Cambridge LLP 2020 Presentation Series
Every year the Cross-Border Litigation Group at Cambridge LLP prepares a select number of Continuing Legal Education programs for the legal profession in the U.S. and other jurisdictions outside of our home country of Canada. Our goal is to help lawyers in these jurisdictions to understand some of the practical and strategic considerations at play when clients are involved in litigation which crosses borders or where there are Canadian parties or players in the mix.
Over the last 15+ years, our expert cross-border litigation team has provided hundreds of hours of cutting edge CLE programs to local, regional, national and international bar associations as well as leading law firms in the U.S. and abroad.
We are a Canadian law firm and our lawyers (although several have been admitted to the bar of several jurisdictions) only practice Canadian law. Each of the lawyers in our Cross-Border Litigation Group are Leading practitioners in the areas of private international law, cross-border and multi-jurisdictional litigation and international arbitration.
2020 Presentation Series Topics/Titles
The following are our presentation titles for 2020. These presentations may be modified or combined as desired:
Multi-Jurisdictional Litigation - U.S/Canada - Essential Considerations for U.S Lawyers
Extraordinary Remedies in Canada Available to U.S. Entities - The Power of Anton Piller Orders and Mareva Injunctions etc.
Enforcing Foreign Judgments and Letters of Request in Canada: The Canadian Revolution in Monetary and Non-Monetary Enforcement
Canadian Courts Exploring International Causes of Action, Formally the Dominion of U.S Federal Courts
All presentations are accompanied by detailed PowerPoint presentations as well as additional documentary resources.
Format of Presentations
We are pleased to offer our presentations live and in person (at bar associations or leading law firms) or by way of live webinar, or both! The latest webinar hosting technology is used, enabling live interactive question and answer sessions.
We welcome co-panelists from the jurisdiction to which we are presenting. Where our webinar format is chosen, our co-panelist may join our webinar and present remotely.
CLE Credit in Your Jurisdiction
Our seminars have been granted CLE credit in many States, including New York, California, Florida, Texas and many others. If any lawyers attending our presentations require CLE credit in a state or jurisdiction in which we do not already have CLE approval we are happy to make the application (we have never been refused CLE credit for any of our presentation).
Speakers
Jon-David Giacomelli
Founding Partner
Jon-David Giacomelli is a founding partner in Cambridge LLP and the Chair of the Cross-Border and Business Litigation Groups. His practice encompasses a wide range of complex cross-border litigation and alternative dispute resolution, with an emphasis on private international law, conflict of laws, jurisdictional disputes, and enforcement of foreign orders, shareholders rights and injunctive relief. Jon-David has represented clients from around the world and is recognized in Canada, the U.S. and abroad as a leading practitioner in the area of cross-border litigation and arbitration.
For more information contact Jon at 416-477-7007 x301 or jgiacomelli@cambridgellp.com.
Chris MacLeod
Founding Partner
Chris MacLeod is a founding Partner of Cambridge LLP. His practice focuses on complex business litigation including cross-border dispute resolution, multi-jurisdictional litigation, and private international law. He is the Chair of the firm's Chinese Legal Services. Chris is a leading advocate for Canadians improperly persecuted, detained and imprisoned in foreign jurisdictions. He is a founding member of the Ofelas Group www.ofelasgroup.com.
For more information contact Chris at 416-477-7007 x311 or cmacleod@cambridgellp.com.
H. Scott Fairley
Partner
H. Scott Fairley is a partner at Cambridge LLP. He received his B.A. in 1974, and LL.B in 1977, from Queens University. He has also received his LL.M in International Legal Studies from New York University in 1979, and his S.J.D. in international and constitutional law from Harvard University in 1987. He has been a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCI Arb) since 1999. Scott was called to the bar in 1982. In 2015, he received the Ontario Bar Association Award of Excellence in International Law.
For more information contact Scott at 416-477-7007 x324 or sfairley@cambridgellp.com.
Ruzbeh Hosseini
Associate
Ruzbeh Hosseini is an associate who practices in the business litigation and cross-border litigation groups. Ruzbeh is regularly involved in the development of litigation strategy and he has appeared in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice and Ontario Court of Appeal on behalf of clients. Ruzbeh has developed a significant cross-border litigation practice representing clients from the U.S and abroad in Canada.
For more information contact Ruzbeh at 416-477-7007 x306 or rhosseini@cambridgellp.com.