Cassels Brock clients Edie Weiss, Cora Tsouflidou named 2009 Canadian Woman
Entrepreneur of the Year

TORONTO , Dec. 9 /CNW/ - Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP is pleased to announce two clients, Edie Weiss and Cora Tsouflidou, last night received the prestigious Canadian Woman Entrepreneur of the Year award.

In fact, a total of eight businesswomen were honoured at a gala event held in Toronto . The women were recognized for business excellence.

Edie Weiss is the CEO of Radke Film Group, a renowned commercial production company. She received the HKMB Impact Award.

Cora Tsouflidou, founder, Cora's Franchise Group and owner of Chez Cora's, a popular chain of breakfast restaurants, received the Bell Trailblazer Award.

"We're very proud of Edie Weiss and Cora Tsouflidou - and offer congratulations to all the award winners," stated Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP lawyer Larry Weinberg , Chair of the firm's Franchise Law Group.

The RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards are the pre-eminent national business awards recognizing the country's leading female entrepreneurs.

Cassels Brock and Blackwell LLP (www.casselsbrock.com) is a full-service law firm with more than 200 lawyers working in its Toronto office. The firm provides legal advice to clients including entrepreneurs, mid-market enterprises and multinational corporations.

For further information: Teresa Donia at iAMBIC Communications, [phone], [email protected] or Kelli Wight, Director of Business Development, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP at [phone] or [email protected]