General practice in Business Law, Wills & Estates, Real Estate, Employment, and Land Use/Planning law.Particular expertise and interest in:-Charities/Not-for-Profit-Corporation Share and Asset Purchases and Sales-Corporate and Personal Estate Planning and Wills-Corporate Policy Review-Employment law/contracts -Human Resources (AODA, Discipline, Independent Investigations, Internet usage, OHSA, Performance Reviews, Policy Review and Drafting, Privacy, Terminations)-Land Use / Development-Municipal / Government (Agreements, AODA, By-laws, Contracts, Insurance, Inspection/Investigation Advice -MOL, MOE, MTO, FOI - IPC Referrals, Occupational Health and Safety, Policy Drafting & Review, Procedure, Procurement, Risk Management and Claims, Training -Council and Staff) -Privacy / Freedom of Information (FOI) -Access to Information Requests-Real Estate (Purchase, Sales, Residential/Commercial/Industrial, Condominiums, Mortgages, Re-financing)

Director and lecturer of the Legislation Section for the annual OGRA -CS Anderson Road School held at the University of Guelph.

Acted as General Counsel to a corporation with 665+ FTE's in a broad based legal environment. Range of responsibilities include basic contractual issues to large multi-million dollar projects. Provided advice in areas such as:-General Municipal Law-Corporate / Commercial advice and a myriad of Agreements and Contracts-3 P's (Public-Private Partnerships)-Extensive Negotiation, Drafting and Implementation of complex Commercial Agreements-Procurement issues (Tendering, Request for Proposals (RFP, RFQ, RFI), Purchasing-Real Estate-Planning / Development-Commercial leasing-By-laws-Policies and Procedures-Labour and Employment-Human Resources -Human Rights / Inclusion Services / AODA issues-WSIB-Freedom Of Information / Access to Information / Privacy-Engineering -Road, Bridge, Infrastructure issues and Risk ManagementOversaw and implemented risk management and claims for the Corporation. Sat on the Senior Management Team. Lead team from Clerk's division, Legal Services, Insurance, and Realty & Property Services. Participated in budget setting for the City.

Acted as General Counsel to a corporation with 2500+ employees and an annual budget of over $315m, in a broad based legal environment. Range of responsibilities include basic contractual issues to large multi-million dollar projects. Provided advice in areas such as:-General Municipal Law-Licensing & Enforcement-Corporate / Commercial advice and a myriad of Agreements and Contracts-3 P's (Public-Private Partnerships)-Extensive Negotiation, Drafting and Implementation of complex Commercial Agreements-Procurement issues (Tendering, Request for Proposals (RFP, RFQ, RFI), Purchasing-Real Estate-Planning / Development-Commercial leasing-By-laws-Policies and Procedures-Labour and Employment-Human Resources -Human Rights / Inclusion Services-WSIB-Freedom Of Information / Access to Information / Privacy-Engineering -Road, Bridge, Infrastructure issues and Risk ManagementAreas of management included Clerks division, Property acquisition and disposition, risk management, claims and Legal. Sat on both the Executive Management and Senior Management Teams for the corporation.

Broad Based solicitor legal practice of Corporate/Commercial, Wills & Estates and Real Estate.Particular focus on:-Labour-Employment / HR / Human Rights / WSIB-Municipal & Licensing-Administrative (various tribunals)-First Nations-Charities and Non Profits-Police Services

Lecturer for 3rd year Business Law class in the Business Faculty. Prepared all course materials and exams. Lecture for class of approximately 60 students on broad range of business and legal topics. Exam preparation and all related exam and assignment evaluation.