Associate Ryan Ejim writes: “Now, I’m at Massey LLP, where I can create my “second act” while helping professional retired athletes create theirs. But this time, the Massey partners are cheering me on. My unique journey has fused my sports knowledge with my legal knowledge to help address the problems many professional athletes face after retirement.”

Associate Ryan Ejim writes: “That’s when it hit me: I am well-positioned to help professional athletes find their post-retirement careers. I am going to be the post-retirement lawyer for professional athletes, starting with pro basketball players. I will help steward professional athletes to their ‘second act.’”

Ryan Ejim, a former professional basketball player turned corporate lawyer, has joined Massey LLP as an associate, where he is building a new practice focused on advising retired professional athletes.

Emma Chapple, Canadian entertainment lawyer, writes: “But artificial intelligence is here to stay, and Tilly is just the start. While we don’t know her DNA in terms of whether she is little derivative pieces aggregated to create a new entity or built from whole cloth, it’s not a stretch to assume famous parts could be swiped.”

Emma Chapple, Canadian entertainment lawyer, writes: “Still, the blurred line between inspiration and imitation lies at the heart of why unions and performers are sounding alarms about the advent of AI-actors.”

Frank Portman, executive employment lawyer, writes: “When an executive’s rights as an employee and a shareholder are engaged through the same course of conduct, there are unique and important legal consequences that can shape remedy and legal strategy.”

Frank Portman, executive employment lawyer, writes: “In finding the RSU agreements “valid and enforceable” in Wigdor v. Facebook Canada Ltd., 2025 ONSC 4861 (Meta’s Canadian subsidiary), Justice Janet Leiper held that RSUs do not continue to vest once employment ends where the employer provides lump-sum pay under s. 61 of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA).”