SHELDON BARRIS

Sheldon was quickly making a name for himself as a sole practitioner when in 1987, the prestigious law firm Spencer Romberg came calling. He was personally recruited by Sheldon Esbin, the firm's iconic senior partner, to serve as a junior attorney specializing in real estate, finance and corporate commercial law. Considering Esbin something of a mentor, Sheldon worked side by side with Sheldon Esbin until 1992 when Spencer Romberg was dissolved... Back home in Toronto, Sheldon has provided major funding to build a new Chabad center at the intersection of Bathurst Street and Sheppard Avenue West in Toronto, and continues to be a major supporter of other Chabad synagogues in Thornhill, London, Bayview, and Falkirk. Through his longtime support of Jewish Family and Child services in Toronto, Sheldon helps underprivileged children in Toronto with annual contributions to The Pearl Project, a relatively new, grassroots initiative that was created to support and serve young people who..