Background
Polsky, Leonard H. was born on June 27, 1944 in Brandon, Manitoba.
Polsky, Leonard H. was born on June 27, 1944 in Brandon, Manitoba.
University of British Columbia (Bachelor of Arts, 1966. Bachelor of Laws, 1969). London School of Economics & Political Science, London, England (Master of Laws, 1970).
Registered Canadian Trademark Agent.
Worked at Ferguson Gifford (Vancouver, British Columbia) specializing in Franchise, Trademark, Copyright, Product Distribution, Dealerships, Licensing Law. Admitted to the bar, 1971, British Columbia. Registered Canadian Trademark Agent.
Speaker and Author for Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia.
Legal Education Society of Alberta. Law Society of Upper Canada Department of Education.
British Columbia Branch of Canadian Bar Association. Canadian Franchise Association.
International Franchise Association.
International Bar Association, Section on Business Law, Committee on International Franchising. International Council of Shopping Centres. Vancouver Board of Trade.
Department of Industry, Trade and Commerce, Canada.
Department of Industry and Small Business Development, British Columbia. Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Japan.
Federal Business Development Bank. Franchising Workshop, Seattle Washington.
British Columbia Trade Development Corporation.
Pacific Corridor Enterprise Council. American Bar Association, Section on International and Law and Practice. American Bar Association Franchise Law Journal.
Washington State Bar Association.
World Trade Club Canadian Forum. International Franchising Expo.
The Bar Association of San Francisco. The Patent and Trademark Association of British Columbia.
Great-West Life Real Estate Journal.
Sutton Group Double Ender Magazine. Canadian Business Franchise Magazine. Canadian Business Franchise Handbook.
Member, Advisory Editorial Board and Regular Contributor, Journal of International Franchising and Distribution Law, Tolley Publishing Company Limited., England, 1986.
Member, Editorial Board and Regular Contributor, Franchise and Distribution Journal, Federated Press, Montreal, 1994. Lecturer, Commercial Law, University of British Columbia, 1974.
Member, Special Committee on Industrial and Intellectual Property, Canadian Bar Association, 1980-1983. Member, Publications Sub-Committee, 1981-1982, Course Coordinator on Franchise Law, 1981, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia.
Member: Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada.
Patent and Trademark Association of British Columbia. International Trademark Association. International Franchise Association.
Canadian Franchise Association (Ad Hoc Western Counsel, 1980.
Member, Steering Committee, British Columbia Chapter, 1986-1989. Affiliate Representative, 1990-1991.
Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee, 1991 and Chairman, 1995). Member, American Bar Association, including Forum Committee on Franchising.
Member and Secretary, Committee on International Franchising, Section on Business Law, International Bar Association.
Member, Advisory Editorial Board and Regular Contributor, Journal of International Franchising and Distribution Law, Tolley Publishing Company Limited., England, 1986. Member, Editorial Board and Regular Contributor, Franchise and Distribution Journal, Federated Press, Montreal, 1994. Lecturer, Commercial Law, University of British Columbia, 1974.
Member, Special Committee on Industrial and Intellectual Property, Canadian Bar Association, 1980-1983.
Member, Publications Sub-Committee, 1981-1982, Course Coordinator on Franchise Law, 1981, Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia. Member: Patent and Trademark Institute of Canada.
Patent and Trademark Association of British Columbia. International Trademark Association.
International Franchise Association.
Canadian Franchise Association (Ad Hoc Western Counsel, 1980. Member, Steering Committee, British Columbia Chapter, 1986-1989. Affiliate Representative, 1990-1991.
Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee, 1991 and Chairman, 1995).
Member, American Bar Association, including Forum Committee on Franchising. Member and Secretary, Committee on International Franchising, Section on Business Law, International Bar Association.