 In 2003, Derry Millar of the firm was appointed lead counsel in the Ipperwash Inquiry concerning the events surrounding the death of Dudley George who died in 1995 during a First Nations protest at Ipperwash Provincial Park, see Ipperwash Crisis.In 2009, the firm was criticized by a judge for spending "excessive" time when acting for the Ontario government in a case involving allegations of corruption at Ontario's real estate arm.The current executive partner (and previous managing partner) of WeirFoulds, Lisa Borsook, was one of the few women managing partners of any of Canada's major law firms.