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Dynamic, creative and and results-oriented commercial litigator whose practice focuses on contractual disputes, especially relating to franchise, license and distributor agreements spanning a broad range of industries, including quick service restaurants, retail, pharmacy, automotive, real estate, hospitality, manufacturing & technology. Regularly acts for franchisors in defending, commencing & successfully resolving business-critical disputes, including defending "bet the system"​ group & class actions. Expertise in enforcing franchisee terminations, and defending rescission and other claims under franchise statutes such as Ontario's Arthur Wishart Act. Handles injunctions and emergency applications, including enforcement of restrictive covenants like non-competition covenants. Significant experience in employment matters (defending wrongful dismissal, human rights and disability claims) and enforcing covenants against departing fiduciaries and employees. Have also advised in the areas of intellectual property (trade-mark, copyright & domain name disputes), trade secrets/confidential information, privacy, and Internet defamation. Proponent of ADR with mediation and arbitration experience. Frequent speaker and writer. Past Chair of OBA Franchise Law Section, past Topic and Articles Editor of ABA Franchise Law Journal, involved with Canadian Franchise Association, and past contributor to Financial Post's Entrepreneur Franchise Focus blog at http://business.financialpost.com/author/fpjenniferdolman/Interested in Board work.

Listed skills include Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Franchising, and 46 others.