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Barry Sookman will provide his annual update of significant developments in IT/Internet Law as we embark on a new year for the TCLG. Barry Sookman’s presentation is an annual tradition that is not to be missed!

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Barry Sookman is a partner with McCarthy Tetrault in Toronto where he is the co-chair of the Technology Law Group. Prior to that, he was head of the Intellectual Property Group for 6 years. Mr. Sookman is one of Canada’s foremost authorities in the area of Information Technology Law.

Barry Sookman is the author of the three volume text entitled Sookman: Computer Law: Acquiring and Protecting Information Technology (1989-1999), the four volume text Sookman: Computer, Internet and Electronic Commerce Law (1999-2005) and the book Computer, Internet and Electronic Commerce Terms: Judicial, Legislative and Technical Definitions (2004). He also lectures and writes extensively on legal issues related to computer, electronic commerce and Internet law.

Barry Sookman appears as a leading lawyer in the areas of computer & IT and technology in both the 2005 Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, published by Lexpert and American Lawyer, and the 2005 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, a guide to the leading law firms and practitioners in Canada

COST FOR ATTENDANCE

Cost for lunch: ten dollars ($10) for members and students, twenty dollars ($20) for non-members, payable at the meeting. Receipts will be available. Cheques should be made payable to the Toronto Computer Lawyers’ Group.

REGISTRATION

REGISTER BEFORE 12:00 Noon, Friday, September 22, 2006.

REGISTRATIONS WILL NOT BE CONFIRMED UNLESS THE LUNCH IS FULLY BOOKED.

Cancellations also accepted before 10:00 a.m., Monday, September 25, 2006. Substitutions are permitted anytime. Registrants who do not attend and do not cancel or send a substitute may be invoiced for lunch.

PLEASE E-MAIL REGISTRATIONS OR CANCELLATIONS TO: secretarytclg@hotmail.com

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS AND NEW MEMBERS

Renew your membership for 2006 -2007. The fee to join the TCLG for 2006-2007 is forty-five dollars ($45). Law students enrolled in full-time studies may join free of charge. Membership runs from September to August, and the TCLG meets monthly from September to May.

The membership form can be accessed through the following link: www.tclg.org

Please circulate this notice to business associates, clients, colleagues or others who may be interested in attending a meeting or joining the TCLG.