Gary practises intellectual property law, including trademark, copyright and trade secrets and related litigation. His practice extends from the prosecution of trademark applications through to litigation of intellectual property rights. He appears in the courts of the province of Ontario, as well as the Federal Court of Canada and before the Trademark Opposition Board and he advises clients in complex licensing issues and has acted as intellectual property counsel in major corporate transactions. Gary has been recognized by numerous publications, including Chambers Canada, Chambers Global, The Best Lawyers in Canada, The Legal 500 Canada, Who's Who Legal, World Intellectual Property Review and World Trademark Review. Gary is involved in charitable organizations and for many years sat on the national board of directors of Special Olympics Canada where he continues to serve as Ombudsperson. He was called to the Ontario Bar in 1989. Gary has also been certified by the Law Society of Ontario as a Specialist in Intellectual Property (Trademark and Copyright) Law and has testified as an expert witness on Canadian trademark and licensing law.
On December 29, 2017, Mr. Don E. Wall (Don Wall), PHI Inc. (PHI) and HNZ Group Inc. (HNZ), a Toronto Stock Exchange-listed provider of helicopter transportation and related support services, completed a statutory plan of arrangement pursuant to which, among other things, Don Wall, through a beneficially wholly-owned acquisition company, acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares and variable voting shares of HNZ for $18.70 in cash per share, and PHI subsequently acquired HNZ’s offshore business conducted in New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines and Papua New Guinea. The total consideration paid to former holders of HNZ shares was approximately $233 million
On May 31, 2016, TELUS Corporation (TELUS) completed a previously-announced transaction whereby Baring Private Equity Asia (Baring Asia) acquired a 35-per cent equity stake in TELUS International (Cda) Inc. (TELUS International).
Intact Financial Corporation, through a wholly owned subsidiary, completed its acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Canadian Direct Insurance Inc. from Canadian Western Bank. The acquisition was financed by IFC exclusively with excess capital. The acquisition enhances IFC’s position in Canada by extending its direct-to-consumer operations from coast to coast.
