Barry J. Reiter

Mr. Reiter is a senior partner of Bennett Jones LLP, and acts as the Chair of both the Corporate Governance & Director Protection Group and the Technology, Media & Entertainment Group. His practice focuses on corporate governance, finance and development. Mr. Reiter regularly advises boards, standing and special board committees, directors, management and in-house counsel on governance and director protection issues. Formerly a law professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Toronto, Mr. Reiter holds a Bachelor of Civil Law from Oxford University, an LLB from Osgoode Hall Law School and a Bachelor of Arts from York University.

Mr. Reiter is an experienced director and has served on and chaired boards and a variety of board committees. His current board roles include RIMES Technologies and StarTech.com (Advisory Council), and his former board roles include 724 Solutions Inc., Algorithmics Inc., Alliance Atlantis Communications Inc., Avotus Corporation, Battery Technologies Inc., Craig Wireless Systems Ltd., Delta Hotels, Eco Waste Solutions Inc., Efos Inc., HKMB HUB International (Industry Advisory Council), Executive Committee of Ontario Chapter of Institute of Corporate Directors, Lava Systems Inc., Lorus Therapeutics Inc., MOSAID Technologies Incorporated, NexgenRx Inc., Pharos Life Corporation, RBC Technology Ventures Inc., SkyPower Corporation, Syncapse Corp. and Telepanel Systems Inc. These positions have provided Mr. Reiter with hands-on experience with board issues including board composition, development, evaluation, succession, protection and compensation, major corporate transactions, friendly and hostile takeover bids and proxy contests.