Edward Greenspan
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Edward Leonard Greenspan (born February 28, 1944, Niagara Falls, Ontario) is a Canadian lawyer. He is one of the most famous defence lawyers in Canada, owing to several high-profile clients and to his national exposure on the popular Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio series, The Scales of Justice (1982-1989).
A graduate of the Osgoode Hall Law School (1968), Greenspan is the senior partner of the Toronto law firm of Greenspan, White. He is a vice-president of the Canadian Civil Liberties Association.
A Canadian of Jewish heritage, Greenspan has been a vocal supporter of Israel and related issues. On October 10, 2002, he and fellow Toronto lawyer David C. Nathanson published an opinion piece in the National Post arguing that the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency should recognize the Magen David Adom as a charitable organization.
He is the brother of Brian Greenspan, also a well-known Canadian lawyer.
[edit] Clients
Among Greenspan's many famous clients have been:
- Conrad Black, publishing magnate
- Garth Drabinsky, Toronto impresario
- Robert Latimer, Saskatchewan farmer who killed his disabled daughter
- Gerald Regan, former Nova Scotia premier
- Michel Rose, member of the Quebec Hell's Angels
- Karlheinz Schreiber, German financier
- Stephen Williams, author of a book on Paul Bernardo
[edit] Publications
- Greenspan, The Case for the Defence. Autobiography, co-written with George Jonas.
