Sandra's practice focuses on entertainment and media law and on corporate law within those industries.

She represents a variety of clients (including producers, writers, broadcasters, distributors and financiers) in all aspects of the financing, development, production and exploitation of film, television, publishing and interactive media projects, such as rights acquisition, co-production and shareholder structures, interim financing, corporate matters, and exploitation agreements.

Sandra was a partner at the Toronto law firm McMillan Binch (now McMillan LLP).

Before studying law, she worked as an editor at Oxford University Press and HBJ/Holt, and has recently edited two non-fiction books.

Professional Activities

• Has been a regular contributor to Playback magazine
• Has presented lectures and seminars for various organizations, including Canadian Film Centre, Ontario Media Development Corporation, Telefilm Canada, Women in Film and Television, National Screen Institute, Women in the Director's Chair, Interactive Ontario and Canadian Worldwide Short Film Festival
• Member of the Steering Committee for the WIFT-T Canadian Filmmaker website
• Past member of the Executive of the Entertainment, Media and Communications Section of the Ontario Bar Association

Industry Recognition

• Has been been recognized as a leading practitioner of entertainment law by the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

Education

• Called to the Ontario Bar – 1996
• University of Toronto, LL.B. – 1994
• Carleton University, B.J. – 1978