Edition 2008 (2.0)
On April 21 2008, Legal IT offered a stimulating day about the meeting of two worlds : the Legal and Information Technology (IT) universes with the co-presidents Ms Jennifer Stoddart, Privacy Commissioner of Canada and Prof. Pierre Trudel, chairholder of the L. R. Wilson Chair in Information Technology and E-Commerce Law at the University of Montreal.
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SCHEDULE
7:45 — Check-in and Breakfast — offered by MédicAssurance
8:15 — Greetings
Mtre Bernard Amyot, president of the Canadian Bar Association
Mtre Mathieu Piché-Messier, president of the Young Bar Association of Montreal
8:25 — Opening Remarks by the co-president
Prof. Pierre Trudel, University of Montreal
9:40 — Tracks
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| Utilisation des technologies dans un contexte de droit transfrontalier | Bridging the Gap: Collaborative Technologies that Bring Lawyers and Clients Together | Litigation Management and Support |
| Mtre Patrick Gingras, Attorney, on secondment from the Ministère de la Justice du Québec to the Hague Conference on Private International LawMtre Philippe Lortie, First Secretary, Hague Conference on Private International Law | Mtre Dan Pinnington, Director of practicePRO, Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity CompanyMr. Jordan Furlong, Editor-in-chief, Canadian Bar Association’s National Magazine
Mr. Jason Mervyn, Director, IT Business Solutions, Gowlings |
Mtre Patrice Morin, Partner, Borden Ladner GervaisMs Luisa Dodaro, Partner, Platinum Legal Group Inc.
Joshua C. Gilliland, Business Development Manager, CT Summation |
10:40 — Coffee-Break and Networking — offered by IT.Can
10:55 — Tracks
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Case study
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Practice
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| Cybercriminalité: une lutte globale en constante évolution | Recherches WHOIS et noms de domaine: Best Practices | E-Discovery : Beyond the Courtroom |
| Mtre François Blanchette, Public Prosecution Services of CanadaMr. Jean-François Legault, Senior Manager, Analytic & Forensic Technology, Deloitte | Mtre Eric Macramalla, Attorney, GowlingsMtre Marcel Naud, Associate, Robic
Presented by the CBA-Quebec, Information, telecommunication and intellectual property section |
Honourable Colin L. Campbell, Judge, Ontario Superior Court of JusticeMe Glenn Smith, Partner, Lenczner Slaght
Me Patrick E. Zeller, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for Guidance Software Inc. Ms Peg Duncan, Director of Business Opportunities and Emerging Technologies in the Information Management Branch, Department of Justice of Canada |
11h55 — Tracks
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Case study
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| La production électronique: 1 réalité, 3 modèles | Les blogues pour avocats | Contrat de licence de logiciel : Conseils pour une négociation réussie |
| Mtre Andrew Baumberg, Executive Officer to the Chief Justice, Federal Court of CanadaMtre Simon Marcotte, General Director, Integrated System of Judicial Information, Quebec Government
Mtre Charles Marc Nadeau, Executive Officer to the Chief Justice, Tax Court of Canada Mtre Nicolas Vermeys, Coordonator, Centre de recherche en droit public – Source Code and Codified Sources: Open access to cyberjustice |
Ms. Michelle Blanc, Owner, AnalywebProf. Vincent Gautrais, Université de Montréal | Mtre Hélène Deschamps-Marquis, Associate, Blakes
Presented by the CBA-Quebec, Information, telecommunication and intellectual property section |
13:00 — Lunch
13:30 — McCarthy Tétrault Lunchtime Talk : La technologie judiciaire : un passage obligé (Plenary Session)
Honourable Nicole Duval-Hesler, Judge, Quebec Court of Appeal
Honourable André Wery, Judge, Quebec Superior Court
Honourable René de la Sablonnière, Judge, Quebec Court
15:00 — Tracks
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Case study
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Practice
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| The Consumer Protection Act and Electronic Contracts | Acrobat 8: PDF Your Office | Making the Most of Metadata in Trial Preparation and Presentation |
| Mtre Catherine Smith, Vice President, Legal Services And Government Relations, Best Buy Canada Ltd.Mtre André Allard, Legal Counsel, Office de la Protection du Consommateur
Mtre Luc Thibaudeau, Lavery, de Billy Presented by the CBA-Quebec, Information, telecommunication and intellectual property section |
Mr. Rick Borstein, Acrobat-Legal Market Business Development Manager, Adobe Systems Inc. | Me Kelly Friedman, Partner, Ogilvy RenaultMr. Chuck Rothman, Director of e-Litigation Services, H&A Forensics |
16:00 — Bar of Montreal Coffee-Break and Networking
16:15 — Tracks
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Case study
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Practice
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| Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 pour la collaboration interne et externe | The Powerpoint Twins | Safeguarding Your Firm’s Technology |
| Mr. John Corrigan , Information Worker Solution Specialist, Eastern Canada, Microsoft Canada Co.Mr. André Larose, President and CEO, Techtra
Mr. Jerry H. Dolar, Director of Information Technologies, City of Westmount Mtre Mario Gerbeau, city clerk, City of Westmount |
Mtre Simon Chester, Partner, Heenan BlaikieMtre Dan Pinnington, Director of practicePRO, Lawyers’ Professional Indemnity Company | Mtre David J. Bilinsky, Practice Management Advisor & Staff Lawyer, The Law Society of British Columbia
Mr. Pierre-Guy Lavoie, Partner, Sekcore M. Constantine Karbaliotis, Information Privacy Lead, Symantec Corporation Presented by Association des administrateurs d’études juridiques Québec (ALA-Québec) |
17:15 — Closing remarks by the co-president
Prof. Pierre Trudel, chairholder of the L. R. Wilson Chair in Information Technology and E-Commerce Law, University of Montreal
17:30 — UHY Advisors FLVS, Inc. Cocktail and draws
19:00 — Dinner (not included in conference rates)
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