E-Commerce Legislation and Materials in Canada / Lois sur le commerce électronique au Canada et documents connexes, édition 2008 Edition

Dr. Sunny Handa, B. Comm., LL.B., LL.M., D.C.L., is a partner and head of Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP’s Technology Group and head of Blakes’ Communications Group. Sunny represents clients dealing with technology and communications (telecommunications, broadcasting and radiocommunication) issues and advises clients on related corporate/commercial transactions. He has a substantial practice in mergers and acquisitions and has worked on a number of Canada’s largest transactions in the communications field. In addition, Sunny acts as a senior breach coach and works with a large team of lawyers assisting clients in responding to data breaches and other cybersecurity incidents. He advises clients on developing and implementing strategies to minimize cyber threats and data breaches, including legal risk assessments, compliance, due diligence and data breach preparedness. Sunny is one of Canada’s best known technology lawyers and is consistently ranked as a leading lawyer by many legal ranking organizations.

Sunny is an adjunct professor of law at McGill University and currently teaches communications regulatory law; he has taught complex legal transactions (advanced corporate law), information technology law, copyright and trademark theory, copyright and information technology law, and mergers and acquisitions law over the past 28 years. Sunny has published widely in legal literature and has also authored and co-authored a number of books on information technology, communications law, copyright law and business; a number of his writings have been quoted with approval or cited by many Canadian courts, including the Supreme Court of Canada. He is a co-author of the Communications Law in Canada looseleaf service, published by LexisNexis Canada.

Claude Marseille, LL.B./B.C.L., Ad.E., is a partner at Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP in Montreal where his practice focuses on corporate and commercial litigation, class actions, construction law, shareholder remedies and e-commerce law. He has appeared before all levels of court in Quebec as well as the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada. Claude has been involved in a number of commercial arbitrations, both as counsel and as a designated arbitrator, and has appeared before various administrative tribunals and boards. In 2018, the Barreau du Québec honoured him with the prestigious Advocatus Emeritus (outstanding lawyer) title which recognizes “the excellence of exemplary members” and highlights “an exceptional career.” Claude is also recognized as one of Canada’s leading litigation lawyers by Who’s Who Legal: Life Sciences 2019 (Product Liability Law), The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2019 (Class Actions, Litigation – Corporate Commercial), Benchmark Canada: The Definitive Guide to Canada’s Leading Litigation Firms and Attorneys 2018-2019 (Litigation Star – Class Action, Competition, General Commercial) and The Best Lawyers in Canada for 2017 and 2019 (Class Action Litigation, Construction Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation, Product Liability Law).

Martin Sheehan, B.C.L., LL.B., is a partner with the Montreal office of Fasken Martineau DuMoulin, LLP, and is co-head of the firm's Litigation Section. Mr. Sheehan specializes in technology and intellectual property litigation.