e043 Leading with the Law with Major Kash McKöena

“Inspired Leadership means that we all access our full potential”


You’ve got to add a lot of value to go from Captain Kash to Major Kash, but that’s just what our guest this week has done. Major Kash is Käshmeel McKöena, one of the most fearsome litigators and nicest guys you could ever meet.


Kashmeel McKöena, also known as “Major Kash”, is a lawyer, a media management consultant and a passionate community development advocate. He attended  the International Business and Law program at Queens University Bader International Study Centre in England, UK and graduated with a certificate in International Business and Law (technology law business development). He articled with a major Bay Street law firm in Toronto, Canada where he put considerable emphasis on high technology law and business development transactions. 


“You have to trust the people who work for you and let them think outside the box”


In 2000, Kashmeel was retained as an in-house counsel with............

.....Ascom AG – a technology design and development firm in Switzerland, reviewing patents and trademarks to re-organize products & solutions to define specific content and IP related matters for licensing business, devising Ascom’s 3G/UMTS IP business strategy and implementation in anticipation of the European deployment of 3G network operations. 

He returned to Canada in 2001 and was retained by the Ministry of Finance as Legal Counsel, negotiating and drafting legislation, legal research and commentary related to changes assessment, property tax and municipal law. He joined the Canadian Forces in 2003 as practicing military lawyer with the Office of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) in Ottawa, participating in military law & training assignments and acting as the legal advisor to the Canadian Forces Grievance Authority and offered training in Law Of Armed Conflict.


Kash retired from the Forces at the rank of Major and founded McKöena Law Professional Corporation where he continues his legal practice as a passionate advocate for his clients when it matters the most. Skilled in Negotiation, Torts, Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, and Legal Writing and strong experience in entrepreneurship and International Business & Law.


He also happens to be one of the nicest people that you could ever meet.



Links:
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PSTD Canada Website 
McKöena Law Hotline: 613-695-MLAW



Next Week’s Show: 
Embracing Your Inner Leader with Technically Simple’s Founder, Tim Stringer