Background
Finkelstein, Neil was born in 1951 in Montreal, Quebec.
Finkelstein, Neil was born in 1951 in Montreal, Quebec.
McGill University (Bachelor of Arts, 1973. Bachelor of Laws, 1979). Harvard University (Master of Laws, 1980).
Chartered Accountant: Quebec.
1976; Ontario, 1977.
Worked at Blake, Cassels & Graydon (Toronto, Ontario) specializing in Aviation, Business, Commodity Tax and Trade, Communications, Competition, Constitutional, Creditors" Rights and Insolvency, Environmental, Estates and Trusts, Financial Services, Health, Insurance, Intellectual Property and Technology, International, Labour and Employment, Litigation, Marketing and Advertising, Media, Mergers and Acquisitions, Mining, Municipal Planning, Oil and Gas, Pension and Employee Benefits, Real Estate, Securities and Taxation, Trial and Appellate Work. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Ontario. Chartered Accountant: Quebec, 1976.
Ontario, 1977.
Author: New Developments in Administrative Law, 1987 (with B. Rogers). The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: The Civil Side, 1988 (with B. Rogers). Administrative Tribunals and The Chapter1990 (with B. Rogers).
Constitutional Rights in the Investigative Process, 1991 (with M. Finkelstein).
The Separation of Quebec and The Constitution of Canada (with G. Vegh), 1992. "Comment: Section 36 and Claims to Injunctive Relief," 69 Canada
Bar Review 298, 1990; "Applying for a Stay of Proceedings" in Finkelstein and Rogers (eds.) Administrative Tribunals and the Charter, 1990.
"Comment: Validity of son 31.1, Combines Investigation Acting: General Motors of Canada Limited v.
City National Leasing," 68 Canada Bar Review, 1989; "Note on Competition Acting, son
45 - Is the Presumption lieutenant Creates Invalid by Virtue of the Charter of Rights and Freedom?" 67 Canada
Bar Review 335, 1988; "The Supreme Court, the Charter and Labour Relations" in Finkelstein and Rogers (eds), The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: The Civil Side, 1988. "Charter Review of Social Legislation: Mandatory Retirement as a Case Study" (with G. Howard) 9 Advocates Quarterly 142, 1988.
"Laskin"s Four Classes of Liberty," 66 Canada
Bar Review 228, 1987; "Constitutional Rights and Investigative Powers" in Finkelstein and Rogers (eds.), New Developments in Administrative Law, 1987. The Competition Tribunal and the Constitutionality of Certain Investigative Procedures under the New Competition Acting," 7 Advocates Quarterly 459, 1986-1987.
Laskin"s Canadian Constitutional Law, 2 Volumes, 5th educated, 1986.
"Legal and Constitutional Aspects of Public Funding for Private Schools," Appendix Doctorate to the Shapiro Royal Commission on the Role and Status of Private Schools in Ontario, released October 31, 1985. "Comment: Search and Seizure After Southam, " 63 Canada Bar Review 178, 1985; "Section 15, Section 1 and the Relevance of the United States.
Experience," 6 Advocates Quarterly 188, 1985.
"Expropriation of Minority Interests and the Appraisal Remedy," 27 BLR. 234, 1985. "Comment on Attorney - General Canada v.
Canadian National Transportation Limited, 62 Canada Bar Review 182, 1984; "Section 1: The Standard for Assessing Restrictive Government Actions and the Charter"s, Code and Evidence," 9 Queens Lord Justice 143, 1983.
"A Question of Emphasis: The Extent of the State"s Burden in Federal Republic of Germany v.
Rauca, 30 C.R. 2d 112, 1983. "The Relevance of Pre-Charter Caselaw to Post-Charter Adjudication," 4 Superior Court L.R. 267, 1982. Lecturer: Central America Program, Taxation, McGill University, 1975-1979.
Constitutional Law, Osgoode Hall Law School, 1981-1983.
Senior Policy Advisor to the Honorary Ian Scott, Attorney General of Ontario, 1985-1986. Tax Specialist with Touche, Ross & Company, Montreal, 1973-1976.
Law Clerk to Rt. Honorary Bora Laskin, Chief Justice of Canada, 1981.
Blake, Cassels & Graydon is one of Canada"s leading national law firms, with over 350 lawyers, serving its national and international clients through five offices across Canada and in Europe.
Member: College of Business Administration.