Joe Milstone 
Co-Founder | Cognition LLP
Toronto, ON, CANADA
Leading legal entrepreneur, Cognition co-founder & fervent industry catalyst transforming business legal services for in-house counsel.
Biography
Joe Milstone is co-founder of Cognition LLP, the industry leader driving the changes in which business legal services are offered, delivered and procured in Canada. Cognition provides senior, business-minded legal services at affordable rates, under flexible structures and with counsel possessing a unique blend of private practice and in-house experience. As a testament to its success, Cognition has been on Profit Magazine’s list of fastest growing businesses for the past two years, and Joe has become a frequent speaker and commentator on the changing legal industry. Joe has spoken at the CBA Canadian Legal Conference, the CCCA Spring Conference, The Commons Institute, The Canadian Institute In-House Counsel Congress, the Financial Executives International Annual Conference and even at partner retreats for traditional Bay Street law firms.
Before co-founding Cognition, Joe worked at Oslers and the Canadian Bankers Association, and then as Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs at Call-Net Enterprises (Sprint Canada) and Magna Entertainment. His mix of BigLaw, in-house leadership and Cognition experiences gives him a unique perspective on how the legal industry should transform for the benefit of corporate counsel and legal departments.
Joe holds a joint LL.B./M.B.A. degree from Osgoode Hall/Schulich School of Business and was called to the Ontario Bar in 1994.
Industry Expertise (6)
Areas of Expertise (6)
Accomplishments (1)
Member - All-Virtual In-House Counsel (professional)
Joe has been named to the All-Virtual In-House Counsel five years in a row.
Education (2)
Unviersity of Western Ontario: Bachelor of Social Science, Economics 1988
York University - Osgoode Hall Law School and Schulich School of Business: LLB (JD)/MBA, Corporate Law and Business Management 1992
Links (3)
Event Appearances (4)
Small Business Summit
The Globe and Mail Small Business Summit Toronto
2011-11-08
Mitigating Legal Hotspots on the Road to Growth and Expansion
Financial Executives International SME Conference Toronto
2011-11-10
Defining the Legal Team as an Operational Necessity and Justifying Expenditures
13th Annual In-House Counsel Congress Toronto
2011-11-18
Negotiations and Enterprise Resource Planning
George Brown College - Negotiations and Enterprise Resource Planning Toronto
2010-11-18
Availability
- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Host/MC
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