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John Sotos    
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 303
f ) 416.977.0717
    jsotos@sotosllp.com

Assistant: Vesna Sheffer
t ) 416.977.5333 xt 304
    vsheffer@sotosllp.com

Expertise
Specializes in domestic and international franchise, licensing and distribution law with a large national and international client base. Represents franchisors and franchisees in connection with franchise transactions, workouts, defaults, purchases and sales of franchise networks, master franchising and creditor and debtor rights on both franchisor and franchisee insolvencies. Extensive experience in all aspects of trade and co-operative associations.

Organizations
Member of the Canadian and International Franchise Associations, and the Ontario, American and International Bar Associations. Special Counsel to a number of national and international franchisors and Director of numerous companies and not-for-profit organizations. Appointed Co-chair of the Uniform Law Conference of Canada Franchising Project by the Federal and Provincial governments with a mandate to develop uniform franchise legislation across Canada. Appointed to the Franchise Working Sector Team by the Ontario Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations to provide ongoing advice on franchise industry regulation. Retained by the African Development Bank to help formulate franchise-oriented changes to African legal and regulatory regimes.

Seminars and Publications
Regularly contributes to industry and professional publications. And is a presenter at national and international franchise and business law conferences held by the Canadian Bar Association, Law Society of Upper Canada, The Canadian Institute, Canadian Franchise Association, Business Development Bank, Insight and Butterworths.

Credentials
LL.B., University of Western Ontario, 1978
Ontario Bar, 1980
Listed in the Canadian Legal LEXPERT® Directory as a leading franchise practitioner every year since its inception. Listed in the LEXPERT®/American Lawyer Media Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers, and An International Who's Who of Franchise Lawyers. Highest ranking (AV) in Martindale-Hubbell.

Other Languages
Greek

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