Me. Ava Chisling

Specializing in media and contractual law, Ava is a bilingual, award-winning lawyer and editor with extensive business experience in Canada, the UK, Japan and Switzerland. In her dual careers, she has worked with some of Canada's most respected companies, including Air Canada, Quebecor, CBC-TV, CJAD Radio and Just for Laughs.

Ava has negotiated contracts for Academy Award winners, Grammy nominees, multiple film production companies, advertising agencies, animation houses, large-scale publishers, well-known retailers, start-ups, and many other creative-media clients worldwide.

With big-firm training (Borden Ladner Gervais) and years of in-house and advisory experience (eg. StyleXchange, BG Communications, YBP), Ava advises clients on a wide array of issues, including licensing, copyright clearance, agreements of all types, and is actively involved in contract negotiation and drafting for the music, film, and publishing industries, among others.

As the former Editor of the Montreal Mirror and Strut Magazine, and ex Executive Editor of enRoute Magazine, Ava publishes frequently in Canadian Lawyer Magazine and in the CBA's Addendum. Her editorial work has appeared in Time Out London, Royal Wings, AOL, and Cycle Canada to name a few.

February 2012: New client CanLII (canlii.org) asked for help in producing its Strategic Priorities. Here is the result (lay-out by Amelie Beaulieu): http://issuu.com/avachisling/docs/final_-_canlii_english_new_copy

SELECT PRIZES
2011 Gold Kenneth R Wilson Award
2008 National Magazine Award Merit Prize
2004 Leon Levinson Prize from McGill's Faculty of Law
Canada Council Award for writing

More than 50 published articles here: www.avachisling.com and here: http://issuu.com/avachisling/docs

Contact: ava@avachisling.com