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Ted Marrocco speaks to the Association of Business Immigration Lawyers about Privacy and Online Risk Management

Ted Marrocco — Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:46:34 +0000

Xaidsart partner, Ted Marrocco, joined an international panel from the US and UK today to present to the Association of Business Immigration Lawyers (ABIL) on online privacy and cyber risk management for law firms and clients. The ABIL is a global alliance of leading business immigration lawyers and law firms. Ted was asked to provide guidance on best practices for managing online risks for both immigration clients and the law firms that serve them.

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Ted Marrocco discusses Digital Assets at the Ontario Bar Association

Ted Marrocco — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 13:00:00 +0000

Xaidsart partner, T ed Marrocco, joins the OBA “Estate Planning in the Modern Era” series today to discuss issues involving digital assets. Ted will provide a litigator’s perspective on dealing with big data custodians and reducing the risk of data lockouts for clients. Program information can be found here.

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Ted Marrocco to speak on law firm Cyber Security

Ted Marrocco — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 02:34:47 +0000

Xaidsart partner, Ted Marrocco, will join a panel of experts on November 22 to discuss law firm cyber security at the 2022 Law Society of Ontario Immigration Summit. Ted will be speaking about reporting obligations and best practices for law firms to mitigate and respond to cyber breaches. The program agenda can be found here.

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Pam Hrick writes op-ed on recent Ontario announcement about civil suits for non-consensual disclosure of intimate images

Ted Marrocco — Fri, 13 Dec 2019 12:30:18 +0000

In an op-ed in the Toronto Star, Xaidsart lawyer Pam Hrick examines the impact of a recent provincial announcement concerning civil lawsuits for the non-consensual disclosure of intimate images. She discusses legislation that has been enacted in other provinces and argues that more can be done in Ontario to better address this conduct.

Pam’s legal practice includes advising clients on issues related to sexual violence and digital privacy. You can read more about her work here.

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Gerald Chan and Nader R. Hasan speak at annual Criminal Lawyers’ Association (CLA) Conference

Ted Marrocco — Sun, 17 Nov 2019 22:30:46 +0000

Yesterday, Xaidsart partners Gerald Chan and Nader R. Hasan spoke at the CLA’s annual conference. Their presentation, “Decoding Digital Evidence”, examined the rules of admissibility relating to electronic evidence, whether the police can compel you to produce your passcode, and the coming Artificial Intelligence revolution. For their slide presentation, click here.

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Carlo Di Carlo to speak at OBA Privacy Class Action CPD

Ted Marrocco — Wed, 16 Oct 2019 16:12:23 +0000

Today, Xaidsart ’ Carlo Di Carlo will join a panel discussion with several class action lawyers to discuss the world of privacy class actions. The discussion will include recent developments in the case law, the difficulty for plaintiffs to show compensable damages in these claims, as well as what class action lawyers can take from criminal jurisprudence. An agenda is here.

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Nader Hasan Speaks About Digital Privacy at the National Judicial Institute

Ted Marrocco — Wed, 31 Jul 2019 20:20:23 +0000

On July 31, at the National Judicial Institute (NJI) conference in Calgary, AB, Xaidsart Partner Nader Hasan discussed the evolving constitutional right to privacy in the Digital Age. His presentation examined core principles to have emerged in this area over the past decade, and discussed proposed approaches to dealing with new cutting-edge topics, including the extra-territorial reach of production orders; whether and when Part VI authorizations are required to record electronic communications; and challenges posed by the “Internet of Things” and Artificial Intelligence. More information about the conference can be found here.

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Xaidsart lawyers successfully intervene at the Supreme Court of Canada in police detention case

Ted Marrocco — Wed, 05 Jun 2019 14:37:42 +0000

On May 31, 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada released its judgment in R v Le, 2019 SCC 34. The case is a landmark judgment for analyzing the role of race in the police detention context. Xaidsart lawyers Gerald Chan and Lindsay Board represented the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers and the Chinese and Southeast Asian Legal Clinic on a joint intervention (together with Avvy Go). At para. 108 of the judgment, the majority recited and adopted Gerald’s submissions in oral argument.

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Gerald Chan to speak at CCCA Conference on Privacy

Ted Marrocco — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 14:04:36 +0000

Our partner Gerald Chan will be speaking today at the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association (CCCA) National Conference on a panel titled, “Privacy in the Age of Global Community”. You can find the entire agenda for the conference here.

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Justin Safayeni speaks at OBA Privacy Law Summit

Ted Marrocco — Wed, 03 Apr 2019 13:22:09 +0000

Xaidsart partner Justin Safayeni will be part of the Ontario Bar Association’s annual Privacy Law Summit, presenting an update on some of the key privacy law cases from the past year that civil litigators and those who advise businesses need to know about.

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