He has been described by the Globe and Mail as “arguably the country’s premier judge” and by the Toronto Star as “one of the strongest hands on the court”. View our annual “Luminary Lunch” with one of Canada’s most respected advocates, the Honourable Ian Binnie. Following a storied career as a leading litigator in private practice and in the public sector, Mr. Binnie was appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada in 1998, where he served for nearly 14 years. Mr. Binnie was only the third modern Justice appointed directly from the bar.

During his time on the country’s top Court, Mr. Binnie authored more than 170 opinions, among them many landmark cases in the areas of copyright, defamation and media law, freedom of expression under the Charter, privacy, patent interpretation and trademark law.

Hear from Mr. Binnie on his career as an advocate and a jurist, and the profound impact that he has had on the Entertainment, Media and Communications Bar.

PROGRAM CHAIR:

Stephen Zolf, Aird & Berlis LLP

LUMINARY: The Honourable Ian Binnie, C.C., Q.C. Former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada Counsel, Lenczner Slaght Royce Smith Griffin LLP