Peter Dillon

Telephone: 519-660-7818; 800-816-9596 (ext. 7818)

E-mail: peter.dillon@siskinds.com

Admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1988.

Admitted to the New York Bar in 2005.

Peter is the only lawyer in Ontario outside of Toronto recognized in L'Expert, the leading legal peer review journal, as an expert in franchise and distribution law. Ranked in the top 100 franchise attorneys in North America by Franchise Times magazine. Listed in The International Who's Who of Franchise Laywers.

Prior experience with litigation and insolvency law, with reported decisions in the Tax Court of Canada, the Canadian International Trade Tribunal, and the Ontario Superior Court (In Bankruptcy).

Personal Interests

Peter Dillon will be one of two distinguished Plenary Session speakers addressing “Complex Disclosure Issues Under Canadian Law” at the upcoming Ontario Bar Association Annual Franchise Law Conference on November 2, 2011 in Toronto.

Appointments

Peter has received the following distinguished appointments:

• by the Assistant Commissioner of Securities for the State of Maryland to the Franchise and Business Opportunities Advisory Board of NASAA (the North American Securities Administrators Association) in Washington, D.C.
• by the Government of Canada to the Committee of Governmental Experts of UNIDROIT (the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law) in Rome.

Peter’s personal interests include sailing, yoga, cooking, fitness, and eating Italian food--in Italy.

Practice Area

Franchise Law

• Mergers and Acquisitions of Franchise systems
• Manufacturing Law 
• Product Distribution
• Intellectual Property Law (Trademarks)

Peter practices exclusively in the areas of franchise, licensing, distribution and trademarks. He specializes in the acquisition of franchise systems, exporting and importing franchise systems, and advising start-up franchisors in the conversion and early stages of franchising. He represents mature Canadian and American manufacturers and franchise systems operating in Canada, the United States, and internationally.

Professional Associations, Boards & Commissions

International Franchise Association, (Member)

• Canadian Franchise Association, (Member)
• American Bar Association Forum on Franchising, (Member)
• Canadian Bar Association, (Member)
• Franchise Law Group, Commercial Law Affiliates, (Commercial Law Affiliates, Past Chairman)
• Ontario Bar Association, (Executive of the Ontario Bar Association Subcommittee on Franchising, Government Liaison)

Clubs, Charities & Organizations

Board of Directors, London Community Foundation

Publications and Teachings

• The Annotated Franchise Disclosure Act of Ontario
• The Annotated Franchises Act of Alberta
• Contributing Editor to the Lexis/Nexis "Siskinds Netletter on Franchise Law"
• Contributing Editor to the Journal of Franchise and Distribution
• more than 60 other franchise publications

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