He advises and represents clients in such matters as:

• business structures, including corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, and proprietorships;

• contractual disputes;

• shareholder and partner disputes;
• lease negotiation, drafting and enforcement;
• the purchase and sale of businesses;
• the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights including trademarks, copyright and patents;
• computer and internet law;
• construction law including builders' liens;
• municipal and development law.

He has significant experience appearing before all levels of courts in Alberta and in the Federal and Tax Courts. He has appeared before various municipal, provincial and federal and tribunals.

For three years Mr. Platnich was an instructor at the University of Calgary, teaching Communications Law in the graduate program of Communications Studies. Areas of instruction included copyright and other intellectual property, defamation, telecommunication regulation, privacy and media law generally.

Mr. Platnich is one of two managing partners at Caron & Partners LLP. 

Mr. Platnich is a member of the Canadian, Alberta and Calgary Bar Associations. He is a past Chairperson of the Media and Communication Law sub-section of the Canadian Bar Association. 

Mr. Platnich is active in his community. He is the president of the Westwood Hockey Association. He is a director on the Board of the Brentwood Community Association. He  coaches minor hockey at the Midget and Bantam levels. He also plays oldtimer hockey with the Brentwood Oldtimers and with the Law Alumni Hockey Association.