Caravel Posts

How one of our Calgary lawyers spent forty-five years building a city  from boardrooms, lacrosse benches, and behind a pancake griddle. If you’re a Calgary local, you may recognize John…

In 2023, Scarlett Johansson declined an offer from OpenAI to voice its GPT-4o model. Nine months later, the company launched an AI assistant voice that sounded strikingly like her. Although…

As of August 1, 2026, the bulk of Bill 4, the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Amendment Act, 2025, is law. If your organization sells to consumers in BC and nobody has touched your…

Alberta’s Traveller Protection and Destination Development Act came into force on July 14, 2026. It requires every accommodation provider and tourism experience operator in Alberta to disclose all mandatory fees…

In recognition of Mental Health Month, we sat down with Jackie Dinsmore, Managing Partner of Caravel Law, to talk about her career arc, burnout, balance, and what it really takes to…

You’ve got traction, a compelling deck, and warm intros to the right funds. Don’t let a messy data room kill your deal. You need a clear picture of Series A…

Founders don’t wake up thinking, “Today feels like a good day for governance.” You’re thinking about customers, cash flow, hiring, product, and whether the emails in your inbox are multiplying.  But here’s the thing: the…

Starting a corporation takes a lot of energy. Registering it, structuring it, getting it ready to do business. Far less thought goes into how to end one, until the moment…

The Context: Growth Mode, With No Pause Button  BlueCat was growing fast, expanding operations, and pushing into new opportunities.  Alex Ghita, BlueCat’s General Counsel, explains the company’s growth had “greatly accelerated, through organic expansion,…

The legal profession is undergoing one of its most significant cultural shifts in decades. Increasingly, lawyers are choosing non-traditional paths—moving into in-house roles, legal-adjacent sectors, alternative and flexible practice models…