Biographies

Jeffrey D. Cowan

Jeffrey D. Cowan is the principal lawyer of COWAN & TAYLOR PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION; a boutique law firm that operates in two locations in Toronto, where Jeff has practiced since his call to the bar in 1993. His areas of practice focus upon corporate/commercial law with an emphasis on small to medium sized enterprises, real estate (commercial and residential) and wills and estates planning. He holds two undergraduate degrees, one in economics and one specializing in international business as well as a law degree from the University of British Columbia and an M.B.A. from the University of Toronto. Jeff is currently pursuing a Masters in Law Degree (part-time) at Osgoode Hall Law School, specializing in business law. In a previous career, Mr. Cowan was a stock trader on the floor of the Montreal Stock Exchange.

Jeff is the past Chair of Fashion Cares – Canada’s most profitable AIDS fundraising event and has volunteered for many years at the Metro Toronto YMCA as a spinning and fitness instructor. He speaks extensively on legal matters to seminars on legal issues for small businesses, wills and estate planning and first-time home buyers.
Mr. Cowan advises small to medium-sized corporate enterprises from their basic startup to sophisticated corporate governance. The following descriptions cover some of the basic practice areas in which COWAN & TAYLOR PROFESSIONAL CORPRORATION can be of assistance.

Paul C. Taylor

Paul C. Taylor is an experienced and seasoned legal practitioner who in his more distinguished years has chosen the golf links of Palm Springs to partially leave behind a thriving real estate and litigation practice. Throughout his thirty-five year career, Paul has engaged in numerous real estate developments as well as his day-to-day real estate transactional practice. In previous careers, Mr. Taylor was a seminarian and an educator. Although not currently involved in the day-to-day operations of Cowan & Taylor, he provides invaluable and consistent seasoned advice.