Roderick M. McLeod, Q.C., Lawyer
Contributing Editor
Federated Press Contributions
| Contributing Editor, Corporate Liability (CorpL) 1996– |
| "Expanded Corporate Criminal Liability" (1996) 2 CorpL 110 (co-authored with Bruce McMeekin) |
Biography
| Born 1 June 1942 |
| Educated Queen's University B.Comm. 1964; University of Toronto LL.B. 1967 |
| Partner, Miller Thomson LLP 1988– |
| Deputy Minister of the Environment, Ontario 1985-87 |
| Deputy Solicitor General, Ontario 1983-85 |
| Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Ontario 1977-82 |
| Appointed Queen's Counsel 1979 |
| Director, Criminal Appeals and Special Prosecutions, Ontario 1973-77 |
| Called to the Bar of Ontario 1969 |
| Member, Auditor General's Audit Advisory Committee, 1991 Audit of the Federal Department of the Environment's Conservation and Protection Programs |
| Lecturer, Environmental Law and Practice, continuing legal education programs |
| Former Chair, Board of Governors, Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology |
| Former Trustee and Executive Member, Markham-Stouffville Hospital Board |
| Former Director, Big Brothers of Metro Toronto |
| Editorial Board Member, Canadian Journal of Environmental Law and Practice |
| Co-Author, three legal texts |
| Author, articles and papers relating to environmental due diligence and the defence of environmental prosecutions |
Practice Description
| Mr. McLeod interprets environmental statutes, regulations and guidelines and assists clients in dealing with appropriate government representatives and identifying existing or potential impediments to meeting their objectives. He represents clients at all levels of regulatory authority to attempt to ensure obligations are reasonable and that compliance can be achieved economically. Mr. McLeod also defends private and public sector individuals, corporations and organizations in environmental and other regulatory prosecutions. His practice also includes matters of directors' and officers' liability/due diligence, avoiding and defending prosecutions, commercial fraud litigation; monitoring and assessing legislative, regulatory and other public policy developments, and providing timely advice on their impact; advising governments on public policy initiatives; and helping clients pursue outsourcing, privatization and public/private partnerships. |
Address
| Miller Thomson LLP |
| Suite 600 |
| 60 Columbia Way |
| Markham, Ontario L3R 0C9 |
| Telephone: (905) 415-6707 |
| Telecopier: (905) 415-6777 |
| E-mail: rmcleod@millerthomson.ca |
| Web: www.millerthomson.ca |