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Robert J.C. Deane

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Background

Robert Deane is a partner at our Vancouver office. Robert was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2000. He graduated from the University of Victoria with a Bachelor of Laws in 1998 receiving the Law Society of British Columbia Gold Medal. He also received a Bachelor of Arts from Simon Fraser University in 1995.

Areas of Practice

  • Robert practices in the areas of commercial litigation (including international and domestic commercial arbitration), appellate litigation, privacy law, intellectual property litigation, and advertising/competition law.
  • Robert is the Vancouver Regional Leader of the Privacy and Access to Information Group and the Advertising and Sponsorship Group.
  • Robert is also one of the Firm's two Privacy Officers, with primary responsibility for Western Canada.

Rankings and Recognitions

  • Recognized in the 2010 and 2011 editions of Chambers Global – The World's Leading Lawyers for Business (Dispute Resolution: British Columbia)
  • Martindale-Hubbell AV® Pre-eminent™ Peer Review Rating
  • Selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in Canada 2012 (Advertising and Marketing Law)
  • Identified as "repeatedly recommended" in the International Commercial Arbitration category in the 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
  • Recognized in the 2011 edition of PLC Which Lawyer? (Dispute Resolution: British Columbia)
  • Recognized by Lexpert in 2007 as one of the "Rising Stars - Leading Lawyers Under 40 in Canada"
  • Named a "Canadian Litigation Lawyer to Watch" in the 2008 Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada

Professional Experience

  • Law Clerk to the Honourable Madam Justice Beverley McLachlin, Supreme Court of Canada (1998-1999) [Now the Rt. Honourable Beverley McLachlin, P.C., Chief Justice of Canada].
  • Experience in all levels of Court, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
  • Experience in numerous significant international commercial arbitration proceedings in Canada, the United States and England, under the LCIA Rules, the ICSID (Additional Facility) Rules, the American Arbitration Association’s International Arbitration Rules, the Arbitration Rules of the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, the Domestic and International Arbitration Rules of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre, and the National Arbitration Rules of the ADR Institute of Canada, among others.

Professional Activities

  • Member of numerous professional organizations, including the following:

    • Regional Representative for North America (Canada), Young International Arbitration Group – London Court of International Arbitration
    • Member of the Executive Committee, ICC Canada
    • Chair of the Editorial Board, Working Group on Best Practices for Electronic Document Discovery and Production in Canada (Sedona Canada)
    • Editor (Investment Arbitration Section), IBA Arbitration News (International Bar Association – Arbitration Committee)
    • Co-Editor – Investor State Law Guide (ISLG)
    • Member of the Advisory Board, The Institute for Transnational Arbitration
    • Member, Young Canadian Arbitration Practitioners / Jeunes praticiens canadiens de l'arbitrage
    • Member, Toronto Commercial Arbitration Society
    • Member, Western Canada Arbitrators RoundTable
    • Canadian Bar Association – British Columbia Branch
      • Treasurer - Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Subsection
    • American Bar Association
      • Member, Litigation, International Law, and Intellectual Property Sections
    • Information Technology Association of Canada
    • Trial Lawyers' Association of British Columbia
    • Vancouver Bar Association

