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May 13, 2021

RGD Creativity & The Law Webinar: Protecting Your Intellectual Property and Technology Assets – Designers Promoting Designers

WeirFoulds Partner Ralph Kroman and Associate Wendes Keung will be speaking at the upcoming RGD Creativity & The Law Webinar: Protecting Your Intellectual Property and Technology Assets,…

Apr 23, 2021

WeirFoulds recognized in the 2021 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 28 of our lawyers have been recognized in 17 different practice areas in the 2021 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Each lawyer…

Feb 19, 2021

James Kosa recognized in 2021 Lexpert Special Edition: Technology

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that James Kosa, Partner and Co-Chair of the firm’s Technology and Intellectual Property Practice Group, has been listed in the 2021 Lexpert…

Feb 16, 2021

5G and Beyond: The Latest in Telecommunications Law – The Canadian Bar Association

Associates Emma Romano and Julia Sydorenko will be Co-Chairing a webinar on “5G and Beyond: The Latest in Telecommunications Law” being hosted by The Canadian Bar Association…

Jan 4, 2021

WeirFoulds welcomes two former associates to the partnership

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Rochelle Perera and Thomas Wong have joined the partnership effective January 1, 2021. Our two newest additions to the partnership each…

Oct 1, 2020

WeirFoulds represents iManage in its acquisition of Closing Folders

On August 24, 2020, iManage announced its acquisition of Closing Folders, the market leader in legal transaction management. The acquisition uniquely enables iManage to deliver automation and…

Sep 17, 2020

WeirFoulds welcomes six new associates

WeirFoulds is pleased to welcome back five of our former articling students as associates and welcome one new associate to the firm. They join WeirFoulds in the…

Sep 9, 2020

WeirFoulds recognized in Chambers Canada Guide 2021

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that the firm has once again been recognized in Chambers Canada: Canada’s Leading Lawyers for Business. In the 2021 edition, five of…

Aug 20, 2020

WeirFoulds technology Partner James Kosa appointed Chair of the CBA Sections Subcommittee

Congratulations to James Kosa, Technology and Intellectual Property Law Partner, on being appointed to the role of Chair of the Canadian Bar Association’s Sections Subcommittee for the…

Jun 25, 2020

Multiple WeirFoulds lawyers to serve on OBA Law Section executives for 2020-2021 term

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that a number of our lawyers have been selected to serve on the Ontario Bar Association’s Law Sections and Law Section executives for…

Jun 19, 2020

Critical IP Ownership Issues for Practitioners – IPIC

Technology & IP Partner James Kosa will speak at the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada’s June 19, 2020 webinar on critical IP ownership issues for practitioners. The…

May 5, 2020

CAN-TECH Law Spring Series – Digital Transformation: Understanding and Managing the Legal Risks

This year’s theme for CAN-TECH Law’s Spring Series is Digital Transformation: Understanding and Managing the Legal Risks. Digital transformation is now a common commercial trend as new…

Apr 27, 2020

WeirFoulds recognized in the 2020 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 26 of our lawyers have been recognized in 15 different practice areas in the 2020 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Each lawyer…

Apr 20, 2020

Guidelines on the Territorial Scope of the General Data Protection Regulation

Executive Summary Regulation on data protection and privacy in the European Union (“EU” or “Union”) is governed by the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR” or “Regulation”). On…

Apr 15, 2020

COVID-19: Cyber Security Risk Considerations

The global coronavirus pandemic is adding another layer of cyber security risk as companies ask their employees to work remotely. This shift to remote work may create…

Feb 4, 2020

The Future of Innovation: Fundamental Shifts in IP and IT Law

The Future of Innovation: Fundamental Shifts in IP and IT Law, is taking place on Tuesday, February 4, 2020, in Toronto and is being Co-Chaired by Lisa Danay…

Nov 8, 2019

WeirFoulds tech lawyer James Kosa recognized as a 2019 Lexpert Rising Star

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that James Kosa, technology and intellectual property partner, has been named by Lexpert as a 2019 Rising Star, Leading Lawyers Under 40.…

Oct 28, 2019

2019 Annual Conference – CAN-TECH Law

CAN-TECH Law is hosting its annual conference in Toronto on October 28 and 29, 2019. Join our Partner and President of CAN-TECH, James Kosa, and associate and…

