Gordon Kirke, Q.C. Recognized by Worldwide Branding for Excellence in Sports and Entertainment Law

    TORONTO, ON, April 13, 2016 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Attorney Gordon Kirke, Q.C., has been recognized by Worldwide Branding for showing dedication, leadership and excellence in sports and entertainment law.

A lawyer and mediator with many years of experience in Canada and the United States, Mr. Kirke has built an impressive career in private practice. He has practiced corporate, commercial, insurance and personal injury law, and he may be best known for representing clients in the sports and entertainment industries. Whether interacting with high-profile professionals with international exposure or everyday citizens who have been thrust into the spotlight for whatever reason, he operates on ethics, principles and integrity. He was called "Canada's Sports Lawyer Extraordinaire" by Canadian Lawyer Magazine.

For more than 20 years, Mr. Kirke has been a mediator in matters concerning personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, sexual assault, intellectual property rights, corporate, commercial, contracts, estates, trusts and employment law. He has also taught entertainment and sports law at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School at York University and many other educational institutions in Canada and the United States. Having represented teams, individual players, sponsors and executives, he is one of the most influential and well-known attorneys in the industry. His list of clients includes the Toronto Blue Jays, who retained him in connection with Sen. George Mitchell's investigation into the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, and other matters for many years. He is Counsel to the Canadian Hockey League and the Ontario Hockey League and compiled a players' report on sexual abuse and harrassment in the Canadian Hockey League titled "Players First Report."

The recipient of a LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Mr. Kirke also received a LLM from Osgoode Hall Law School and a D.Juris from the International Bar Association. He is the first Canadian director and first Canadian president of the Sports Lawyers Association, and he has served on many charity and industry boards such as the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sports, Tennis Canada, Special Olympics, Children's Aid Society, and Scarborough Hospital Foundation.

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