Graham Henderson

Graham Henderson is the Senior Vice President, Business Affairs & e-Commence at Universal Music Canada. He is on the Board of Directors of three companies: Maple Music, Moontaxi Media Inc. (Puretracks) and The Orange Record Label.

Prior to joining Universal, Mr. Henderson was a partner with Stohn Henderson LLP (1997-2000), a boutique entertainment law firm that he founded.

Mr. Henderson was a partner with McCarthy Tetrault where he practiced law for 7 years. In late 1993 he left McCarthy Tetrault to open his own practice.

Mr. Henderson has specialized in entertainment law since 1987. He has provided strategic legal advice to recording artists, musicians, songwriters, producers, engineers, record labels, music publishers, video directors and producers, production companies, theatrical companies and charitable organizations.

Mr. Hendersonís experience is internationally recognized. He was an expert witness in a music-related US arbitration hearing. He has also designed and/or moderated several panels at the SXSW Music Convention held each year in Austin, Texas.

Mr. Henderson teaches Entertainment Law at the University of Toronto Law School as well as participating as a guest lecturer in the Law Schoolsí ìArt of the Dealî.

Mr. Henderson is the chairperson and founder of a charitable organization, The Moot Court Canada Fund, the organization which operates ìThe Laskinî ‚ a national moot competition for law students held in memory of the late Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, The Honourable Bora Laskin.

Mr. Henderson is a graduate of University Toronto Law School (LL.B., 1985), University of Toronto (MA/English, 1979) and Guelph University (Joint Major in English and Fine Art History, 1978).

Mr. Henderson was called to the Bar in 1987.