OTTAWA —The Canadian Bar Association (CBA) is holding its annual Competition Law Fall Conference at the Ottawa Convention Centre on October 3 and 4, 2013. On the agenda are sessions on the latest developments and issues in advertising and marketing, intellectual property, cartels, unilateral conduct, and the disclosure of confidential information in competition cases, among others.
Conference highlights include:
- A discussion on the latest international developments which will impact the way Canadian companies comply with competition laws here and abroad moderated by Edward Iacobucci, Professor, Associate Dean Research & Osler Chair in Business Law, University of Toronto — Oct. 3, 9:00 a.m.
- Brian A. Facey, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, will interview John Pecman, Commissioner of Competition, about his new position and the current and future enforcement priorities of the Competition Bureau — Oct. 3, 12:15 p.m.
- A keynote address by Justice Marshall Rothstein, Supreme Court of Canada — Oct. 3, 6:30 p.m.
- A panel discussion moderated by Julie Soloway of Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on the new challenges and competition compliance tools for in-house counsel — Oct. 4, 9:00 a.m.
Location: Ottawa Convention Centre, 55 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON
The full conference program is available online. The conference is open to accredited media. For accreditation, please contact Hannah Bernstein.
The Canadian Bar Association is dedicated to support for the rule of law, and improvement in the law and the administration of justice. Some 37,000 lawyers, notaries, law teachers, and law students from across Canada are members.
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