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PRACTICE AREAS
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Commercial Leasing
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Commercial Real Estate
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Secured Lending |
EDUCATION
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Bachelor of Laws, University of
Toronto, 1973
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Bachelor of Science, (Electrical
Eng.) Queen's University, 1970
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MEMBERSHIPS
/ AFFILIATIONS
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Law Society of Upper Canada - member since 1975
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The Canadian Bar Association - member Real Property Section
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International Council of Shopping Centres |
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Ontario Bar Association, chair of the Real
Property Section, 1984-1985 |
ARTICLES
/ SPEECHES
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Article - "Letter of Intent
or Binding Agreement?" Shopping Centre Newsletter, February 15, 2010
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Co-Author of Commercial Tenancies, Canadian Forms & Precedents, LexisNexis
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Contributing author to Tenant's Rights and Remedies in a Commercial Lease - A
Practical Guide, Canada Law Book Inc., 1998
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Article - Landlord's right to evict tenant in order to maximize
profit -The Lawyers Weekly, April 20, 2007
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Frequent speaker for Law Society of Upper Canada and Canadian Bar Association
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Frequent Panelist, Round Table Leader and part of organizing committee for Canadian Law Conference, ICSC
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Round Table Leader, ICSC, US Law Conference, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
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Speaker, International Young Lawyers Association, Rome Italy, 2006
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PERSONAL
DETAIL
Born
in Montreal, Quebec, Jim moved with his family to Ontario in 1954 where he has
remained ever since. After practicing for more than 29 years in a large
cross Canada law firm, Jim joined McLean & Kerr in 2008. Married with
three children, Jim loves to travel and has been to Bali, Hong Kong, Thailand,
Fiji, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Brazil, Peru, Sicily, Corsica and Sardinia
among other places.
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