Publications

  • Frequent speaker and author, on topics ranging from electronic discovery and arbitration, to privacy law.
  • Selected publications include:
    • "Discovery in Intellectual Property Litigation: Protecting Confidential Information, 2011", presented to the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia Intellectual Property for Litigators Conference 2011 (October 28, 2011), Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • "Cloud Computing – Privacy and Litigation Issues", presented to the Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Cloud Computing Seminar (April 7, 2011), Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • "Addressing Jurisdictional Complexity: The New Civil Rules and the CJPTA", presented to the Insight Conference, Complex Litigation Management: New Rules, New Technologies, New Risks, New Strategies (November 16-17, 2010), Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • "Internet Law" (Chapter), co-authored with Bradley J. Freedman, in Annual Review of Law & Practice (Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia, 2001 - present).
    • “Competition Law Compliance: Overview of Recent Changes and Practical Tips”, presented to the Canadian Bar Association – British Columbia (Corporate Counsel Section) (April 28, 2010), Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • “Misleading Advertising, Pricing and Distribution Practices”, presented to the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia Canada’s New Competition and Foreign Investment Law Conference (March 18, 2010), Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • “Motions to Strike: Update and Strategic Considerations”, co-authored with K. Michael Stephens, presented to the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia Motions to Strike Conference 2009 (November 13, 2009), Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • "Discovery in Intellectual Property Litigation: Protecting Confidential Information", presented to the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia Intellectual Property for Litigators Conference 2009 (September 25, 2009), Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • "Working Productively with Corporate Counsel in the E-Discovery Context: Some Reflections", co-authored with M. Schweizer, K. Littman and D. Jaar, presented to the Second Annual Sedona Canada Program on Getting Ahead of the eDiscovery Curve (September 16-17, 2009), Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • "Electronic Discovery : Recent Canadian Developments", presented to the Twelfth Annual Canadian IT Law Association Conference (October 27-28, 2008), Halifax, Nova Scotia.
    • "Preparing for a Meet & Confer : Reflections on Best Practices", co-authored with K. Friedman, R. Hedges and G. Smith, presented to the First Annual Sedona Canada Program on Getting Ahead of the eDiscovery Curve (October 23-24, 2008), Toronto, Ontario.
    • "Arbitrating Intellectual Property Disputes: What Every Practitioner Needs to Know", co-authored with Gerald W. Ghikas, Q.C. presented to the Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia Intellectual Property for Litigators Conference 2007 (September 20, 2007), Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • Electronic Discovery and Access Requests: Guidelines and Standards”; Electronic Records Management and E-Discovery Forum; Insight Conferences; Vancouver, British Columbia (April 2007).
    • “Real or Perceived Conflicts of Interest: What Are Your Obligations?”; 2007 Spring Summit; Independent Financial Brokers of Canada; Vancouver, British Columbia (April 2007).
    • “Mastering the Guidelines for Discovery of Electronic Documents: Surveying Recent Provincial and National Experiences” (jointly with Susan Wortzmann of Lerners LLP and Dominic Jaar of Bell Canada); E-Document Management and Discovery Conference; Canadian Institute; Toronto, Ontario (January 2007).
    • “Private Advertising Disputes: An Overview of the Available Remedies”; Competition Law Essentials; Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia; Vancouver, British Columbia (December 2006).
    • “Current Cross-Border Litigation Issues”, LEXPERT Guide to the Top 100 Industry Specialists in Canada (2006) (with Gerald W. Ghikas, Q.C., Guy Pratte, and Adam Fanaki).
    • “Access to Information Requests and Electronic Documents: Meeting Emerging Standards” (jointly with Noela Inions, Q.C., Legal Counsel – Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for Alberta); Access to Information and Electronic Documents; Insight Conferences; Toronto, Ontario (September 2006).
    • “PIPA and BPCPA: An Overview and Some Implications for Legal Practice”, Paralegal Forum – Intellectual Property and Commercial Litigation Focus; Insight Conferences; Vancouver, British Columbia (April 2006).
