Building the Best Legal Career with Bill Ainley
Lifetime at Work: Career Advice Podcast
English - October 31, 2022 12:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 156 ratingsCareers Business career job business start-up happiness business idea work-life purpose Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Episode 26. A 40 year legal career is an incredible thing. Our guest this episode is Bill Ainley. Bill worked for decades in the world of law, mostly in corporate M&A. Right out of university, he joined a firm called Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg and became the head of M&A. After 40 years, Bill retired. He now sits on the Origin Merchant Partners advisory board.
In this episode, Bill dives into his career and shares the aspects he loved about working in M&A at Davies and the key reasons he found working in corporate law fun, exciting, and empowering.
Key Takeaways
Bill’s Background
Holds a BA and LLB from University of Cambridge and a BCL and LLB from McGill UniversityHad a successful 40-year career at Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg and played a role in some of Canada’s largest and most significant transactionsRetired from his career after 40 years