Roderick M. McLeod

Background

MCLEOD, RODERICK was born on June 1, 1942 in Toronto, Ontario,: admitted to bar, 1969, Ontario.

Education

Queen's University (Bachelor of Commerce, 1964). University of Toronto (Bachelor of Laws, 1967). Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Ontario, 1977-1982.

Deputy Solicitor General, Ontario, 1982-1985.

Deputy Minister of the Environment, 1985-1987.

Career

Worked at Miller Thomson (Toronto, Ontario) specializing in Environmental, Public Regulatory Law, Criminal Law. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Ontario. Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Ontario, 1977-1982.

Deputy Solicitor General, Ontario, 1982-1985.

Deputy Minister of the Environment, 1985-1987. Lecturer: Federation of Law Societies of Canada, Criminal Law, 1973-1987.

Law Society of Upper Canada continuing education courses in Criminal Law, 1971-1982 and Bar Admission Course in Criminal Procedure, 1971-1976. Canadian Bar Association Seminar on Corporate Environmental Responsibility and Liability, 1986-1987.

"Officers and Directors Liability," Toronto, May 22, 1987.

"Environmental Law and Management for the Canadian Forest Industry, Enforcement and Prosecutions," Canadian Institute, 1994. Prosecution and Defense of Environmental Offences (Use of Audits, Due Diligence and Officers" Liability, College of Business Administration-O 1994. "Indecent Exposure Behind the Corporate Veil: Protecting Directors and Officers," Due Diligence and Other Defenses to Prosecutions, College of Business Administration-O 1994.

"Shareholder Communications and Potentially Environmentally Liable Companies," Institute for International Research - The Shareholders Rights and Communications Symposium 1994.

Contributor, Ontario Section, Environmental Spills: Emergency Reporting, Clean-Up and Liability, Carswell 1993. Author: "Key Environmental Issues for the 1990"s and Beyond in Canada," Canada-United States Law Journal, Volume 18, 1992, Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law on behalf of the Canada-United States Law Institute, Canada-United States Law Journal.

Company-Author: "Breathalyzer Law in Canada," Carswells 1973, 1981, 1985. Motor Vehicle Offences, a companion volume for Breathalyzer Law in Canada, Carswell 1988.

The Canadian Charter of Rights, The Prosecution and Defence of Criminal and other Statutory Offenses, Carswells, 1982.

"Environmental Inspections and Searches," (1989), 6 Business and the Law 59. "Environmental Protection Legislation: Personal Liability of Officers and Directors," Liabilities for Environmental Contamination (LSUC, 1989). "Environmental Transboundary Legal Initiatives in Ontario," College of Business Administration, Vancouver 1989).

"Environmental Law and Corporate Compliance Strategies," Arthur Doctorate. Little Fifth Canadian Environmental Roundtable 1989.

"Enforcement and Cleanup: A Comparison of the United States and Canadian Experiences," Executive Enterprises, Incorporated., United States./Canada Environmental Regulation Conference 1991. "Individual Liability & Piercing the Corporate Veil," CBAO Toronto/Vancouver 1991.

"Recent Issues in Environmental Regulation and Enforcement," Papers from the Third Annual Meeting of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (1991). "R. v. Bata Industries: Directors Beware!" (1992), 2 Journal of Environmental Law and Practice 313.

(Resident, Markham Office).

Achievements

• Roderick M. McLeod has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Canadian Bar Association. Advocates Society. (Resident Markham Office).