    • “Discovery Issues in the Era of Electronic Documents”, Presentation (with Charles R. Ragan of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP – San Francisco, California) at the Continuing Legal Education Society (British Columbia) Civil Litigation Conference (November 18, 2005), Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • “Confusingly Similar and the Meaning of Competitor: Two Recent CDRP Decisions Reflect Conflicting Views and a Potential Problem With the CDRP”, Electronic Commerce & Law Report (February 2006).
    • “British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioner Issues First PIPA Order”, Canadian Privacy Law Review (August 2005).
    • “British Columbia Information and Privacy Commissioner Addresses Request for Ruling on Organization’s PIPA Obligations”, Canadian Privacy Law Review (June 2005).
    • “When Things Go Wrong: Potential Sources of Liability in the Broker-Client Relationship”, Presentation to the Independent Financial Brokers of Canada Fall Summit (April 14, 2005), Surrey, British Columbia.
    • “PIPEDA and PIPA: What You Need to Know”, Presented to an Insight Seminar (October 5, 2004), Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • “Privacy: Current Issues for Financial Service Providers”, presented to the Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Financial Services Seminar (November 4, 2003), Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • "Trade-marks and the Internet" (Chapter), co-authored with Bradley J. Freedman, in Martin Kratz and Alan Gahtan (eds.) Electronic Commerce: A Practitioner's Guide (Carswell, 2003).
    • "Internet Law Lectures", co-authored with Bradley J. Freedman (2002) University of British Columbia, Department of Continuing Studies.
    • “Electronic Tendering and Bid Bonding: Practical Challenges and Opportunities”, Presentation at Construction Law 2002 – New Law and New Directions for the Industry (March 6, 2002), Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • "Supreme Court Upholds the Application of Provincial Heritage Legislation to Aboriginal Heritage Objects" (2002) 5:4 Constitutional (Ontario Bar Association) 20.
    • "Copyright Law and the Internet", co-authored with Bradley J. Freedman, presented to IT.Can First Annual Western IT Law Spring Training Program, (May 15-17, 2002), Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • Internet Law Handbook, co-authored with Bradley J. Freedman (December, 2001), published by Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP.
    • "Foreign Investment Protection Under Investment Treaties: Recent Developments Under Chapter 11 of the North American Free Trade Agreement", co-authored with Patrick G. Foy, Q.C., presented to the Global Construction Superconference (November 5-6, 2001), London, England. Reprinted in (2001) 16:1 ICSID Review: Foreign Investment Law Journal 299.
    • "Environmental Regulation and Investor Protection Under Chapter 11 of the NAFTA", co-authored with Patrick G. Foy, Q.C., presented to the Borden Ladner Gervais LLP Environmental Law Seminar (October 17, 2001), Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • "Trade-marks and the Internet: A Canadian Perspective", co-authored with Bradley J. Freedman, (2001) 34:2 U.B.C. Law Review 345.
    • "Database Protection: Issues and Solutions", co-authored with Bradley J. Freedman, (July, 2001) Internet and E-Commerce Newsletter.
    • "Copyright and the Internet", co-authored with Bradley J. Freedman, presented to Computer Law Association Annual Conference (May 3-4, 2001) Washington, D.C.
    • "Trade-marks and the Internet: A Canadian Perspective", co-authored with Bradley J. Freedman, presented to IT.Can Second Annual IT Law Spring Training Program, (April 26-29, 2001), Toronto, Ontario.
    • "Trade-marks and the Internet: A Primer", co-authored with Bradley J. Freedman, (2000), 4 Canadian International Lawyer 23.
    • "Trade-marks and the Internet: A Canadian Perspective", co-authored with Bradley J. Freedman, presented to Intellectual Property Online Conference, (June 26 - 27, 2000) Toronto, Ontario.
    • "Protecting Intellectual Property on the Internet", co-authored with Bradley J. Freedman, presented to IT.CAN First Annual IT Law Spring Training Program, (April 26-29, 2000), Toronto, Ontario.
    • "Issues in Take-Over Litigation: Shareholder Lists, Shareholder Rights Plans, and Oppression Remedies", co-authored with Stephen J. Mulhall, presented to the Western Forum on Mergers and Acquisitions in Canada, (April 6-7, 2000) Calgary, Alberta.
    • "Trade-marks, Domain Names and Corporate Identity on the Internet", co-authored with Bradley J. Freedman, presented to NetLaw 1999 Conference, (December 1, 1999) Vancouver, British Columbia.
    • "Varying the Plaintiff's Burden: An Efficient Approach to Interlocutory Injunctions to Preserve Future Money Judgments", (1999), 49 University of Toronto Law Journal 1.

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