Ron Smith

Owner & Business Lawyer

RJS Law Professional Corporation

Canada

Professional Summary

Ron Smith is the corporate lawyer of RJS Law Professional Corporation. He has been the business owner of this firm since he opened it in December 2015. His organization provides legal services and consultations to small businesses locally and throughout Canada. His responsibilities include leading business development, managing the firm, and maintaining larger client accounts. He is a licensed attorney, a realtor, a whole insurance broker, and a dealership principal under OMVIC, matched with offshore and international experience. Ron earned a bachelor’s with honors from York University in 2000 and an L.L.B. in law from Western University in 2003. He has been a general and corporate counsel to a number of companies, including corporate counsel at Grant Thornton LLP, director of legal and compliance at Sym-Tech Dealer Services, and legal and compliance officer and local foreign counsel at Sym-Tech Dealer Services, prior to opening his firm. He has sat on a number of boards of directors in Canada and internationally, and now he operates a very unique, client-focused practice that brings in-house expertise to his private clients. Ron belongs to the Ontario Bar Association, the Canadian Bar Association, and the Chamber of Commerce in Toronto. He was profiled in the Canadian Lexpert in 2012 for his work in co-founding and implementing an international mentoring program. He feels the keys to his success have been the ability to personalize his service to the community and provides a caring approach to his client base. In the future, Ron hopes to grow his business and expand the amount of services his offers his clients.

Skills

Specialization

Corporate Law; Corporate Governance; Mergers & Acquisitions; Privacy Law; Litigations; Legal Advice; Legal Research; Intellectual Property; Negotiations; Licensing