Corporate Governance and Legal Compliance/Expert Profile

Expertise

I can answer qs on: Liquor License Laws concerning: •Sale of alcohol to intoxicated persons •Overcrowding •Permit drunkenness •Services outside prescribed hours •Sale or supply of liquor to person under 19 years of age •Offenses under the Liquor License Act •Anything to do with Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario (AGCO)

Experience in the area

I have successfully defended many clients charged with various offenses under the Criminal Code of Canada and related legislation, liquor license laws and regulatory laws, as an experienced professional lawyer, former Crown attorney and civil litigator.

Organizations

Law Society of Upper Canada Ontario Trial Lawyers’ Association Criminal Lawyers’ Association

Publications

•Part-time Professor, Carleton University, Department of Law, Criminal Law course, 2005 – 2008 •Part-time Professor, Algonquin College, Police and Public Safety Institute, Young Offenders, Police Powers, Criminal and Tort Law, Criminal Code & Federal Statutes, Investigations & Evidence courses, 2003 – 2009 •Education Coordinator and Seminar Leader for the Law Student/New Lawyer Program, 2005

Education/Credentials

1999 – Undergraduate Bachelor of Arts Degree in Law / Criminology from Carleton University in Ottawa . 2003 – LL.B. (Bachelor of Laws Degree), from the University of Ottawa Faculty of Common Law. 2004 – Called to the Bar of Ontario.

Awards and Honors

•First recipient of the Young Practitioner of the Year Award by the South Asian Bar Association (SABA), 2008 •First Canadian recipient of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA) Trial Advocacy Scholarship, 2003 •Awarded both a law school entrance scholarship and the prestigious Newton Rowell Scholarship for academic excellence and commitment to the public service

Past/Present Clients

Restaurant owners, bar owners, nightclub owners, banquet hall owners, catering and event organizers.