LaBarge Weinstein Professional Corporation
- Founding Partner
1997 - maintenantPaul is a founding partner of LaBarge Weinstein Professional Corporation. Paul has been very actively involved in the technology sector in Ottawa since the early 1980's with the acquisition of Mitel by British Telecom. His practice has included financings of all types of enterprises from pulp and paper mills to satellites, major technology acquisitions and corporate acquisitions and divestitures. Paul is also a tax litigator and uses his business expertise to provide sound tax strategies as part of complex corporate transactions. As well, Paul has been a member of the Chapter 19 NAFTA Dispute Resolution Panels since 1992. Paul concentrates his practice in taxation, mergers and acquisitions, and trade law.
Publications
Author: Taxation of Technology Transfers- Federated Press, 1996
Author: Tax Litigation, Managing the Process
Panelist: The Perilous Purchase - Preventing Problems - Tax Tips. Scientific Research and Experimental Development - The Law; The Claiming Process
Panelist: Winding-up of Corporations, Canadian Bar Association (Winter Meeting 1988)
Lecturer: Scientific Research and Experimental Development Canadian Advance Technology Association (Winter Meeting 2001)
Instructor, Law Society of Upper Canada, Bar Admission Course (Taxation)
Memberships/Organizations/Community Involvement
Co Chair, Board Member and Member of Executive Committee, Canadian Advanced Technology Association (2000 to present)
Member, roster of panelists for dispute resolution under the North American Free Trade Agreement (1992 to present)
Member, Computer Science Advisory Committee, Queen's University (2000 to present)
Director, National Angel Organization (2002 to 2007)
Member, Board of Directors of Corel Corporation (1993-1998)
Chairman, Canadiana Fund (1999 to present)
Chairman, Ottawa Public Library Fundraiser (2001)
Member, Board of Directors of the Trans Canada Trail Foundation (1995 to present)
Counsel, Community Foundations of Canada (1995 to present)
Treasurer, Capital Campaign, St. Vincent's Hospital (2002-2005)
Secretary and General Counsel, Canada 125 Foundation (1991-1993)
Board Member, Canadian Audio Visual Heritage Foundation (1996-1998)
Trustee, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (1985-1991)
Managing Partner, Blake, Cassels & Graydon (Ottawa ) (1990-1997)
Partner, Lang Michener (1986-1990)
Partner, Gowling & Henderson (1985-1986)
Formations
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School
1971 - 1974Law
Mc Master University (Hamilton)
Hamilton1969 - 1971Economics and Political Science