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Peter was called to the Ontario Bar in 1990.
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Peter provides quality, cost-effective legal advice, negotiation, drafting, and advocacy skills to a
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range of publicly traded and private businesses and to individuals. He acts as general counsel or
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as special counsel to businesses and senior management businesses, advising most commonly
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in areas of corporate structuring, capital markets and securities compliance, private placements,
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debt financings, venture capital, advocacy before securities regulators, mergers, acquisitions and
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other transactional work, contracts, intellectual property protection, licensing and distribution
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matter.
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Peter co-founded a text media, games and promotions company and remains active in its
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business. From time to time he is involved in feature film work. Peter co-founded a self-help
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legal software publishing company. He sits on a number of boards of directors and advisory
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boards. His work has taken him through Canada, the USA and Europe, negotiating for my own
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interests oron behalf of clients.
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His office also actively provides services to clients in areas of incorporations, shareholder
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agreements, joint ventures, residential and commercial real estate, syndications, construction,
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employment matters, and commercial litigation. Peter have appeared as lead counsel in
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commercial disputes in both trial courts and the Ontario Court of Appeal.
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Peter is also active in plaintiff litigation, lending his expertise to various class actions at MSMT.
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Education
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London School of Economics (LL.M., with merit, 1989).
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University of Western Ontario (LL.B., 1987).
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Queen’s University (B.Sc., Chem. Eng., 1984).
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General Practice Areas (alphabetical)
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Class Actions; Computer Law; Copyrights, Corporate and Commercial Law; Employment Law;
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Entertainment Law; Film and Film Finance; Franchising; Gaming Law; General Counsel;
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Insolvency Law; Internet and e-Commerce Law; Litigation (Commercial and Intellectual
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Property); Real Estate; Secured Financings; Securities Law; Securities Litigation; Technology
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Finance; Technology Transfer / Licensing and Distribution; Trade-marks; Wills and Estates.
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