Owen Minns Contact information Website: https://minns.ca/owen/ Email: owen@AT@minns.DOT.ca Some contact details are omitted from this public document. Please contact me another way. Education & Qualifications Barrister & Solicitor Called to the bar of Ontario in 2010 Member of: the Canadian Association for Legal Ethics the Advocates’ Society the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers the Ontario Bar Association the Canadian Bar Association the [US] National Organization of Bar Counsel Conference-goer: e.g., International Legal Ethics Conference (2014 in London, 2016 in NY) Osgoode Hall Law School at York University in Toronto, Ontario Juris Doctor, Law, awarded 2009 Earned mooting prizes: Second Place Team in the 2008 and 2009 national Gale Cup Moots, 1st Place Oralist & 1st Place Team (Goodman & Carr Moot), Distinguished Oralist (Lerners Cup) International Intellectual Property Program at St Peter’s College, Oxford (Summer, 2007) Queen’s University at Kingston, Ontario Bachelor of Arts, Computer & Information Science, awarded 2004 Completed while continuing to work full-time Bachelor of Science (Honours), Psychology, awarded 1998 Focused on cognitive and experimental psychology, psycholinguistics, and statistics Practical Experience Law Society of Ontario (LSO) in Toronto Discipline Counsel, 2017 – present (Articling Student and Associate Discipline Counsel, 2009 – 2017) Representing the Law Society fairly and resolutely in regulatory proceedings, before the Law Society Tribunal and in court; assisting other counsel Examining evidence gathered by investigators through the lens of relevant legislation, common law, and other authorities to develop recommendations for the disposition of regulatory cases in the public interest; managing assigned cases Conducting thorough legal research, both case-specific and for organizational priorities Drafting originating processes and other litigation materials (e.g., facta and motion records) Working with litigants in person or their representatives to reduce the scope of disputes (e.g., drafting and negotiating agreed statements of facts and joint submissions) Advancing the Law Society’s case in oral hearings; examining witnesses, presenting evidence Promoting the effective use of information technology by helping to build an electronic library; fostering the use of paperless processes by counsel and other team members Air Miles Reward Program (Alliance Data Corporation, NYSE:ADS) in Toronto Senior Analyst, Strategic Planning, 2004 – 2006 Researched and wrote recommendations and reports for the senior management regarding financial and operational strategy, business modelling, market research Championed a reassessment of how Air Miles market penetration was measured internally and how it was reported to the public markets and securities regulators Modelled the impact of changes to an Air Miles offer on a per-collector basis, providing critical insight for contract re-negotiations with a major programme sponsor Identified and researched a ‘point of pain’ for a group of customers, then leveraged internal relationships to solve the problem, reducing the number of complaints Senior Analyst (also Coordinator, Analyst), Operations, 2000 – 2004 Managed key activities in the production of millions of collector statement mailings Provided operational and business process expertise to internal clients Earned awards, e.g., company-wide ‘Spirit of Loyalty’, two divisional awards from the CIO Alma Mater Society of Queen’s University Inc. in Kingston, Ontario Vice-president (Operations) and Chief Financial Officer, 1999 – 2000 Elected by 12000 students to provide executive management (strategic, financial operational) to the university’s primary student government, including its 20 businesses and service programmes (annual revenues then ~$6 million, 400 staff, 1000 volunteers) Guided middle management: every revenue-generating unit beat its five-year average results Served as Reserve Director of the Canadian Campus Business Consortium, elected by student governments across Canada representing 300 000 students: investigated new legal models to enable the sharing of profits back to member groups Director (Media & Services), 1998 – 1999 Provided strategic management of eight businesses; e.g., a campus newspaper, a bookstore Developed and implemented a new remuneration policy and fiscal management policy in an initially-hostile management environment Assistant Manager (Publishing), Publishing & Copy Centre, 1997 – 1998 Supervised daily shop floor operations and a team of creative designers House & Projects Manager, The Queen’s Journal, Autumn, 1995 Member of Editorial Board; supervised layout and design; adhered to strict deadlines Other Interests Include Reading (e.g., history, mythology, current events, fiction) Computer games and theory; Ethics of Artificial Intelligence Photography (open, textural subjects, with vibrant colour and high spatial frequency: see my website)