Educational Background
Commerce at Queen’s University, Kingston – 1975
Juris Doctor, University of Toronto Law School – 1978
Articled with Clay Powell, Q.C., former Assistant Deputy Attorney General of Ontario, at Carter & Powell, Toronto – 1978-1979
Practice
Called to the Bar of Ontario – 1980
In private practice since being called to the Bar.
Clients include individuals, corporations, government officials and institutional bodies.
Representation
Advice, trials and appeals, civil, regulatory and criminal matters, including commercial disputes, defence to Criminal Code and Controlled Drug charges, tax, customs & excise, international criminal, competition, securities, fraud, and environmental issues and cases, professional discipline, inquests, inquires, boards and tribunals, related civil and other proceedings and applications.
Professional Contributions – From time to time
Author, lecturer and instructor for legal education programs including the Ontario Bar Admission Course (from 1983-2005), the Canadian Bar Association, the Criminal Lawyers Association, the Federation of Law Societies National Criminal Law Program, and other professional continuing education programs. Judge/advisor in various advocacies – oriented programs including the Advocates Society Institute, and the Moot Court programs at the University of Toronto Law School and Osgoode Hall Law School.
Professional Memberships
Law Society of Ontario
Honorary Life Member, Faculty, Federation of Law Societies of Canada National Criminal Law Program (awarded July 18th, 2000)
Criminal Lawyers’ Association (since 1978)
Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History (since 1980)
Advocates’ Society
International Commission of Jurists
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Recognized in Euromoney’s “Guide to the World’s Leading White Collar Crime Lawyers” and in “BestLawyers® in Canada”