Aug 21, 2019

40 lawyers from WeirFoulds recognized in Best Lawyers in Canada 2020

WeirFoulds congratulates 40 of our lawyers on being recognized in the 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in Canada. We have proudly earned 63 rankings in 23 specialty…

Jul 19, 2019

WeirFoulds welcomes technology lawyer Julia Sydorenko

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Julia Sydorenko has joined the firm as an associate in our Intellectual Property & Technology Practice Group. After Julia was called…

Jul 3, 2019

James Kosa provides comment to Toronto Star on trademark lawsuit

Partner James Kosa spoke with the Toronto Star about Muskoka Brewery’s recent claim against Molson Coors. Muskoka Brewery sued Molson Coors on June 20, 2019 for using…

Jun 19, 2019

WeirFoulds Senior Associate Lisa Danay Wallace appointed Chair of the OBA’s IT & IP Section executive

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that Lisa Danay Wallace, senior associate of our Technology and Intellectual Property Practice Group, has been appointed Chair of the Ontario Bar…

May 30, 2019

Intellectual Property Day – Canadian Bar Association

WeirFoulds Partner and Chair of the CBA’s Intellectual Property Section, James Kosa, will speak at the CBA’s IP Day on May 30, 2019. The event is a…

May 27, 2019

Canadian Trademarks: A Great Time to File (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this article, we noted that the Trademarks Act (Canada) will be overhauled on June 17, 2019. We highlighted that in certain situations it…

May 6, 2019

WeirFoulds recognized in the 2019 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 22 of our lawyers have been recognized in 14 different practice areas in the 2019 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory. Each lawyer…

Apr 2, 2019

Canadian Trademarks: A Great Time to File (Part 1)

On June 17, 2019, substantial amendments to the Trademarks Act (Canada) will come into force. Because the Canadian system for registration of trademarks will be overhauled, it…

Apr 1, 2019

James Kosa speaks with Canadian Lawyer about AI use by in-house legal departments

Partner James Kosa spoke with Canadian Lawyer in the article “Sizing up AI for in-house” by Luis Millán. The piece discusses how legal departments are beginning to…

Feb 22, 2019

Webinar: Let’s Mind the Data – Understanding Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning

WeirFoulds, the Canadian Law Technology Association (CAN-TECH) and a cross section of industry professionals discuss Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, including the potential ethical implications in the…

Feb 21, 2019

Let’s Mind the Data: What is Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

WeirFoulds and the Canadian Law Technology Association (CAN-TECH) invite you to participate in a discussion with a cross section of industry professionals who know everything there is…

Feb 11, 2019

Lisa Danay Wallace talks tech competency rules with Law Times

Lisa Danay Wallace of WeirFoulds’ Technology and IP Practice Group weighed in on the tech competency debate in a recent article by Anita Balakrishnan in Law Times.…

Nov 29, 2018

20th Annual Canadian Private Equity Summit: Invest. Grow. Succeed.

WeirFoulds is a proud continuing sponsor of the 20th Annual Canadian Private Equity Summit, which brings the private equity community together to share and discuss impactful portfolio…

Nov 5, 2018

James Kosa speaks artificial intelligence with Law Times

Partner James Kosa spoke with Law Times in October 2018 about artificial intelligence and its use by government. Click here to read his full comment.

Oct 15, 2018

WeirFoulds Partner James Kosa discusses the right to be forgotten with The Early Edition on CBC

WeirFoulds Partner James Kosa discussed if Google indexed search results and the right to be forgotten fall under Canada’s privacy laws with The Early Edition on CBC…

Aug 28, 2018

WeirFoulds is listed in the Canadian Lawyer Inhouse Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms

WeirFoulds LLP is delighted to announce that we have been listed in the Top 10 Ontario Regional Firms feature in the July/August edition of Canadian Lawyer Inhouse…

Aug 24, 2018

WeirFoulds Congratulates 34 Lawyers for their Recognition in the 2019 Edition of Best Lawyers in Canada

WeirFoulds is pleased to announce that 34 of our lawyers have been listed in the 2019 edition of Best Lawyers® in Canada. Included in this list are…

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