I am a Partner in McCarthy Tétrault’s Intellectual Property Group and a member of the firm's Privacy, Technology, Franchise & Distribution, and Appellate Groups. My practice focuses on intellectual property management, acquisition, and protection, including by way of litigation before administrative agencies and the courts. My specialties include copyright, trade-marks, privacy, Internet, media and computer law, advertising, licensing, and regulatory compliance.I have also advised numerous clients on privacy and anti-spam compliance issues, including with respect to compliance with Canada's Anti-Spam Law (CASL), in reaction to data breaches, and with domestic and international obligations attaching to the storage of information in the cloud. As a litigator I have represented clients in complex matters before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Copyright Board of Canada and the Trade-marks Opposition Board. A selection of my past cases includes:- American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., et al. v. Aereo, Inc., fka Bamboom Labs, Inc, 134 S. Ct. 2498 (Supreme Court of the United States, 2014) - Canadian Broadcasting Corp. v. SODRAC 2003 Inc., 2015 SCC 57 (Supreme Court of Canada) - Cinar Corporation v. Robinson, 2013 SCC 73 (Supreme Court of Canada) - Reference re Broadcasting Regulatory Policy CRTC 2010-167 and Broadcasting Order CRTC 2010-168, 2012 SCC 68 (Supreme Court of Canada) - ESA v. SOCAN, 2012 SCC 34 (Supreme Court of Canada) - Alberta v. Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency, 2012 SCC 37 (Supreme Court of Canada) - Sirius Canada Inc. v. CMRRA/SODRAC Inc. 2010 FCA 348 (Federal Court of Appeal)

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