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Member of the Order of Canada

University of Ottawa Heart Institute : Elected Director, Chair of the Board

Paul C. LaBarge, C.M. is a founding partner of LaBarge Weinstein LLP, a corporate law boutique nestled in the nation’s capital since 1997.

Since inception, LaBarge Weinstein LLP has been a leader in the technology sector, establishing a client-centric firm that provides responsive, creative and effective advice and solutions to clients. Now with offices in Vancouver, Toronto and Ottawa LaBarge Weinstein is a business law firm that helps clients across Canada, from start-up to exit.

As part of his day-to-day practice, Paul focuses on taxation, tax planning and tax litigation. However, through his 40+ year career has built upon his expertise to encompass mergers and acquisitions, cross-boarder financings, dispute resolution and trade law.

Paul is an active member of the technology industry and long-standing member of the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATA) where he currently sits on the CATAAlliance Innovation Leadership Council (ILC). Paul is also the current Chairman of the University of Ottawa Heart Institute, as well as recent recipient of the Order of Canada.

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Board Chair, CATAAlliance // Founding Partner

John Reid, CEO, CATAAlliance interviews Paul LaBarge, Founding Partner, LaBarge Weinstein on the need for a transformation of the mediation process.

The interview and related Survey Report is one of the underpinning of a new Conflict Advisory Panel (CAP) is a forum that provides information about cost  effective ways to resolve conflict while preserving business relationships. CAP moderated by experts in a range of topics and models of  alternative conflict resolution.

++ Action Item: Please join CAP and benefit from peer networking, guidance and information exchange at this URL: http://www.linkedin.com/groups/Conflict-Advisory-Panel-Forum-4688081/about

Transformation of Mediation - new Conflict Advisory Panel (CAP) Forum

CATA CEO, John Reid, Interview Paul Labarge, Founding Partner, Labarge Weinstein and member, CATA Leadership Council on the Competitive Innovation Nation Campaign.

The Initiative is part of our Crowdfunding Competitive Innovation Nation Campaign, described on the following landing page: 

http://igg.me/at/innovationnation 

A founding partner of LaBarge Weinstein, Paul has been practising law for over 35 years. Paul primarily focuses his practice on taxation, tax planning and tax litigation. As such, Paul assists clients with the tax implications of their business transactions including investments, mergers, acquisitions, initial public offerings, and succession planning. His legal career has also included NAFTA disputes, cross-border financings, anti-dumping trade enquiries, and mergers and acquisitions.

As part of his day-to-day practice, Paul helps clients during the audit, reassessment, objection and appeals stage of the tax litigation process and represents clients in the Tax Court of Canada and the Federal Court of Appeal.

Building on his expertise as a negotiator, litigator, and NAFTA Panel Member, Paul has completed his LLM in Alternate Dispute Resolution including the creation of a complete guide for Dispute Management and Resolution for the Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance. The combination of dispute resolution skills and extensive commercial and taxation negotiation skills has given Paul a unique basket of tools to craft creative solutions, be it for negotiations or disputes.

Along with his practice, Paul’s participates in a variety of other business activities within the local high-tech community. He is the chairman at Versaterm Inc. (1999 to present); co-chair at Neptec Technologies (2011 to present); and was a former member on the Board of Directors of Corel (1993-1998).

Paul currently serves on a number of not-for-profit and charitable boards including the Canadian Advanced Technology Association where he is co-chair (2000 to present); the Trans Canada Trail Foundation where he is chairman(1995 to present); and the University of Ottawa Heart Institute Foundation where he is chairman (2009 to present).

Additionally, Paul has written works including Tax Litigation, Managing the Process; Taxation of Technology Transfers; and The Copperjar System: Your Blueprint for Financial Fitness and has been a lecturer at The Law Society of Upper Canada for over 10 years.

Labarge Weinstein Founding Partner Helps Chart Advocacy Priorities for Boosting Canadian Innovation

Ottawa lawyer Paul LaBarge, along with Joanne Livingston and Alan MacDonald with RBC Wealth Management, host a benefit at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, to help Cornerstone Housing for Women close its capital campaign on a new housing project for homeless women.

Benefit for Cornerstone Housing for Women

John Reid,President, CATA Alliance Global interviews Paul LaBarge, Founding Partner, LaBarge Weinstein on the need for a transformation of the mediation process.

CATA - The Transformation of Mediation

Focus on Commercialization with Labarge Weinstein's, Paul Labarge: One Change for Success

Innovation Leaders Speak Out on proposed tax changes: Paul Labarge, Co-Founder &amp; Partner, Labarge Weinstein

Paul Labarge Founding Partner, Labarge Weinstein on SR&amp;ED Dispute Resolution Advocacy

CATA Excellence in Science and Technology Reporting Award: Craig Lord, reporter, Ottawa Business Journal &amp; Techopia

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