Practice Area:
Business Law
Business Law
Meet
Joseph M. Hentz
Business Law Lawyer
I work closely with my clients from the beginning of the transaction to the end of the transaction. I take the time to discuss all matters of concern with my clients and I always ensure my clients’ interests are protected.
Phone:
Fax:
519.932.3307
PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS
About Joseph
As a lawyer and an accountant, I am able to provide a range of in-depth advice to clients and recommend a strategy that will achieve their goals. I understand the issues and challenges confronting business leaders, government officials, and other professionals. I work with these leaders to develop innovative solutions and a comprehensive plan to address the challenges they face.
Throughout my career, I have sought opportunities and challenges to develop the skills and attributes required to succeed as a trusted business advisor. The experiences afforded through two deployments to Kandahar, Afghanistan as an infantry officer have had a profound impact on my values and perspective. The austere and difficult conditions in which I thrived taught me the importance of team work, integrity, and earning the trust of those you work alongside. I strive to follow these same principles when working with clients and their other advisors.
Professional History
Partner, Lerners LLP (2020 - present)
Associate Lawyer, Lerners LLP (2015 - 2019)
Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) (2015 - present)
Student, Lerners LLP (2013-2014)
Infantry Officer, Canadian Armed Forces (2002-2017)
Professional Experience
Acted for various cooperatives advising in governance, finance and acquisition matters.
Acted for various entrepreneurs raising private capital to fund growth
Acted for shareholders in the sale of shares of a high-tech company for over $42 million dollars
Assisted various farm clients with the purchase and sale of farmland
Represented a client in the biochemical industry in a negotiation and preparation of an industrial lease
Acted for various private lenders with respect to private mortgages
Acted for various agribusinesses in the acquisition of competing businesses and assistance with expansion plans
Assisted various business owners with succession planning
Acted as corporate counsel to various Canadian subsidiaries of multi-national corporations
Selected Presentations/Publications
Speaker, "Tricks and Traps of Farm Succession Planning", Hensall District Co-operative, February 2019
Speaker, "Managing Legal Problems on the Farm", Family Farm Planning Seminars, January 2019
Presenter, "Dividing the Farm Business: Butterfly Transactions", Canadian Association of Farm Advisors, educational seminar, June 2018
Presenter, "Corporate Governance and Directors' and Officers' Liability: Understanding the Risks of Limited Liability", Ontario Co-operative Association "Best Practices for Co-operative Business" educational seminar, April 25, 2018
Achievements
Selected by peers for inclusion in Best Lawyers in Canada for Corporate Law
Campaign Star, International Security Assistance Force (Afghanistan), Canadian Armed Forces (2006 and 2009)
Commemorative Decoration for 12 years of honourable military service, Canadian Armed Forces (2013)
Recipient of three Commander’s Commendations for outstanding leadership, Canadian Armed Forces
Memberships
Ontario Agribusiness Association
Canadian Association of Farm Advisors
Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario
Ontario Bar Association
Canadian Bar Association
Middlesex Law Association
Education
Admitted to Ontario Bar (2015)
Certified Management Accountants of Ontario, Professional Program (2012-2015)
Juris Doctor with specialization in business law, Western University, Faculty of Law (2014)
Army Operations Course, Canadian Army Command and Staff College (2011)
Master of Public Administration, Royal Military College of Canada (2011)
Bachelor of Arts, Honours, University of Western Ontario (2006)
About Joseph
About Joseph
As a lawyer and an accountant, I am able to provide a range of in-depth advice to clients and recommend a strategy that will achieve their goals. I understand the issues and challenges confronting business leaders, government officials, and other professionals. I work with these leaders to develop innovative solutions and a comprehensive plan to address the challenges they face.
Throughout my career, I have sought opportunities and challenges to develop the skills and attributes required to succeed as a trusted business advisor. The experiences afforded through two deployments to Kandahar, Afghanistan as an infantry officer have had a profound impact on my values and perspective. The austere and difficult conditions in which I thrived taught me the importance of team work, integrity, and earning the trust of those you work alongside. I strive to follow these same principles when working with clients and their other advisors.
About Joseph
As a lawyer and an accountant, I am able to provide a range of in-depth advice to clients and recommend a strategy that will achieve their goals. I understand the issues and challenges confronting business leaders, government officials, and other professionals. I work with these leaders to develop innovative solutions and a comprehensive plan to address the challenges they face.
Throughout my career, I have sought opportunities and challenges to develop the skills and attributes required to succeed as a trusted business advisor. The experiences afforded through two deployments to Kandahar, Afghanistan as an infantry officer have had a profound impact on my values and perspective. The austere and difficult conditions in which I thrived taught me the importance of team work, integrity, and earning the trust of those you work alongside. I strive to follow these same principles when working with clients and their other advisors.
Professional History
Professional History
Professional History
Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Professional Experience
Selected Presentations/Publications
Selected Presentations/Publications
Selected Presentations/Publications
Achievements
Achievements
Achievements
Memberships
Memberships
Memberships
Education
Education
Education
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