John R. Sproat, Lawyer
Conference Speaker
Federated Press Contributions
| Speaker, "Termination for Theft or Other Unethical Conduct" Specific Situations Session, Termination Best Practices Conference, Toronto, December 13-15, 1999 |
| Speaker, "Structuring the Termination Package", Terminations in an Era of Business Change Conference, Toronto, December 15, 1998 |
| Speaker, "Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements" Executive Contracts Session, Corporate Summit, Toronto, November 29-30, 1995 |
| Speaker, "Non-Competition and Non-Solicitation Agreements" Negotiation of Executive Employment Contracts, Human Resource Executives Conference, Toronto, September 13-14, 1995 |
Biography
| Born 9 November 1952 |
| Educated University of Western Ontario LL.B. 1976; Harvard Law School LL.M. 1978 |
| Partner, Miller Thomson LLP 1984– |
| Associate with present firm 1979-84 |
| Called to the Bar of Ontario 1979 |
| Law Clerk to Mr. Justice Spence, Supreme Court of Canada 1976-77 |
| Member, Advocates' Society |
| Editorial Advisory Board Member, Hiring and Firing Newsletter |
| Author, Employment Law Manual (looseleaf service); Equality Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (looseleaf service) |
| Frequent speaker and lecturer on employment law matters to lawyers and human resources professionals |
Practice Description
| Mr. Sproat has a broadly based commercial litigation practice. His experience includes representing corporations and individuals in relation to claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, defamation and with respect to shareholder remedies and corporate disputes. While Mr. Sproat has special expertise in employment and human rights law, he also defends corporations and individuals charged with business-related offences under a wide range of Federal and Provincial statutes. He has experience representing clients at all court levels, including the Ontario Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court of Canada. |
Address
| Miller Thomson LLP |
| Suite 2500 |
| 20 Queen Street West |
| Toronto, Ontario M5H 3S1 |
| Telephone: (416) 595-8529 |
| Telecopier: (416) 595-8695 |
| E-mail: jsproat@millerthomson.ca |
| Web: www.millerthomson.ca |