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Barry Sookman of McCarthy Tétrault LLP will provide his extremely popular annual update of significant developments in IT/Internet Law.

This program qualifies for 2 hours of Substantive CPD credit under the mandatory continuing professional development regime of the Law Society of Upper Canada. It does not qualify for Professionalism credit and does not meet the requirements for New Members.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Barry Sookman is a senior partner with McCarthy Tétrault in its Technology Law Group. He is one of Canada’s foremost authorities in information technology, Internet, copyright and privacy law and the author of numerous books including the leading five volume treatise Computer, Internet and Electronic Commerce Law (2000-2013). He has the highest ranking in IT law in Lexpert, Chambers Global, and the Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. In 2013 Euromoney Legal Media Group’s Managing IP recognized him as Canada’s Outstanding IP Practitioner. He was ranked as the number 1 lawyer in Canada and top 10 worldwide in Technology, Media and Telecommunications law by the Legal Media Group. He acts in connection with complex IT/IP transactions such as outsourcings and in IT/IP litigation and has argued numerous precedent setting cases at all levels of courts including the Supreme Court of Canada and courts of appeal.

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. The fee for lunch will be waived for those renewing their memberships for 2013-2014!!!

REGISTRATION

REGISTER BEFORE 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 20, 2013.

REGISTRATIONS WILL NOT BE CONFIRMED UNLESS THE LUNCH IS FULLY BOOKED. 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: secretary@tclg.org

TCLG EXECUTIVE ELECTION

The Toronto Computer Lawyers’ Group (TCLG) will be electing its new executive members for its 2013/2014 year at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at McCarthy Tétrault LLP.