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Speaking Engagements
Osgoode Hall Law School's Intellectual Property Transactions Course
September 2014
Martin Sorensen is an invited guest lecturer in the Intellectual Property Transactions course of Osgoode Hall Law School's Intellectual Property LLM program where he presents Tax Issues in Intellectual Property Transactions. Osgoode Hall Law School's Intellectual Property LLM program is Canada's leading advanced intellectual property education program.
Taxation Issues for General Practitioners
September 22, 2014
Martin Sorensen chairs the program and presents, "The Most Important Tax Cases of the Year" at the Law Society of Upper Canada's Taxation Issues for General Practitioners.
The Columbia River Treaty: Proposed Changes and the Resulting Legal, Regulatory and Practical Issues
September 22-23, 2014
David Bursey co-chairs this conference examining the future of the Columbia River Treaty on behalf of Law Seminars International. The Columbia River Treaty, which has governed hydroelectric development, water storage, and flood control in the Columbia River Basin for the past half-century, is widely regarded as one of the most successful resource-use treaties in history. But 2014 marks a turning point because either the United States or Canada may now request termination of the Treaty. Already, recommendations concerning whether to terminate, modify, or amend the treaty have been developed in both British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. Whether and how these recommendations are carried out will affect the economy and environment of everyone in the region for decades to come. In particular, treaty negotiations will have long-lasting consequences for hydroelectric power producers and electric consumers, irrigators, communities up and down the river valley that are affected by flood control, fisheries, the environment, river navigation, Native Americans and First Nations, and water-borne recreation. LSI's Columbia River Treaty Conference will bring experts from both sides of the border to discuss the history of the treaty, perspectives from both sides of the border, the recommendations from both the U.S. Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, how these recommendations may affect future treaty negotiations, and the consequences for affected interest groups ranging from flood-prone communities to fisheries to electricity consumers.
Intellectual Property Transactions Course
September 18-20, 2014
Martin Kratz taught the Intellectual Property Transactions course of Osgoode Hall Law School's Intellectual Property LLM program on September 18-20, 2014. Osgoode Hall Law School's Intellectual Property LLM program is Canada's leading advanced intellectual property education program.
2014 Annual Competition Law Fall Conference Program
September 18, 2014
Adam Kalbfleisch is
the 2014 Fall Conference Chair. Melanie Aitken participates in the panel,
"Top 10 Changes That Should Be Made To Canadian Competition Law and
Institutions" on September 18, 2014. Sheridan Scott moderates the panel,
"Hot Issues In Intellectual Property" on September 19, 2014.
Commercial Mortgage Transactions 2014
September 16, 2014
Simon Crawford presents, "Priority Issues Between Mortgages and Unregistered Interests" at the Commercial Mortgage Transactions 2014 program held by The Law Society of Upper Canada.
Challenging CBSA Decisions: Experiences and Observations
September 14, 2014
Darrel Pearson participates in the panel, "Challenging CBSA Decisions: Experiences and Observations" for the Canadian Society of Customs Brokers' Customs Compliance and Client Service: Competing and Complementary Concerns Conference in St. John's, Newfoundland.
8th HR Legal Risks(1)
September 12, 2014
Talia Bregman co-presents "Complying with Key Components of the Employment Standards Act" at the 8th HR Legal Risks conference in Toronto.
ICPA Fall Conference 2014
September 10-13, 2014
Darrel Pearson presents "Regulatory Considerations for International Business" at the ICPA Fall Conference in Nashville, TN.
Association of Corporate Counsel Back to School CLE Symposium
August 21, 2014
Christopher Petrucci presents "Litigating in Canada: What You Need to Know" at the Association of Corporate Counsel's "Back to School" CLE Symposium in Houston, Texas.
Canada Alberta LNG Seminar in Japan
July 23, 2014
Patrick Maguire presents, "Transactional Matters of Sourcing Canadian Natural Gas Via the United States," at the Canada Alberta LNG Seminar in Japan, sponsored by the Government of Alberta and the Embassy of Canada.
International Pension and Employee Benefit Lawyers Conference 2014
June 23, 2014
Susan G. Seller presents at and participates in a workshop entitled, "Structuring Benefit and Pension Plans for Globally Mobile Employees for Benefit Security and Tax Efficiency," at the International Pension and Employee Benefit Lawyers Conference co-sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association – National Pension and Benefits Section in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Email Marketing & Canada's New Anti-Spam Legislation
June 10, 2014
Sébastien Gittens and Martin Kratz present with the Canadian Marketing Association, "Email Marketing & Canada's New Anti-Spam Legislation" at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel, Calgary, Alberta.
The Canadian Law Firm Leadership Forum 2014
June 10, 2014
Michael Whitt presents, “Technology Driven Disruption: Opportunities and Threats of Law Firms,” at the Canadian Law Firm Leadership Forum in Toronto. The discussion is about advances in computing, programming, data analytics, network science, device and interface types, and social acceptance of new media and new paradigms for information, sharing and computing, and how these changes have to be taken into account in delivery of legal services.
COACH e-Health Conference 2014
June 05, 2014
Michael Whitt speaks at a gathering of Healthcare CIOs in Vancouver at the COACH e-Health Conference about “The Legal Implications and Concerns with Cloud Computing Adoption by Healthcare Providers”.
2014 Prairie Provinces Tax Conference
May 26-27, 2014
Jay Winters and Wesley Novotny present, "The 'Special Work Site' and 'Remote Location' Exemptions," at the 2014 Prairie Provinces Tax Conference in Saskatoon, SK.
2014 Annual Update on Human Rights: Keeping on Top of Key Developments
May 23, 2014
Ranjan
Agarwal co-chairs the Ontario Bar Association's Annual Update on Human Rights: Keeping on Top of Key Developments. Amanda McLachlan presents "Essential Procedural Updates in Human Rights
Litigation".
2014 IFA International Tax Seminar
May 22-23, 2014
Claire Kennedy co-moderates the Government Roundtable, featuring representatives of the IRS and the CRA, at IFA's Joint Canada – U.S. Branch International Tax Seminar in Toronto, Ontario.
Anti-Spam Lunch Seminar in Edmonton
May 22, 2014
Martin
Kratz and Sebastien Gittens present a lunch seminar in Edmonton on how to
adequately prepare for Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation which will become law
July 1, 2014. Open the PDF to view the invitation and RSVP if you would like to
attend.
Recent Resource Taxation Developments
May 21, 2014
Greg Johnson and Wes Novotny present "Recent Resource Taxation Developments" at the Canadian Petroleum Tax Society in Calgary.
Association of Certified Forensic Investigators Fraud Conference 2014
May 4-6, 2014
Maureen Ward presents "Auditor Negligence & Third Party Liability for Fraud,”at the 16th Annual ACFI Fraud Conference in Toronto, ON. Complex commercial frauds often involve an intricate web of connecting individuals and entities. Third parties, such as bankers, brokers, lawyers and auditors may play a role in allowing such activities to take place or continue undetected and, as a result, may be exposed to liability to the victims. In recognition of this reality, Canadian common law has developed various means by which those third parties may be held accountable for their involvement with the fraud. This seminar will explore this area of the law and will also look at the decision of Castor Holdings in this context.
Bennett Jones