Background
Brooke Claxton, John was born on January 13, 1927 in Montreal, Quebec.
Brooke Claxton, John was born on January 13, 1927 in Montreal, Quebec.
Lower Canada College. Westmount High School. McGill University (Bachelor of Civil Law, 1950).
Spoken languages: French and English.
Worked at Lafleur Brown (Montreal, QU) specializing in General Practice. Trials. Corporation, Corporate Financing, Commercial, Estate, Taxation, Banking, Insurance, Labour, Mining, Real Estate, Patent and Trademark Law. Admitted to the bar, 1950, Quebec.
Lecturer, McGill University, 1956-1968.
Counsel to Royal Commission on Canada"s Economic Prospects, 1955-1956. Lecturer, Faculty of Law, McGill University, 1956-1968.
Chairman, Group Insurance Committee Bar of Montreal, 1969-1971. President, McGill Law Graduates" Society, 1970.
Member: Montreal (Council Member, 1972-1974), Quebec and Canadian Bar Associations.
Lafleur Brown is a 70 year old firm with about 60 lawyers engaged in offices in Montreal and Toronto, Canada. Broadly based, the firm"s domestic and international practice emphasizes Corporate Finance, Banking and Securities Law, Insurance and General Commercial and Civil Litigation, Taxation and Tax Litigation.
Member: Montreal (Council Member, 1972-1974), Quebec and Canadian Bar Associations.