OBA Business Law PROGRAM | Original Program Date: October 10, 2024

The OBA’s annual Advertising & Marketing Law program is back to bring you up to speed! Ensure you have the expertise to advise your clients on how to effectively advertise and market their business without getting tripped up by legislative and regulatory hurdles. Get up-to-date on the ever-evolving field of advertising and marketing law, as you gather critical insights and key strategies from our exceptional faculty. Navigate the current trends and enhance your understanding of key developments in marketing and advertising law, including:

• Analysis of the recent Amendments to the Competition Act
• Recent changes, case law updates and litigation trends around environmental claims and greenwashing
• Latest updates in Ad Standards’ rules and procedures and practical guidance on navigating these changes
• Examining the unique aspects of advertising in the automotive sector, including legal considerations and ensuring compliance and effective marketing strategies.
• And much more

Register now and stay at the forefront of the latest regulatory developments, legislative amendments, and emerging trends!

PROGRAM CHAIRS

Dan Edmondstone, McMillan LLP
Michael I. Binetti, Affleck Greene McMurtry LLP

SPEAKERS

Josephine Palumbo, Deputy Commissioner, Deceptive Marketing Practices Directorate, Competition Bureau
Jeff Donnelly, Chief Consumer Protection Officer, OMVIC
Jonathan Hood, Senior Counsel, Competition Bureau Legal Services
Greg Jarvis, Legal Counsel, General Motors
Saeid Kermani, Assistant Professor of Marketing, Trent University
Ian Macdonald, Gowling WLG
Janine MacNeil, McMillan LLP
Michael Osborne, Cozen O’Connor
Brenda Plowman, Global Marketing and Business Development Leader
Shelley Samel, Ad Standards
Sandeep Tatla, Global Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Leader
Linda Visser, Siskinds LLP

AGENDA

For more information, please view the program agenda.