Canada
McCarthy Tétrault
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Barry Sookman
McCarthy Tétrault, Canada
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Work Department
Information Technology; Intellectual Property; Privacy & Data Protection
Position
Senior counsel in the Technology Law Group. Former leader of the firm’s Intellectual Property group. One of Canada’s foremost authorities in information technology, Internet, copyright and privacy law. Acts in connection with complex IT/AI//IP transactions and defense procurements and in IT/IP litigation. Has argued numerous precedent-setting cases at all levels of courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. Adjunct professor of IP law at Osgoode. Author’s blog at www.barrysookman.com
Career
Ontario Bar, 1982.
Memberships
Copyright Committee PTIC.
AILA
Personal
Author of numerous books, including the leading eight-volume treatise ‘Computer, Internet and Electronic Commerce'.