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CDL Annual Conference - May 30, 2024
Conference Chairs: Lisa Pool, Partner, Evans, Philp LLP, Hamilton ON Devan Marr, Research Lawyer, Claims, LAWPRO, Toronto ON
Date: May 30, 2024 | 9:00 am to 4:30 pm Where: OBA Conference Centre, 20 Toronto St., Toronto Cost: Members $621.50 Non-Members $791.00
CPD Credits: Estimated CPD: 2.5 hours Substatinve and 3 hours Professionalism, including EDI. Final CPD details will be available after the conference.
Join your colleagues from across Canada to learn and network at CDL’s reimagined Annual Conference. Whether you are looking to discover new trends, expand your practical knowledge, gain insight from the top cases from across Canada or capitalize on networking and business development goals, this flagship event is certain to meet your needs. CDL’s Annual Conference features an excellent array of experts and speakers on a variety of trending topics in the legal and professional sphere.
Program Highlights This Year Will Include
Lessons in Leadership from Ted Lasso Laura Emmett, Partner, Strigberger Brown Armstrong, London & Elizabeth Brotten, Partner, Foley Mansfield, Minneapolis
View from the Bench: Judicial commentary on the State of the Practice –
Featuring The Honourable R. Lee Akazaki and The Honourable Jamie Trimble, both of theOntario Superior Court of Justice. Moderated by Grant Bodnaryk, Senior Counsel, Travelers Canada, Oakville
A Review of Yatar Philippa Samworth, senior Partner, Dutton Brock, Toronto & Sean Dewart, Partner, Dewart Gleason, Toronto
Limitations Issues for Defence Counsel Dan Zacks, Lawyer, Zacks Law, Toronto
Insurer Client Panel
Moderated by David Festeryga, Partner, Sullivan Festeryga, Hamilton
Featuring: Michael Hart, Director, Claims Legal Services, Desjardins, and Carlie Flynn, Managing Counsel, Claims Legal, Travelers
Loblaw and Coverage for Defence Glen Krueger, Lawyer's Indemnity Fund, Vancouver
10 Under 10 Lighting Round: Substantive Updates on Case Law Impacting Civil Litigation
Topics and Speakers:
“Phishing for Coverage: Data Breaches as Insured Claims” Stephanie Marentette, Insurance Litigator
When is a “slip and fall” an “automobile accident”, Case law post-Porterv. Aviva Aleksandar Tomasevic, Accident Benefits Counsel, Gore Mutual Insurance Company
The End of “The Dog Ate My Expert Report” – Lawyer’s Inadvertence Under Substantive Changes to Rule 53 Expert Timelines, Liam Walmsley, Litigation Associate, Moodie Mair Walker LLP
Insurance Defence Firm Panel: Staying effective, relevant and competitive in an era of RFPs, KPIs, and other acronyms
Moderated by Alison Hopkins, Partner, Sound Law, Squamish BC. Featuring Sandi Smith, Partner, Marta Watson, Toronto, Krista Springstead, Partner, Bruder Springstead LLP, Toronto & Debbie Orth, Partner, Bertschi Orth LLP, Ottawa
Program includes the CDL Annual General Meeting
* This conference will be recorded and available 7-10 days after the live event
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