Bio:
After studying law at Oxford University as a Manitoba Rhodes Scholar, Philip Slayton clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada in Ottawa. For the next thirteen years, he pursued an academic career, teaching at McGill University and becoming dean of law at the University of Western Ontario. Philip later went into legal practice with a major Canadian law firm in Toronto, and worked on many of the biggest corporate and commercial transactions of the time. He retired from the practice of law in 2000.
Most recently, Philip Slayton has been a visiting professor of law at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, and has worked at a pro bono legal clinic in one of Cape Town’s black townships.
In Canada, Philip divides his time between Toronto and Nova Scotia. He is married to the writer Cynthia Wine.
Sample articles by Philip Slayton:
Canadian Lawyer magazine
January 26, 2006
Cover Story: Lawyers, Liability and the Firm
Canadian Lawyer magazine
May 12, 2006
Law and Money Feature: My Truman Capote Moment
For media reviews, interviews, or events, please contact:
Melissa Robson
Publicist, Penguin Group (Canada)
416-928-2405
melissa.robson@ca.penguingroup.com
September 20
Montreal
In Conversation with Philip Slayton
Onstage interview & book signing
Paragraphe Books, 2220 McGill College Avenue
September 23
Toronto
Ben McNally / Globe and Mail Books & Brunch
King Edward Hotel, 37 King St. East
September 25
Winnipeg
In Conversation with Philip Slayton
Onstage interview & book signing
McNally Robinson Booksellers, 1120 Grant Avenue
