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Jeffrey S. Lyons (1939 or 1940 – July 26, 2015) was a Toronto lawyer, lobbyist, and community activist. ==Background== Lyons was born in Hamilton, Ontario, where his father owned the city's first chain of grocery stores, Lyons Food Mart.〔 Lyons moved to Toronto to study law, graduating from the University of Toronto and a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. He practiced law in Toronto until his death at age 75. Lyons was the founder of the Lyons Group and has held various private and public roles, including a term as chair of the Toronto Transit Commission from 1987 to 1989. Politically, Lyons was a fundraiser for both Progressive Conservative Party of Canada and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada as well as numerous politicians and was friends with Paul Godfrey when he was both Chairman of Metropolitan Toronto and later publisher of the Toronto Sun.〔 As a lawyer, Lyons was a pioneer in Canada of the use of class action lawsuits, successfully arguing a case in the 1970s against Ford Motor Company which led to a 5-year anti-rust guarantee for consumers.〔 His niece Sue Anne Levy led a massive defense of her uncle in the pages of the Toronto Sun 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jeffrey S. Lyons」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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