Peter V. Snell Gowling WLG Suite 2300, Bentall 5 550 Burrard Street, V6C 2B5 , British Columbia, Canada Tel: +1 604 891 2281 Email: [email protected]

Peter Snell is a partner at the Canadian law firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP. He is based in Gowlings Vancouver office and also works out of the firm’s and offices. He is a called lawyer in British Columbia and in . Peter specializes in Canadian franchise law, international and Canadian business transactions, licensing, product distribution and intellectual property. His practice provides broad based support for the legal needs of franchise systems doing business in Canada. Peter’s focus on business and intellectual property issues has led to Peter being appointed as the Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee of American Bar Association Business Law Section.

Since 2011 Peter has served as a Director of the Canadian Franchise Association (CFA). In 2015 he was appointed by the CFA to the role of CFA’s General Counsel. Peter was chairman of the CFA’s Legal and Legislative Affairs Committee from 2011 to 2015.

In 2004, he co-edited and co-authored the ABA Forum on Franchising publication Fundamentals of franchising – Canada. The second edition of this publication is slated to be published in 2016. In 2013 he co-authored the chapter Intellectual Property Issues in Franchising in the ABA publication Intellec- tual Property Deskbook for the Business Lawyer (3rd Edition). Peter co-authored the chapter on Canada in the ABA publication International Franchise Sales Laws. In 2015, Peter authored the chapter on Canada in the Franchise Law Review (2nd Edition). Since 2004 Peter has been a Contribut- ing Editor to the Franchise and Distribution Journal (Federated Press).

Peter has been recognized by many organizations for his work in franchise law. He is recognized as a leader in franchise law in Chambers, The Best Lawyers in Canada, Canadian Legal Lexpert, Who’s Who Legal: Canada, Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, Franchise Times Legal Eagles, and the Expert Guides, World’s Leading Franchise Practitioners.

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