OUR TEAM

Scott Ewart

CEO HelixLegal

Scott Ewart was called to the Ontario Bar in 1980 and has 30 years of corporate, commercial and intellectual property experience in North America and Europe. He was Chief Legal and Public Affairs Officer of Molson from 2005 to 2009, Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Allstream (formerly AT&T Canada) from October 2000 to June 2005, and Division Legal Counsel for Coca-Cola Northwest Europe from 1993 to 2000. Prior to moving to England, he was Vice President & General Counsel for Coca-Cola Canada from 1989 to 1993, Senior Securities Counsel for Nortel from 1985 to 1989 and in private practice from 1980 to 1985.

He has extensive intellectual property, corporate affairs and trademark experience in North America and Europe with Molson and The Coca-Cola Company, and high tech experience with Allstream, AT&T and Nortel. He has lectured extensively on the protection of intellectual property rights and governance issues.

Appointments, Boards and Associations

Chairman of Government Relations Committee for MS Society (Ontario Division)
Special Advisor and Executive in Residence, Dalhousie University
Member of Advisory Committee for the Employment of Disabled Youth, Ontario
Board Member MS Society (Ontario Division)
Fellow of the Institute of Directors (London, England)
Member of US, Canadian and International Bar Associations
Adjunct Professor, Central Michigan University Doctoral Program, 2007 – 2009

Awards

Named one of the top 25 General Counsel in Canada, National Post,2005
Queens University, Award of Distinction in Social Responsibility, 2008
Molson, Award of Distinction National Mentoring Program, 2008

Janet Forsayeth

Director of Business Development

janet.forsayeth@helixlegal.com

Janet is the Director of Business Development for HelixLegal. She is a former advertising account executive. She was an Advertising Sales and Marketing Representative with Trans Ad (Toronto) and IPC Magazines (London England), an Advertising Media Account Manager with Saatchi and Saatchi Advertising (London, England) and Baker – Lovick Advertising (BBDO) (Toronto) and an Advertising Media Buyer with Ronalds – Reynolds Advertising (Toronto) and McCann – Erickson Advertising (Toronto).

Her clients included: Nabisco, Effem Foods, Campbell’s, Cadbury’s, Warner-Lambert, Proctor and Gamble, Standard Brands, Kraft, Gillette and British Airways. She has also worked with the Junior League of Toronto, Ronald McDonald House, Women’s Shelters and the Crescent School Guild Executive Board.

Janet has a Bachelor of Arts (Commerce and Psychology) from Queen’s University. She can be contacted at janet.forsayeth@helixlegal.com.

Kimberley Brady

For over 25 years, Kimberley has utilized her expertise in the Office Management field within various industries such as outplacement, computer technology, patents and licensing, medical, sales, telecommunication and most recently, the legal community. She is responsible for the firms overall operations including coordination of all projects, programs, client engagements, marketing initiatives, support staff and implementation of all firm-wide policies and procedures.