Left Join Question

While looking through our data layer code today, I ran across this
query:

SELECT

tasks.*,

clients.FirstName,

clients.LastName,

clients.MiddleInitial,

iteminfo.CreatedBy,

iteminfo.StationId,

iteminfo.CreatedDate,

changelog.LastModified,

changelog.LastModifiedBy,

changelog.LastModifiedAt,

ticklers.Due,

ticklers.Reminder

FROM tasks

LEFT JOIN clients ON tasks.ClientId = clients.ClientId

LEFT JOIN iteminfo ON tasks.Id = iteminfo.ItemId

LEFT JOIN changelog ON tasks.Id = changelog.ItemId

LEFT JOIN ticklers ON tasks.Id = ticklers.RelatedId

WHERE tasks.Id = '123456';

(I've cleaned it up so it's easier to read.)

The basic data structure is that we have a todo list that contains a
list of tasks which may or may not be associated with clients, items,
log entries, or ticklers (scheduled reminders).

The query works as intended: it returns a result-set with all the
necessary data to display in the todo list. The performance is not a
major concern, although it can be slow for large lists.

Since it works, my question is really more about principles: Given that
each of the tables in question will contain tens of thousands of rows,
is a nested join really the best way to approach this?

Thanks!

Ryan