Jay Rosenblatt is a partner in the firm and is engaged in a Business Law practice. He counsels Stakeholders at Risk, including business owners, Board members, senior management and municipalities on legal and business-related issues.
Many of his clients view him as their general counsel with whom they consult regarding their legal issues and business matters that may have legal implications. Jay has a reputation of developing creative and workable solutions to his client’s problems.
Jay provides a wide range of legal services to technology enabled companies, technology start-ups, and clients expanding into the high-tech arena, and businesses requiring the services of these companies. In this role, Jay has spearheaded the establishment of the Golden Horseshoe Venture Forum (www.ghvf.org).
Due diligence and disaster management are key elements to his Legal Risk Management guidance. Jay provides advice and support to Stakeholders at Risk on how to identify, manage, and mitigate legal and business risk, and has developed a unique Legal Risk Assessment Matrix. He presents seminars on Legal Risk Management at many North American Conferences, and has presented at MIT, FEMA/Homeland Security, HRPA, CAPDM, and WCDM, and on behalf of a large pharmaceutical company.
Jay is also on the Board of Directors of the Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness (www.ccep.ca), sits on the City of Hamilton’s Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council(EPAC), a member of the Firestorm Expert Council http://www.firestorm.com/jay-n-rosenblatt/, the Hamilton Airport Community Advisory Board and the North Hamilton Community Health Centre.
He has been a member of his local Crime Stoppers Board for over 14 years, including 2 years as its Chairperson.
His hobbies including hiking, biking, and tripping in Algonquin Park.
Admissions & Affiliations
- Called to the Bar in Ontario 1973
- Law Society of Upper Canada
- Canadian Bar Association
- Founder – Golden Horseshoe Venture Forum (www.ghvf.org)
- Director – Canadian Centre For Emergency Preparedness (www.ccep.ca)
- Director – Hamilton Crime Stoppers
- Advisor – John C. Munro International Airport Community Advisory Council
- Member – Hamilton Emergency Preparedness Advisory Council
Education
- B.A. – University of Toronto
- LL.B. – University of Toronto
