Firm Information:

Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West, Suite 5800
Toronto, ON M5H 3S1 , Canada

Web Site: www.millerthomson.com
Tel: (416) 595-8500
Fax: (416) 595-8695
Contact: Mr. Richard Leblanc
Email: rleblanc@millerthomson.com
Other Offices In: Vancouver, Whitehorse, Calgary, Edmonton, Waterloo-Wellington, Markham, Montreal

Attorney Information:

Scotia Plaza, 40 King Street West, Suite 5800
Toronto, ON M5H 3S1
Tel: (416) 595-8657
Fax: (416) 595-8695
Email: rleblanc@millerthomson.com

Firm Profile: Miller Thomson LLP is one of Canada's largest national full-service law firms with more than 500 professionals working from 9 offices across Canada. As a major provider of legal services we offer significant expertise in all areas of franchising, licensing, trade-marks and distribution; including drafting and review of area development and master franchise agreements, advising cross-border clients on franchise and disclosure issues in Canada, dispute resolution and litigation. We also advise on leasing, default and termination and insolvency & restructuring issues affecting franchise clients. We have represented franchising clients in all franchise sectors, including financial services, corporate training, retail, educational, food service, hospitality and commercial services.

Firm Background:

In Business Since: 1957

Serving the Franchising Community Since: 1985

Full-time Employees: 593

Full-time Professionals: 415

Major Franchising Clients in Past 3 Years: Confidential

Attorney Profile: Franchising and Distribution; Corporate/Commercial; Mergers and Acquisitions; Secured Transactions

Year Admitted to the Bar: 1997

Licensed to Practice in: Ontario, Canada

Education/Honors: B. Soc. Sc., Magna Cum Laude (Ottawa); LLB (British Columbia)

Professional Associations/Memberships: CBA, ABA, CFA, Law Society of Upper Canada, Ontario, Bar Association Corporate Law Subcommittee, Association des Juristes d'Expression Francaise de L'Ontario

Publications: Author, "Privacy Legislation in Ontario and its Application in the Appraisal Industry", presented at the Annual Fee Appraisers' Symposium of the Ontario Assocation, Canadian Appraisal Institute, February 4, 2005; "Franchising in Ontario: An Overview for Prospective Franchisors and Franchisees", Cambridge Chamber of Commerce Miller Thomson Legal Series Seminars, January 11, 2005; Co-authored with Paul D. Jones, "Franchise Expansion by System Acquisition: Principal Issues and Concerns", Franchising soup to nuts (Ontario Bar Association CLE Seminar), January 29, 2004; Author, "Disclosing without Fear: Tips and Strategies for Effective Disclosure to Prospective Franchisees", Canadian Franchise Association Conference, Strategies on Recruiting Franchisees, March 25, 2003; Co-authored with Maurice Fleming, "Recent Developments in PPSA Case Law", The Law Society of Upper Canada CLE Seminar: Perfect Your PPSA Skills, Osgoode Hall Law School, November 20, 2002; Author, "Personal Property Rights and the Real Property Regime: Maintaining Priority Under the PPSA", The Law Society of Upper Canada CLE Seminar: Real Estate for Law Clerks, Osgoode Hall, October 9, 2002; Author, "Crown Superpriority Claims: A Brief Review of Schwab and Mega Pets", Banking and Insolvency Law Newsletter, Miller Thomson LLP, Fall 2002

Provide Legal Services in U.S.: No

Provide Legal Services in Canada: Yes

Provide Legal Services Internationally: No

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