Joseph Adler is a senior corporate and commercial lawyer who assists clients in all matters related to their operations and transactions in Canada. He also serves as counsel for Canadian and US franchisors doing business in Canada and Canadian franchisors doing business in the US, Europe and abroad. He has been listed as one of the leading franchise practitioners in the 2005 and 2006 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, and is identified in the 2006-2007 edition of Who's Who in Executives and Professionals.

Areas of Practice
Franchise and distribution; international business transactions; corporate and commercial; intellectual property.

Recent Transactional Accomplishments
Counsel to numerous QSR, product and service-based franchise systems throughout North America

Represents Canadian and US-based Franchisors in Canada and Abroad

Counsel to major franchisee advertising associations

Acts for several multi-unit franchisees

Professional Activities
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Forum on Franchising, American Bar Association
Member, Canadian Franchise Association
Member, Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee of the Canadian Franchise Association
Member, International Franchise Association
Canadian Representative of the International Franchise Lawyers Association

Education
LL.B., University of Western Ontario, 1987
M.A., University of Toronto, 1998
B.A., York University, 1984
B.A., York University, 1983

Publications and Seminars
Joseph's articles have been published in various franchise related publications

Joseph has spoken at a wide range of venues on franchising topics, including the Canadian Franchise Association, Ontario Bar Association and the International Franchise Association

Place and Year of Call
Ontario, 1990

Languages Spoken
English
Hungarian

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