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Specializing in media and contractual law, I am a bilingual, award-winning lawyer and editor with extensive business experience in Canada, the UK, Japan and Switzerland. In my dual careers, I have worked with some of Canada’s most respected companies, including Air Canada, Quebecor, CBC-TV, CJAD Radio and Just for Laughs.
I have negotiated contracts for Academy Award winners, Grammy nominees, multiple film production companies, advertising agencies, animation houses, large-scale publishers, well-known retailers, start-ups, and many other creative-media clients worldwide.
With big-firm training (Borden Ladner Gervais) and years of in-house and advisory experience (eg. StyleXchange, BG Communications, YBP), I advise clients on a wide array of issues, including licensing, copyright clearance, agreements of all types (employment, freelance, settlements, etc), and I am actively involved in contract negotiation and drafting for the music, film, and publishing industries, among others.
As the former Editor of the Montreal Mirror and Strut Magazine, and ex Executive Editor of enRoute Magazine, I publish frequently in Canadian Lawyer Magazine and in the CBA’s Addendum. My editorial work has appeared in Time Out London, enRoute, Strut, Royal Wings, AOL, and Cycle Canada to name a few.
RECENT NEWS
February 2012: Am happy to have helped guide this talented artist/designer (Pepsi, Swatch, kidrobot, etc) through his contractual negotiations: http://www.madtoydesign.com/
January 2012: New client CanLII asked for help in producing its Strategic Priorities 2012-2014. Here is the result: http://issuu.com/avachisling/docs/final_-_canlii_english_new_copy
December 2011 Cover Story – Canadian Lawyer Magazine “Loan Arrangers” http://www.canadianlawyermag.com/3936/the-loan-arrangers.html
Winner of the 2011 Gold Kenneth R Wilson Award
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