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PRACTICE AREAS
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Corporate
& Commercial (including Mergers and Acquisitions)
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E-Commerce
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Securities
& Corporate Finance
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Secured
Lending
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Trade-mark agent
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EDUCATION
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Master
of Laws, York University, 1970
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Bachelor
of Laws, Osgoode Hall, 1965
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MEMBERSHIPS
/ AFFILIATIONS
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The
Law Society of Upper Canada - member since 1967
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The
Canadian Bar and Ontario Bar Associations
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Business Law Section, Ontario Bar Association
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ARTICLES
/ SPEECHES
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Jim has regularly
delivered lectures for the Canadian and Ontario Bar Associations - Ontario on topics such as
Interest Act compliance, "piercing the corporate veil", business
law check lists for non-resident acquisitions of Canadian businesses, secured
lending transactions, directors and officers liabilities, limited liability companies,
unanimous shareholder agreements and reviews of corporate law developments for
OBA's annual Operation Update programs. He has also written articles on the legal
and fiduciary duties of directors and corporate managers.
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Legal
articles and presentations include
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Interest
Issues
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Piercing
the Corporation Veil
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Limited
Liability Companies
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Business
Law Guide to Non-Resident Acquisitions of Canadian Businesses
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The
Business of Boards: What Directors Need to Operate Effectively
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Unanimous
Shareholder Agreements
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TSX
Policy re Stock Options
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The
Competition Act Amendments
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New
Developments
in Corporate Law
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Accessing
Public Capital Markets
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Reform
of the Canada Business Corporations Act
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Letters
of Credit
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COMMUNITY
SERVICE
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Past
Chair,
Business Law Section, Ontario Bar Association
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Past
Chair, Planning Board of the Township of Adjala.
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PERSONAL
DETAIL
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Appointed
Queen's Counsel, 1980
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Jim leads the firm's
Corporate and Commercial and Securities and Corporate Finance practice groups.
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Jim
has active interest in
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