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Speaking Engagements
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.
ICPA Canada Non Resident Importers-Exporters Seminar
June 24, 2014
Darrel Pearson presents at a conference for Non-Resident Importers into Canada, sponsored by the ICPA, at the Embassy Suites Portland Airport in Portland, OR. Darrel's presentation includes, registration for the Business Number and appropriate accounts, registration for Provincial Taxes, security, maintenance of books and records and an overview of special considerations, including valuation, transfer pricing, drop-shipments, Federal and Provincial tax collection and recovery, types of audits performed, what they each mean and new/updated areas that are being targeted.
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 Annual Ontario Employment Law Update 2014
April 30, 2014
Susan G. Seller presents, "What's New in Pension & Benefits Law," at the Bennett Jones Annual Ontario Employment Law Update seminar in Toronto, Ontario and via webinar.