Tony Wilson regularly practices in the areas of franchising, licensing and IP law and is ranked as a leading Canadian Franchise lawyer by LEXPERT and Who’sWho Legal. He acts for national and international Franchisors and prepares franchise agreements, Franchise Disclosure Documents and related documentation to enable businesses to franchise in Canada. He also assists franchisees, master franchisees, area developers and distributors with negotiating their agreements, and maintains one of the largest hotel, restaurant and hospitality industry practices in Western Canada. He is a member of the Canadian Franchise Association and has served as legal counsel to the Pacific Regional Council of the CFA
He is also the author of Manage Your Online Reputation, a book written to guide individuals and businesses on how to monitor and protect their personal and corporate reputations on social media. He regularly speaks and writes on both areas of law to members of the public and is often interviewed by CBC, Global News and other broadcasters respecting social media law and online reputation management.
He is a regular business columnist for the Globe and Mail and Lawyers Weekly. His articles have appeared in the Globe, Macleans Magazine, BC Restaurant News, Franchise Entrepreneur, Teacher, World Trademark Review and other publications. He also writes two widely read regular humour columns for Bartalk and Canadian Lawyer magazines
In addition to his franchise practise, Tony Wilson advises clients on intellectual property matters such as software and technology licensing and on all aspects of trade mark, copyright, trade secrets, confidentiality, privacy law and on-line reputation management law.
