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Speaking Engagements
6th Annual Securities Litigation Forum
November 01, 2006
Jeffrey Leon, Partner
"The Court as Gatekeeper: Securities Class Actions and the New Role
for the Court" (Jeffrey Leon with TJ Adhihetty) 6th Annual
Securities Litigation Forum, Canadian Institute, November 2006
Health and Safety Conference: Update 2006
November 01, 2006
Jennifer Miller, Partner Presented by Lancaster House Hyatt Regency, Vancouver, BC Topics Presented by Bennett Jones LLP Panel - "Forum on Policy Issues: What Changes are Required to Improve our Workplace Health and Safety Record?" 11:45 - 1:45
Direct Energy North America Legal & Regulatory Retreat
October 10, 2006
Duncan Card, Partner
Hockley Valley Resort, Ontario
October 10, 2006.
Speaker, "Avoiding Procurement Pitfalls: Competitive and
Non-Competitive Vendor Sourcing"
Keeping the Promise
October 04, 2006
Lincoln Caylor, Partner Presented by the Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute
52nd Annual Institute
July 01, 2006
Co-presented "Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in the Mining Sector - Lessons Learned from the Recent Wave of Transactions" at the 52nd Annual Institute sponsored by the Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Canadian Oil Sands - Investment Opportunities
June 22, 2006
Don Greenfield, Partner
Presented by Insight Information
St. Regis Hotel 1919 Briar Oaks Lane, Houston, TX
Topics Presented by Bennett Jones LLP
The legal and regulatory framework in which oil sands developers
and project participants operate (provincial and federal),
structures for investment in Canada's oil sands and recent
developments and current issues.
For further information go to Insight Information's website.
The Canadian Institute's Conference on E-document Management & Discovery
June 21, 2006
Michael Whitt presents "Retention Policy Continuity and Employee Compliance: Is Everybody on the Same Page?" at the Canadian Institute's Conference on E-document Management & Discovery, hosted at the Ramada Hotel in Calgary, AB.
International Arbitration and Mediation - From the Professional's Perspective
June 15, 2006
George M. Vlavianos, Partner Center for International Legal Studies Salzburg, Austria June 15-18, 2006 Panel Discussion Topic: "Interim Measures - Facilitating the Arbitral Process" Panellists: George Vlavianos (Canada), Bernd Ehle (Switzerland), Hansjorg Stutzer (Switzerland) Conference information can be found on the CILS website.
Negotiating and Drafting Intellectual Property License Agreements
June 12, 2006
Martin Kratz , Partner
Presented by The Canadian Institute
TELUS Convention Centre, 120-9th Avenue SE, Calgary, AB
Topics Presented by Bennett Jones LLP
June 12, 2006
“Understanding the Licensor's and Licensee's
Objectives to Gain Strategic Advantage in IP License
Negotiations”
Co-Presenter with Martin Kratz:
Jennifer Campbell
Director of Licensing, Art in Motion
[Vancouver]
For further information go to The Canadian Institute 's
website.
Corporate Counsel Summit
May 30, 2006
Martin P.J. Kratz, Partner Presented by Insight Information Conferences Coast Plaza Hotel & Conference Centre 1316 - 33 Street NE, Calgary, AB
Calgary Better Business Bureau Seminar/Networking Lunch
May 16, 2006
Harinder Basra, Associate, Lyndon Heidinger, Articling
Student
Best Western Hospitality Inn, Parkland Room, Tower Side
135 Southland Drive SE, Calgary, AB
Topic presented by Bennett Jones LLP
"Incorporation - Is It For You?"
Hitachi Data Systems Seminar
May 12, 2006
Duncan Card presents "Public and Private Sector Procurement Tendering Structures and Strategic Channel Options".
Government Procurement II: Innovations in Outsourcing
May 08, 2006
Duncan Card, Partner
Presented by the Ontario Bar Association
OBA Conference Centre, 20 Toronto Street, Suite 20, Toronto, ON
Topics Presented by Bennett Jones LLP
"Building the Team and Preparing for the Transaction"
10:00 A.M. - 10:45 A.M.
Professional Development Program
April 19, 2006
Martin Kratz, Partner
Conference Sponsored by APEGGA
SHAW Conference Centre, 9797 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB
Topics Presented by Bennett Jones LLP
STREAM 1: Software Development: Project Management, Professionalism
and Ethics
Liability Associated with Software Development and Use: Overview of
Recent Court Decisions
Thursday, April 20
For more information please visit APEGGA's
website.
University of Calgary Trusts Presentation
April 03, 2006
As a guest lecturer at the University of Calgary, Barbara Kimmitt presented Practical Issues relating to Trusts.
Third National Symposium on Class Actions: Class Actions Without Borders
April 2006
Michael Eizenga participates as a panel member during, "Solutions to Parallel and Overlapping Class Actions Across Provinces," at Osgoode Hall Law School's Third National Symposium on Class Actions: Class Actions Without Borders in Toronto, ON (April 2006).
Ontario Securities Commission Presentation
March 31, 2006
Duncan Card, Partner
Toronto, ON
Speaker, "Best Practices for Information Technology Procurement
Transactions: Planning, Negotiations, Contracting & Project
Management"
Current Employment Topics
March 03, 2006
Presented by Bennett Jones Employment Services Practice Group
Fairmont Hotel Macdonald, Edmonton, AB
The seminar will provide a quick overview of relevant and current
employment related topics, including: occupational health and
safety, privacy, duty to accommodate, drug and alcohol policies,
and termination. Speakers will include partners and associates from
both the Edmonton and Calgary offices.