Anita Balakrishnan

Anita Balakrishnan

Anita Balakrishnan is the website and newsletter editor at Law Times—breaking news on Ontario’s legal scene—as well as a contributor to Canadian Lawyer magazine. Law Times covers more than a dozen practice areas that impact Ontario’s lawyers, with topics ranging from insurance law to real estate regulation; alongside trends at the Law Society of Ontario and Ontario’s Attorney General.

Her writing specialties include law, technology, and finance. Before joining Law Times, she was a journalist covering business and technology for CNBC.com and has had work appear in NBCNews.com, Yahoo Finance, and in USA Today.

She has a master’s degree in Business and Economic Reporting from New York University’s school of journalism and Stern school of business. She also has an undergraduate degree from the University of Denver with majors in economics and environmental science.

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Video could depict ‘new normal’ once courthouses open next week

Video could depict ‘new normal’ once courthouses open next week

Some in-person matters will resume July 6

Ranjan Agarwal will become first South Asian lawyer to lead the OBA

Ranjan Agarwal will become first South Asian lawyer to lead the OBA

The Bennett Jones LLP partner was elected to the Ontario Bar Association’s board as second vice president

Despite changes, lawyers’ mental health crisis is getting worse, says Gowling WLG’s Michael Herman

Despite changes, lawyers’ mental health crisis is getting worse, says Gowling WLG’s Michael Herman

Gowlings held four 90-minute mental health webinars during the COVID-19 pandemic, and expanded insurance coverage for different types of therapy

For artists struggling through pandemic, national legal network could provide solutions

For artists struggling through pandemic, national legal network could provide solutions

Government-funded report suggests formal affiliation for low-cost lawyers who help artists

Teresa Donnelly elected 2020-2021 Law Society of Ontario treasurer

Teresa Donnelly elected 2020-2021 Law Society of Ontario treasurer

Donnelly received 31 of 53 votes

Giving legal content away for free a way to cope with COVID downturn

Giving legal content away for free a way to cope with COVID downturn

Put content out on social media and you get a ‘tsunami’ of inquiries in return, says lawyer

Legal clinics say new housing bill fails to protect tenants

Legal clinics say new housing bill fails to protect tenants

Law would burden Landlord and Tenant board, clinics say

CCLA slams COVID-response bills in Ontario, Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador

CCLA slams COVID-response bills in Ontario, Alberta and Newfoundland and Labrador

A new report that assesses the civil liberties implications of stay-at-home orders

Law student letter argues Law Society of Ontario’s Black Lives Matter response is lacking

Law student letter argues Law Society of Ontario’s Black Lives Matter response is lacking

The LSO and law schools must do better to combat anti-Black racism, group says

Amid COVID, lawyers look to do their own contingency planning

Amid COVID, lawyers look to do their own contingency planning

Focus on short-term goals like billable hours deflect from planning for the worst