The Milk Man – Rahim Talib finds the grass is greener outside traditional legal practice

Eyebrows were raised when Rahim Talib (’00) walked away from a promising career in corporate M&A practice at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP in 2003. But it wasn’t just his departure from one of Canada’s biggest law firms that surprised many: it was the direction he was taking. With no relevant experience, the class of 2000 alumnus was about to assume ownership over Meadowfresh Dairy, a tiny, old-school milk business located in Port Coquitlam.

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