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Speaking Engagements
IPIC Basics of Law Course
February 22, 2007
Dino Clarizio, Partner
Presented Module 1: Evidence at the IPIC Basics of Law Course.
The Canadian Institute's Western Forum on Privacy Compliance
February 22-23, 2007
Michael Whitt presents, with Elizabeth Denham, "Best Practice Privacy Breach Protocol - Managing Privacy Investigations" at the Canadian Institute's Western Forum on Privacy Compliance, hosted at the Fairmont Palliser in Calgary, AB.
The 8th Annual Pension Law, Litigation and Governance Conference
January 31, 2007
Susan Seller presented on the topic of "Managing Investment Choice
and Effective Communication Strategies in Defined Contribution
Plans."
The event was hosted by the Canadian Institute and took place at
the St. Andrews Club in Toronto, Ontario.
4th Annual Canadian Oil Sands Summit
January 16, 2007
Bradley S. Gilmour, Partner Presented by Insight Information TELUS Convention Centre, Calgary, AB
Advanced Mergers & Acquisitions
December 04, 2006
Don Greenfield, Partner, John McNeil, Partner, and Darcy Moch, Partner Presented by Insight Information The Fairmont Palliser Hotel, Calgary, AB
Advanced Human Resources Management in a Hot Economic Climate
November 27-28, 2006
Jennifer A. Miller, Partner Presented by: Insight Information Four Seasons Hotel, Vancouver, BC Topics Presented by Bennett Jones LLP "Current Issues Involving WCB Compliance, Workplace Fatality and Serious Injury".
The Ultimate Corporate Counsel Conference
November 21, 2006
Barry Reiter, chair of the firm's new economy practice group, spoke
on current issues facing in-house counsel.
This conference was presented by The Canadian Corporate Counsel
Association (CCCA) and CCH Canadian Limited, and was held at
The Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto, Ontario.
National Conference of the ADR Institute of Canada
November 17, 2006
George Vlavianos, Partner Calgary, AB Topic Presented by Bennett Jones LLP: "Seeking Interim Measure from a Canadian Court in International Commercial Arbitration: Putting Confidentiality at Risk"
Bennett Jones Seminar
November 09, 2006
Duncan Card, Partner
Toronto, ON
Chair, "Public Sector Procurement Risk Management Strategies
– Round Table"
6th Annual Securities Litigation Forum
November 01, 2006
Jeffrey Leon, Partner
"The Court as Gatekeeper: Securities Class Actions and the New Role
for the Court" (Jeffrey Leon with TJ Adhihetty) 6th Annual
Securities Litigation Forum, Canadian Institute, November 2006
Health and Safety Conference: Update 2006
November 01, 2006
Jennifer Miller, Partner Presented by Lancaster House Hyatt Regency, Vancouver, BC Topics Presented by Bennett Jones LLP Panel - "Forum on Policy Issues: What Changes are Required to Improve our Workplace Health and Safety Record?" 11:45 - 1:45
Direct Energy North America Legal & Regulatory Retreat
October 10, 2006
Duncan Card, Partner
Hockley Valley Resort, Ontario
October 10, 2006.
Speaker, "Avoiding Procurement Pitfalls: Competitive and
Non-Competitive Vendor Sourcing"
Keeping the Promise
October 04, 2006
Lincoln Caylor, Partner Presented by the Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute
52nd Annual Institute
July 01, 2006
Co-presented "Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in the Mining Sector - Lessons Learned from the Recent Wave of Transactions" at the 52nd Annual Institute sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Canadian Oil Sands - Investment Opportunities
June 22, 2006
Don Greenfield, Partner
Presented by Insight Information
St. Regis Hotel 1919 Briar Oaks Lane, Houston, TX
Topics Presented by Bennett Jones LLP
The legal and regulatory framework in which oil sands developers
and project participants operate (provincial and federal),
structures for investment in Canada's oil sands and recent
developments and current issues.
For further information go to Insight Information's website.
The Canadian Institute's Conference on E-document Management & Discovery
June 21, 2006
Michael Whitt presents "Retention Policy Continuity and Employee Compliance: Is Everybody on the Same Page?" at the Canadian Institute's Conference on E-document Management & Discovery, hosted at the Ramada Hotel in Calgary, AB.
International Arbitration and Mediation - From the Professional's Perspective
June 15, 2006
George M. Vlavianos, Partner Center for International Legal Studies Salzburg, Austria June 15-18, 2006 Panel Discussion Topic: "Interim Measures - Facilitating the Arbitral Process" Panellists: George Vlavianos (Canada), Bernd Ehle (Switzerland), Hansjorg Stutzer (Switzerland) Conference information can be found on the CILS website.
Negotiating and Drafting Intellectual Property License Agreements
June 12, 2006
Martin Kratz , Partner
Presented by The Canadian Institute
TELUS Convention Centre, 120-9th Avenue SE, Calgary, AB
Topics Presented by Bennett Jones LLP
June 12, 2006
“Understanding the Licensor's and Licensee's
Objectives to Gain Strategic Advantage in IP License
Negotiations”
Co-Presenter with Martin Kratz:
Jennifer Campbell
Director of Licensing, Art in Motion
[Vancouver]
For further information go to The Canadian Institute 's
website.
Corporate Counsel Summit
May 30, 2006
Martin P.J. Kratz, Partner Presented by Insight Information Conferences Coast Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre 1316 - 33 Street NE, Calgary, AB