Practice Focus

Lou’s practice benefits from, and draws on his expertise in, the complementary disciplines of business and law. His practice focuses on commercial transactions with a real estate base, secured lending transactions and trusts and estates. He provides guidance to business clients in all phases of development from start-ups to mature businesses. He advises clients in acquisitions, divestitures and inter-generational transfers and planning.

Contact

t: 416.977.5333 x 317
f: 416.977.0717
e: lalexo@sotosllp.com

Assistant: Susan Earle
t: 416.977.5333 x 318
f: 416.977.0717
e: searle@sotosllp.com

Bar Admission

Ontario, 1982

Education

LL.B., University of Western Ontario, 1980
M.B.A. York University, specialty in Financial Analysis, 1981

Representative Work

• Secretary and counsel to a TSX and NASDAQ listed biotechnology company
• Sits as a director on numerous private companies
• Acts as trustee for a number of family trusts with other co-trustees, both individual and institutional

Articles

• Financial statements and the disclosure document, In the know (Fall 2008)

Specialties

Practice Areas

• Corporate
• Franchisor Services
• Real Estate
• Technology Licensing
• Secured Transactions
• Wills & Estates

Professional Associations

• Ontario Bar Association
• Canadian Bar Association
• Hellenic Canadian Lawyers Association (President 1991-1993)
• Toronto Board of Trade (Board of Directors and Executive Committee – Past)
• Hellenic Canadian Board of Trade
• Commissioner of the Ontario Human Rights Commission (past)