Within the past decade, the internet and the web-based technologies have evolved to become a fundamental part of day-to-day individual and small to large-size businesses relationship and operations. When transacting on the internet, people need to understand the legal implication of the new technologies in ordering goods and services, invoicing and payment, data and personal information gathering, and dissemination and storage requirements, security compliance and the validity of contracts formed electronically over the internet. This workshop will identify, discuss and develop strategies to overcome the most important compliance legal issues faced when dealing on internet.
Date: May 24, 2012
Time: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: 688 Sherbrooke West
Workshop Fee: $ 695 CAD plus applicable taxes
Current McGill students and McGill alumni will receive a 20% discount off the Seminar fee. Click here to register
Course Description
This workshop will explore the effect of various laws and regulations on electronic business conducted on the internet and elsewhere on the web. Participants will examine electronic contracting, online agreement and payment solutions, privacy laws, Canada’s new Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act, intellectual property laws as well as certain aspects of marketing and selling through social media and enforcing rights and litigation.
Objectives
At the end of the workshop, the participants will gain fundamental knowledge of the nature of e-commerce transactions and the legal issues that arise in e-commerce generally with respect to contracting, marketing, intellectual property privacy issues and enforcing rights on the internet.
Outline
Topics covered include:
- Electronic contracting, online agreement and payment.
- Intellectual Property: trademarks, copyright, patents, how to protect your intellectual property and avoid infringing the intellectual property of others.
- Privacy and Canada’s new Fighting Internet and Wireless Spam Act.
- Marketing and selling through various social media platforms.
- Managing and enforcing rights on the internet and litigation.
Who Should Attend
The workshop is intended for a wide variety of practitioners and business professionals who are involved in e-commerce but have had little or no exposure to e-commerce major relevant legal issues and trends.
Lecturers
Me Jacques Lemieux, B.Sc., MBA, LL.B., LL.L.
Partner, Lawyer at Norton Rose Canada LLP
Jacques Lemieux has a general business law practice with an emphasis on corporate acquisitions, sales and mergers, technology transfers, financing, the implementation of strategic alliances, partnerships, outsourcing and all aspects of the incorporation and structuring of companies or partnerships. He acts for local and foreign companies, negotiating and drafting different commercial contracts and deals with financing by private placement, mainly in the venture capital sector.
Recognitions :
Best Lawyers in Canada, 2011 - Information Technology Law
Xavier Beauchamp-Tremblay, LL.B.
Lawyer, Trade-mark Agent at Norton Rose Canada LLP
Xavier Beauchamp-Tremblay practices in all areas of intellectual property law and advertising law. He focuses primarily on matters pertaining to advertising, copyright and trade-marks, including the management of trade-mark portfolios and the commercialization of intellectual property rights. Mr. Tremblay has been a guest speaker at a number of conferences on information technology and law, including the Legal IT conference and the American Bar Association's Techshow.
Christine A. Carron, Ad E, BA, MA, B.C.L.
Senior Partner, Lawyer at Norton Rose Canada LLP
Christine A. Carron practices primarily in corporate and commercial litigation and in the areas of banking, privacy, product liability, consumer protection and e-commerce. She is Chair of Ogilvy Renault Privacy and Access to Information Team. She has been involved in a wide range of commercial litigation, including the defense of class actions in the financial services, retail and tobacco industries and represents corporate clients in disputes involving damages for breach of commercial contracts or for latent defects and in shareholder disputes.
Ms. Carron also acts as defense counsel in major class actions. She has represented clients in parliamentary commissions on the adoption and amendment of Quebec's privacy legislation for the private sector and participated in the consultation process for Quebec's legislation on new technologies.
Dominic Dupoy, LL.M, LL.B.
Lawyer at Norton Rose Canada LLP
Dominic Dupoy practices in the area of commercial litigation. He is primarily involved in research and in the analysis and drafting of opinions, arguments and factums for civil litigation and commercial transactions. In recent years, Mr. Dupoy has participated in numerous litigation files, including a large number of class actions, and in numerous large commercial transactions. In addition to commercial law, his practice also covers corporate law and various regulatory areas.
Mr. Dupoy's practice has a strong focus on e-business. He advises clients on issues in this area, including general issues relating to civil law, intellectual property law, consumer law, privacy rights and the requirements of Quebec's Charter of the French Language.
Alexandra Daoud, B.Eng.
Partner, Patent Agent at Norton Rose Canada LLP
Ms. Daoud assists start-ups with the decision-making process for intellectual property management and has been involved in the due diligence reviews of intellectual property portfolios.
How to register
Cancellation Policy
All cancellation & substitution requests must be made in writing. The following Cancellation Policy applies:
Up to 14 days prior to the start date: Full refund
7 days prior to the start date: Refund minus $100 Cancellation fee
Within 7 days of the start date: No Refund, however suitable participation substitution will be permitted
If no notice is given prior to the start of the event(s) and you fail to attend, you will be liable for the full course fee.
McGill SCS reserves the right to cancel an event up to 5 days prior to its start.
Contact Information
Telephone: 514-398-5454
E-mail: pd [dot] conted [at] mcgill [dot] ca
