines the skills junior lawyers need to develop to succeed.
Listeners can find Adam on LinkedIn and on McCarthy Tétrault’s podcast, “Law in the Time of COVID-19.”
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
169. Safe Third Country Agreement (with Heather Neufeld)
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Thursday Jul 08, 2021
Shortly after the Federal Court of Appeal hearing about the constitutionality of the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement (STCA), Host Kelley Humber sat down with one of the members of the litigation team, Heather Neufeld. Heather is an immigration and refugee lawyer, and one of 9 lawyers working to overturn the STCA by advocating for refugees' constitutional rights in Canada. Heather discusses the Section 7 (life, liberty, security of the person) and Section 15 (equality) claims being made, some of the challenges of evidence gathering for a case of this nature and scale, and how COVID-19 has impacted how she litigates.
On 15 April 2021, the Federal Court of Appeal ended up ruling in favour of the STCA. Heather and her team have recently applied for leave to the Supreme Court of Canada. This is a case to watch for anyone interested in refugee and human rights.
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
168. One Head, Many Hats (with Ira Shatzmiller)
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Thursday Jun 24, 2021
Ira Shatzmiller is head of Legal and Compliance at BSH Appliances. Join our host Rutumi Tank chat with this insightful lawyer about her journey, starting with law school to the present day. Ira Shatzmiller provides us with pearls of wisdom, personal anecdotes, and tips on being successful as an in-house lawyer.
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
Thursday Jun 17, 2021
Join Amos Vang as he interviews Royal Canadian Dragoon veteran, world-class volleyball player, lawyer and law professor Leah West on her career journey from the Royal Military College to the 2004 World Volleyball Championships to Afghanistan to law school and to a legal career in national security.
Bold and swift: these are the virtues of a Royal Canadian Dragoon that a law student and lawyer can apply to their own careers. Professor West emphasizes the importance of a leadership mindset in her professional pursuits, especially during her time in Afghanistan. Simultaneously, Professor West also emphasizes the importance of teamwork and inspiring others through one’s actions. Especially in the COVID-19 pandemic, leadership and teamwork are two of the most important qualities that a person must learn to succeed in any industry.
You can follow Professor West on Twitter: @leahwest_nsl
You can find Professor West’s book (co-authored alongside Professor Craig Forcese) here: https://irwinlaw.com/product/national-security-law-2-e/
You can follow Professor West’s INTREPID podcast here: https://www.intrepidpodcast.com/
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
166. Dr. Adelina Iftene on Prison Abolition
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
"Policy and legislation-wise, we still have a lot of work to do." Emma Partridge sits down with Dr. Adelina Iftene, author of "Punished for Aging: Vulnerability, Rights, and Access to Justice in Canadian Penitentiaries," to discuss the legal community's response to growing calls for prison abolition. Are lawyers pushing the conversation forward, or just maintaining the status quo? Listen now.
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
165. Netflix, Notoriety, and Legal Entrepreneurship (with Tiger King's Joseph Fritz)
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Thursday Jun 03, 2021
Joseph Fritz is a lawyer, legal entrepreneur, and advocate whose provocative statements in Netflix's wildly popular "Tiger King" made the name Carole Baskin one of the most notorious taglines of 2020. William White learns how Joe earned his stripes and eventually brought a range of legal issues into the zeitgeist of a society stuck at home.
Thursday May 27, 2021
Thursday May 27, 2021
As part of the Student Life Series, Bianca Morello sits down for a chat with Chelsea Sawaya and François Bélanger, two students who have just completed their first year of law school at the University of Ottawa. Just like the title suggests, we talk about our classes, how we adapted to law school online, work-life balance and our perspective on grades.