Jeffery Lyons Professional Experience
Jeffrey Lyons has been a part of Toronto through Chairmanship, directorship or membership of many important organizations throughout the years.
- Director, Homes First Foundation
- Director, Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club
- Chairman, Jays Care Foundation
- Director, Rogers Sports Foundation
- Director, Infocorp
- Director, Greater Toronto airport Authority
- Member, Molson Indy Board of Trustees
- Director, Daily Bread Food Bank
- Director, CAMVEC Corporation
- Commissioner, Toronto Police Services Board
- Vice-Chairman, Toronto Police Services Board
- Chairman, Investment Committee, Via Rail Canada Inc.
- Director, Via Rail Canada Inc.
- Chairman and Director, KRG Management Inc.
- Chairman Toronto Transit Commission
- Chairman, Gray Coach Lines, Limited
- Chairman, Trent_Wager Properties Inc.
- Vice Chairman, Toronto Transit Commission
- Commissioner, Toronto Transit Commission
- President, EXPO '98 Consortium Inc.
- Director, Ontario Place
- Director, Eldorado Nuclear Limited
- Director, de Havilland Aircraft Company of Canada
- Director, Toronto International Film Festival
- Director, Hanil Bank of Canada
- Director, Toronto Police Benefit Fund
- Member, Advisory Board Liberty Health
(Liberty CanadaHolding ltd.) - Director, Advisory Council of Canada-ASEAN
Centre, Singapore - Director, Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto
Executive Committee - Bencher, Law Society of Upper Canada
- Chairman, Professional Standards Committee
Law Society of Upper Canada - Vice Chairman, Professional Standards Committee
Law Society of Upper Canada - Chairman, Sub-committee on Group Applications and Test Cases
Law Society of Upper Canada - Vice-Chairman, Admissions Committee
Law Society of Upper Canada - Vice-Chairman, Public Information Committee
Law Society of Upper Canada - Chairman, Public Information Committee
Law Society of Upper Canada - Member, Certification Board
Law Society of Upper Canada - Chairman, County and District Liason Committee
Law Society of Upper Canada
Who is Jeffery Lyons
Jeffery S. Lyons, a lawyer and community leader, formed the Lyons Group in 2000.
During his legal career, Mr. Lyons pioneered class actions lawsuits in Canada. A multi-million dollar suit against The Ford Motor Company encouraged all car manufacturers in North America to embark on a rust prevention program; a program which today offers a 5-year perforation guarantee.
Jeff has been involved in many public organizations. Highlights of his career include directorships with the Greater Toronto Airport Authority, VIA Rail Canada, Ontario Place and on the Executive Committee of the Chinese Cultural Center of Greater Toronto.
He has served as Chairman for several major organizations, including the Toronto Transit Commission, Gray Coach Lines Limited and Trentway-Wagar Properties. Currently, Mr. Lyons is Chairman of the Jays Care Foundation the charitable arm of the Toronto Blue Jays.
Jeff was also Vice Chairman of the Toronto Police Services Board and President of the Expo'98 Consortium.
Mr. Lyons is a graduate of the University of Toronto Law School. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1977 and served as a bencher on the governing board of the Law Society of Upper Canada from 1983 to 1991.