Brad Newman

Biography

Brad Newman's practice covers all aspects of corporate and commercial law, with an emphasis on IT-related matters. Mr. Newman joined our firm in 2006 as a summer student and articled with us in 2007/2008. During his articles, Mr. Newman completed a secondment at the Royal Bank of Canada, where he worked in the Canadian Banking division.

Mr. Newman is an active member of our Privacy and Access to Information Team and our Technology Team and makes regular presentations on current topics to these groups.

Mr. Newman was awarded the Board of Governors Medal for first-place standing in his graduating class.

Mr. Newman manages and blogs for the Canadian Technology Lawyers Group on LinkedIn.

Year of Call

• Ontario Bar 2008

Law School

• LL.B., University of Windsor, 2007

EDUCATION

• B.A.(Hons.), University of Western Ontario, 2004

Selected Client Work

Mr. Newman has acted recently for the following clients:

• Nortel Networks Limited and its related entities on the sale of its Enterprise Solutions business to Avaya Inc. for US$915 million
• HighFrequency Luv Inc., a start-up social networking company, on various legal issues, including its terms of use and privacy policy
  

Publications

• "Privacy and Technology Law Developments: 2009 Year in Review," Ogilvy Renault, February 2010.
• "New Risks and Rewards for Licensors and Licensees in BIA/CCAA Amendments," Information bulletin, Ogilvy Renault, February 2010.
• "Peering Through the Cloud - Cloud Computing: Many Benefits but There are Some Legal Issues to Consider," Internet and E-Commerce Law in Canada, Vol.10, No. 9, January 2010.
• "Multinational Corporations and Patchwork Privacy Laws: The Facebook Dilemma," Information bulletin, Ogilvy Renault, August 2009.
• "Online Income of eBay Sellers Taxable," Information bulletin, Ogilvy Renault, August 2009.

Speaking Engagements

• "Multinational Corporations and Patchwork Privacy Laws: The Facebook Dilemma - Some important things that multinational corporations will need to consider from a privacy perspective," Royal Bank of Canada and Ogilvy Renault lunch seminar, October 9, 2009.
  

Rankings and Recognitions

• 2007 University of Windsor Board of Governors medal for the highest graduating cumulative grade-point average.
• 2006 University of Windsor Board of Governors medal for the highest second-year cumulative grade-point average.
• Recipient of various awards for the highest first-year grade point average, including the Essex Law Association Centennial Scholarship, the Carswell Prize and the Canada Law Book Limited Award.
  

Memberships and Activities

• Mr. Newman manages and blogs for the Canadian Technology Lawyers Group on LinkedIn
• Law Society of Upper Canada
• Canadian Bar Association
• Ontario Bar Association
• Canadian IT Law Association
• Toronto Computer Lawyers Group