• Clerk to the Honourable Mr. Justice Robert Décary, Federal Court of Appeal, 1995-96

• Advised an integrated food processor with respect to the acquisition of additional processing capacity in Ontario;
• Advised a Web 2.0 startup with respect to business structuring, share capitalization, preparation of essential internet agreements, and advised through angel and seed round of financing;
• Acted as Canadian counsel on behalf of a multi-unit hotel owner with respect to a $3B cross border loan facility;
• Advised a community health services provider with respect to the negotiation of a project infrastructure loan for the construction of a modern building and facilities;
• Advised a Canadian Schedule I Bank and draft loan and security documentation with respect to secured term and revolving credit facilities offered to private company lenders;
• Advised a minority shareholder group of their rights in the context of a corporate takeover and exercise of a compulsory drag-along;
• Negotiated a technology supply and licence agreement in connection with a client’s purchase of infrastructure assets under a design build contract.
• Case Comment: 1518628 Ontario Inc. et al v. Tutor Time Learning Centres, LLC, et al. [2006] O.J. No. 3011 (S.C.J.), confirmed on appeal April 12, 2007 , Business Beat Magazine, (April, 24, 2007)

Franchising

• Acted for a multi-unit franchisee in establishing Canadian credit facilities for expansion of its Canadian QSR outlets pursuant to its area development rights;
• Assisted a Canadian franchisor with franchise resale issues in the context of the sale by receiver of an insolvent franchisee’s assets;
• Negotiated a master franchise agreement to assist a U.S. based home maintenance franchisor in developing its international expansion plans;
• Advised a U.S. executive training franchisor with respect to Canadian franchise law, Canadian documentary requirements and the legal requirements for doing business in Canada;
• Advised a major Australian food service franchisor with respect to its Canadian expansion plans and drafted appropriate Canadian documentation to assist in this expansion;
• Drafted franchise agreements and disclosure documentation for Canadian and U.S. franchisors operating in Ontario;
• Administered franchise litigation in the enforcement of restrictive covenants against a competing former master-franchisee;
• Advised a cloud computing business with respect to business structuring and advised through angel and venture capital investment rounds.

• Member, Law Society of Upper Canada
• Member, Canadian Bar Association (Business Law Section)
• Member, Canadian Franchise Association
• Member, American Bar Association (Business Law Section)             
• Member, Ontario Bar Association Corporate Law SubCommittee
• Member, Canadian Franchise Association Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee
• Member of Section Executive, Ontario Bar Association Franchise Law Section

• LL.B, University of British Columbia
• B.Soc. Sc. magna cum laude  (Political Science), University of Ottawa

• Franchise Buybacks - Roundtable Session, Ontario Bar Association 12th Annual Franchise Law Conference, (November 6, 2012)
• Co-Chaired a round table with Larry Weinberg entitled "Expansion to Canada - Is Now the Time" at the International Franchise Association's 52nd Annual Convention, (February 14, 2012)
• The Arthur Wishart Act – An Overview, Ontario Bar Association Institute 2012, (February 9, 2012)
• Chaired a round table on Scope of Franchise Disclosure in light of recent cases such as Dollar It at the CFA Franchise Law Day, (February 2, 2012)
• Mergers and Acquisitions of Franchise Systems, Franchise Voice, Canadian Franchise Association, (June 2011)
• Drafting Enforceable Non-Competition Covenants, 3rd Essentials of Commercial Contracts Course, Federated Press (June 20, 2011)
• Earnings Claims:  Dangers of Why and Why Not, Canadian Franchise Association Annual Convention, (April 2-5, 2011)
• The Enforcement of Franchisee Releases and Settlement Agreements in Light of the Tutor Time and Midas Cases, Canadian Franchise Association Legal Day, (March 2, 2011)
• Advising the Franchisor on the Use of Financial Performance Representations, 10th Annual Ontario Bar Association Franchise Conference, (November 25, 2010)
• Cyber Brand Attacks – Defeating Cyber Bullies, Canadian Franchise Association Legal Day, (March 2, 2010)
• Refranchising: An Overview of Franchise Re- Sales and Transfers, 2009 Canadian Franchise Association National Convention, (May 3-5, 2009) 
• It's Not All About the Wishart Act: Consumer Protection Laws Relevant to Franchising, Canadian Franchise Association Legal Day, (March 3, 2009) 
• New Franchise Clients, Putting Principles into Practice: 8th Annual Ontario Bar Association Franchise Conference, (November 25, 2008) 
• Signing on the Dotted Line: The Legal Side of Franchising Your Business, Canadian Franchise Association Convention Franchise Show, (October 21, 2007) 
• Franchise Disclosure in Canada in 2007 and Beyond, Presented by Richard D. Leblanc and Peter Macrae Dillon., 6th Annual Ontario Bar Association Franchise Conference, (November 16, 2006) 
• Privacy Legislation in Ontario and its Application in the Appraisal Industry, Fee Appraisers' Symposium 2005, (Toronto: 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)

• What do I need to know about Mergers and Acquisitions?, The Franchise Voice, 2011
• Drafting Enforceable Non-Compete Covenants, 3rd Essentials of Commercial Contracts Course, Federated Press, 2011
• Mergers and Acquisitions of Franchise Systems, Franchise Voice, Canadian Franchise Association, 2011
• Sale of a Business, 8th Edition, LexisNexis Canada, 2011
• The Enforcement of Franchisee Releases and Settlement Agreements in Light of the Tutor Time and Midas Cases, 2011
• It's Not All About the Wishart Act: Consumer Protection Laws Relevant to Franchising, 2009
• "As a new franchisee, what do I need to know about commercial leasing?", Franchise Canada Magazine, Ask the Experts column, 2009
• Signing on the Dotted Line: The Legal Side of Franchising Your Business, 2009
• Refranchising: An Overview of Franchise Re- Sales and Transfers, 2009
• Business Laws of Canada, West (a Thomson Reuters business), 2009
• New Franchise Clients, 2008
• Case Comment: 1518628 Ontario Inc. et al v. Tutor Time Learning Centres, LLC, et al. [2006] O.J. No. 3011 (S.C.J.), confirmed on appeal April 12, 2007, Business Beat Magazine, 2007
• Franchise Disclosure in Canada in 2007 and Beyond, Franchise Disclosure in Canada in 2007 and Beyond, Presented by Richard D. Leblanc and Peter Macrae Dillon., 2006
• Privacy Issues in Franchise Relationships: A Practical Guide, Canadian Franchise Review, Volume 2, Number 1, 2006
• Purchase and Sale of a Privately Held Business, Advanced Corporate Business Transactions, 2006
• Purchase and Sale of a Privately Held Business, Advanced Corporate Business Transactions, (Toronto), 2006
• Privacy Issues in Franchise Relationships: A Practical Guide, Canadian Franchise Review, Volume 2, Number 1, (Toronto), 2006
• Privacy Issues in Franchise Relationships: A Practical Guide, 2006
• Privacy Legislation in Ontario and its Application in the Appraisal Industry, Fee Appraisers' Symposium 2005, 2005
• Privacy legislation in Ontario and its application in the appraisal industry, 2005
• Franchising in Ontario: an overview for prospective franchisors and franchisees, 2005
• Franchising in Ontario: An Overview for Prospective Franchisors and Franchisees, 2005
• Franchise expansion by system acquisition: principal issues and concerns, 2004
• Disclosing without fear: tips and strategies for effective disclosure to prospective franchisees, 2003
• Crown Superpriority Claims: A Brief Review of Mega Pets and Schwab, Financial Services & Insolvency Newsletter, Fall 2002