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Jean Bédard, Q.C.     Louis Alexopoulos Jean Bédard, Q.C. Allan Dick Helen Fotinos Daniella Laise Joseph Mucci John Sotos David Sterns Arthur Trebilcock Louis Vouloukos John Yiokaris Practice Areas: Corporate and Commercial Franchise t ) 416.977.5333 xt 302 f ) 416.977.0717     jbedard@sotosllp.com Assistant: Reggie Bernardo t ) 416.977.5333 xt 334     rbernardo@sotosllp.com

Expertise Broad experience in corporate and business law with particular exposure to international issues. Served as general counsel for the Canadian division of a major U.S. consumer finance institution and general counsel of the international operations of the U.S. parent firm. Experienced in government relations, international dispute resolution, consumer protection, financial services and privacy law. Organizations Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Franco-Ontarian Development Fund, 1998. Member of the Ontario and International Bar Associations, the French Chamber of Commerce in Canada (Toronto), the Association des juristes d'expression française de l'Ontario (AJEFO), and the Club Canadien de Toronto. Seminars and Publications Guest commentator on business and public affairs for TFO and Radio-Canada. Contributed to the National Banking Law. Presenter in Law and Management at numerous seminars. Credentials LL.L., Laval University, 1974 M.B.A., Laval University, 1978 Quebec Bar, 1975. Ontario Bar, 1988 LL.M., Osgoode Hall Law School, 1992 Member of the Order of Chartered Administrators of the Province of Quebec Appointed Queen's Counsel in 1992 Other Languages French

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