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Joseph Adler is a senior corporate and commercial lawyer who assists clients in all matters related to their operations and transactions in Canada and a registered trade-mark agent. His particular emphasis is in franchising and distribution, intellectual property law and cross-border trade. Joseph serves as legal counsel for Canadian and US (and other foreign) franchisors doing business in Canada and Canadian franchisors doing business in the US, Europe and abroad. He also acts and has acted for various multi-unit franchisees and franchisee associations as well.
Joseph has published and has been quoted in numerous articles and has spoken on various franchising topics at venues organized by the Canadian Franchise Association (CFA), the Ontario Bar Association (OBA) and the International Franchise Association (IFA).
Recognition and Leadership in Franchising
Recognized by his peers, Joseph is:
Chair, the CFA’s Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee
Director, the CFA’s Board of Directors
Executive member, the OBA’s Joint Subcommittee on Franchising
Contributing editor, the Franchise and Distribution Journal (Federated Press)
Listed as a leading practitioner in franchise law in the:
• Prestigious International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers (2008)
• Legal LEXPERT Directory (years 2005 to 2008)
• Franchise Times as a "Legal Eagle" - one of the top franchise lawyers in the United States and Canada (2007 and 2008)
• The National Post’s Best Lawyers in Canada (franchising) (2007 and 2008)
Canadian representative, the International Franchise Lawyers Association
Areas of Practice
Franchise and distribution; International business transactions; Corporate and commercial; Intellectual property
Professional Activities
Director and Member, Canadian Franchise Association
Chair, Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee of the Canadian Franchise Association
Canadian Representative, International Franchise Lawyers Association
Member, Forum on Franchising, American Bar Association
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Member, American Bar Association
Member, International Franchise 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. He has spoken at a wide range of venues on various franchising topics, including at events sponsored by the CFA, OBA and the IFA.
Place and Year of Call
Ontario, 1990
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