Title: Vice Chairman, Secretary and General Counsel

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Private Legal Practice:

1992 - Present: Sole practitioner, specializing in corporate-commercial law and real estate matters

1981 - 1986: Partner in Mandell and Mandell, Barristers and Solicitors

1979 - 1981: Partner in Mandell, James, Barristers and Solicitors

1973 - 1979: Associate at Henry and Brown, Barristers and Solicitors

1965 - 1969: Associate at Goodman and Goodman, Barristers and Solicitors

Corporate Legal Practice:

1986 - 1992: Cineplex Odeon Corporation, Senior Vice-President and General Counsel, also served as Secretary from 1990 to 1992

- responsibility for in-house legal matters and for coordinating work handled by outside counsel

1969 - 1973: Famous Players Canadian Corporation Limited and Famous Players Limited, -Vice-President and General Counsel

Distinctions:

1981: Awarded the title of Queen's Counsel

1964 - 1965: Served as Legal Secretary to the Chief Justice of Ontario - an honour awarded to top students in the Bar Admission Course

COMMUNITY SERVICE

At various times I have been:

- President and in other positions and member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee with Ontario Social Development Council

- Chairman and Vice-Chairman of the Board and member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Toronto French School

- Member of the Board of Holy Blossom Temple and Chairman of the Continuing Education Committee

- President of the Forest Hill Residents' Association

- Co-Chairman of the Lawyers' Division of the United Jewish Appeal

- currently a lay reader at daily services at Holy Blossom Temple

EDUCATION

1964: Law Society of Upper Canada - Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Upper Canada Third Prize - Called to the Bar in April, 1964

1962: University of Toronto , Faculty of Law

- Juris Doctor

1959: University of Toronto , Faculty of Arts - Honours Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Economics

1955: Forest Hill Collegiate Institute

- Graduation with First Class Honours