Toronto lawyer Len Glickman has been named chair-elect of American Bar Association (ABA) Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries.

The ABA Forum is the largest U.S bar association dedicated to entertainment and sports law. Glickman’s appointment to the post marks the first time a Canadian lawyer will chair the organization.

Glickman is a partner in Toronto- and Vancouver-based law firm Cassels Brock’s entertainment and sports law group. His client roster on the film/TV side has included Decode Entertainment, Pyramid Productions and Steve Nash’s Meathawk Productions and on the music side his clients include Shawn Mendes, Feist, The Tragically Hip and eTalk host Ben Mulroney.