Sylvia Lee Email & Phone Number

Kelowna, Bc, Ca

Kelowna, British Columbia

Sylvia Lee is a specialist in corporate and commercial law. Her practice focuses on providing customized general counsel to businesses with a particular emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, cannabis law, private equity, the formation and financing of business ventures, corporate reorganizations, corporate financing transactions, venture capital, tax incented investments and liquor law.

Kelowna, Bc

Kelowna, Bc

Partner at a Boutique Law firm specializing in Corporate Commercial Law with a focus on transactional work including Capital Investment, Mergers & Acquisitions, VCC Investments, Export Controls, Franchise Law, Lending, Limited Partnership Structures.

British Columbia, Canada

Responsible for determining the Company’s legal posture and interests in North America and for ensuring business practices and policies meet regulatory requirements. Reported directly to the Chief Financial Officer and worked closely with the Director of Franchising, Manager of Lease Administration and Director of Development to administer the Company’s considerable franchising, leasing and restaurant development portfolios. Significant experience in reviewing and drafting leases, franchise… Show more Responsible for determining the Company’s legal posture and interests in North America and for ensuring business practices and policies meet regulatory requirements. Reported directly to the Chief Financial Officer and worked closely with the Director of Franchising, Manager of Lease Administration and Director of Development to administer the Company’s considerable franchising, leasing and restaurant development portfolios. Significant experience in reviewing and drafting leases, franchise agreements, financing agreements (including sale-leasebacks), purchase/sale agreements and all related documentation in both Canada and the United States. Effectively managed outside legal counsel in negotiation of leases, franchise law compliance and related issues, corporate record maintenance for over 25 corporate entities in 10 jurisdictions, protection of the Company’s legal rights with respect to intellectual property and competitive issues, legal defence relating to claims, and the provision of legal counsel on various other matters. Created an organized corporate, franchise and trademark file retention system, assisted outside counsel with the creation of and initial public offering of The Keg Royalties Income Fund, started up The Keg Spirit Foundation (in both Canada and the United States), the charitable organization arm of the Company. Show less

British Columbia, Canada

Extensive experience in the Securities Law, Corporate/Commercial Law and Franchise Law fields. Significant involvement in large corporation mergers and acquisitions. Acquired comprehensive drafting skills with exposure to a wide range of transactions including acquisition of various resort operations and related real property by a major North American resort corporation, on-going franchising of restaurants by a major North American steakhouse chain and creation of an $800 million Unit Trust… Show more Extensive experience in the Securities Law, Corporate/Commercial Law and Franchise Law fields. Significant involvement in large corporation mergers and acquisitions. Acquired comprehensive drafting skills with exposure to a wide range of transactions including acquisition of various resort operations and related real property by a major North American resort corporation, on-going franchising of restaurants by a major North American steakhouse chain and creation of an $800 million Unit Trust in conjunction with a public offering of such units. Show less

Bachelor, Law

Activities and Societies: President, UBC Boxing Club Member, Law Students' Legal Advice Program Consistently maintained a class ranking.

Bachelors, English Literature

Activities and Societies: Other areas of study included Calculus, Economics, Financial and Material Accounting, Advanced Composition.