Bruce Marks is an Ottawa lawyer
and Notary Public for the Province of Ontario. He was called to the Bar in
1993.
Civil Litigation
Mr. Marks appears before before
the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Ontario Court of Appeal, the
Federal Court of Canada and the Ontario Municipal Board. He litigates all
areas of law, with a particular focus on medical and professional
malpractice, personal injury and commercial, contract and shareholder
disputes.
Commercial Practice
He advises clients in all
aspects of incorporation and share offerings.
University of Ottawa, B. Soc. Sc. (Political
Science and Economics)
University of Ottawa, LL.B.
Kings College, University of London, LL.M.
Program.
Courses attended: Banking Law, International Law, Comparative Trust Law,
International Trade Law
Past Instructor, Bar Admission Course -
Business Law Section - Corporate/Commercial Law, Law Society of Upper Canada
Acted
as counsel
to the Green Co-op, an Ontario Co-operative Corporation which is
constructing the first Wind Turbine/Wind Farm in the Ottawa Area.
Commercial practice including, Corporate
Structuring including
Incorporations, New Business Start-Ups, Joint-Ventures, Co-operatives, Limited
Partnerships, Securities, Secured Transactions,
Venture Capital Financing, International Trade, Real
Estate matters, Estates and Trusts, Debtors Rights, Creditors Rights, PPSA
Matters, Contracts, Franchise Agreements,
Bankruptcy-Insolvency Matters and Asset Protection.
Commercial Litigation including, Securities, Franchise Litigation, Construction Lien
Litigation, Repair and Storage Liens Act Matters, Non-competition Matters, Share-holders
Oppression Matters.
Employment,
represents clients regarding employment matters, including contract
drafting, negotiation and termination.
Municipal Law Practice, Mr. Marks represents
both rate-payers and developers before the Ontario Municipal Board.
Mr. Marks appears at all levels of Court in Ontario
including the Court of Appeal of Ontario as
well as the Federal Court of Canada.
Mr. Marks is a Canadian lawyer who has a wealth of
experience in transactional work, including venture capital financing for
medium and large projects. He has successfully secured financing for $175 MM
plant start up.
As in-house counsel for a $55MM startup which
relied on the importation of European technology and
equipment under license he dealt with all
aspects of the project, including, financing, corporate structuring,
securities matters, employment contracts, marketing,
distribution and agency agreements.
Mr. Marks was an instructor of the Bar
Admission Course - - Business Law Section - Corporate/Commercial Law for the Law Society of Upper
Canada, the licensing body for lawyers in Ontario.
Mr. Marks lectures frequently on the subject
of Business Start-Ups.
