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PAGE 16 WillBuilder Tel: 416.322.6111 Toll-free: 1.866.367.7648 doprocess com ntitled-2 1 The NEW HIRES AT BLG Borden Ladner Gervais LLP is adding three new members to its intellectual property practice. Jamie Mills and Chantal Saunders have joined the Ottawa offi ce as partners and Beverley Moore as an associate. Mills practises in all areas of intellectual property law, includ- ing patents, trademarks, and copyright with a focus on litiga- tion, particularly on pharmaceu- tical patent litigation. Saunders specializes in intellectual property with an emphasis on patent liti- gation, also particularly on phar- maceutical litigation. Moore practises in the area of intellectual property law with a focus on pharmaceutical patent litigation as well. EVENT TODAY ON WOMEN IN LAW An event taking place this week in Toronto will focus on women in law and what they need to suc- ceed in the profession. Th e mentoring initiative, which will take place today, is being held jointly by the Wom- en's Law Association of On- tario and the Law Society of Upper Canada. Panellists include: Kim Bern- hardt, a barrister and solicitor with Grant & Bernhardt; Kathy Laird, executive director of the Human Rights Legal Support Centre; Anne Ristic, assistant managing partner at Stikeman Elliott LLP; and Beth Symes, a partner at Symes & Street and a law society bencher. Speakers will share their ex- periences, provide tips for suc- cess in diff erent practice set- tings, and off er guidance in career advancement. LAWYERS REACH OUT TO STUDENTS A community legal outreach pro- gram recently held in Toronto aimed at engaging students from at-risk and economically disad- vantaged neighbourhoods. Reinventing the Will www 2/2/09 10:53:45 AM Inside Story Careers in Law was held for students from the Regent Park, Lawrence Heights, and Jane and Finch neighbourhoods. Th e Toronto Lawyers Associ- ation, in conjunction with Path- ways to Education, a commu- nity group promoting education for youth, held the event, which it said it hopes to carry forward annually. Th e session began with a mock trial demonstration, which Superior Court Justice Alison Harvison Young pre- sided over. A discussion on ca- reer options in the legal profes- sion followed. EXCLUDE CANADIAN INTERROGATIONS, NICHOLSON TELLS U.S. Th e federal government has asked U.S. authorities to exclude evidence collected by Canadian agents in interrogations of Omar Khadr. Justice Minister Rob Nich- olson made the offi cial request in response to a recent Supreme Court of Canada ruling that Khadr's rights under the Char- ters of Rights and Freedoms had been violated by illegal in- terrogations. Nicholson said the diplo- matic note sought "assurances that any evidence or statements shared with U.S. authorities as a result of the interviews of Mr. Khadr by Canadian agents and offi cials in 2003 and 2004 not be used against him by U.S. authorities in the context of proceedings before the military commission or elsewhere." In a release, Nicholson reit- erated that the top court hadn't directed the government to push for Khadr's repatriation. In that ruling, which over- turned lower court orders seek- ing Khadr's return to Canada, the top court explicitly deferred to the government on matters of foreign relations. LT For more Inside Story, please visit www.lawtimesnews.com. "Mr. Speaker, as minister responsible for Bill 108, the Apology Act, which has subjected us all to endless public-relations copy scripted to look good in the media and mitigate the consequences of major screw-ups, I would like to humbly and sincerely apologize to the members of this house, the public, my family, and (choke! blubber!) my dog. So don't bother asking for my resignation." TO PEE OR NOT TO PEE MANHATTAN BEACH, N.Y. — Th ere are always those people who will do anything to beat the system, including of- fering to pay a Grade 3 student for his urine. According to a report from the Daily Breeze, Kevin Manu- el Duron, 18, allegedly entered a Manhattan Beach public school and tried to buy urine from the student. Initial sus- picions posit that Duron was trying to pass a drug test. When confronted by school offi cials, Duron allegedly claimed he was dropping off lunch mon- ey for his younger brother, ac- cording to the report. It was later revealed he wasn't related to any students at the school. Duron is charged with two counts of failing to register with a school offi ce before en- tering school grounds and is in jail with $150,000 bail. TRADING CHILD FOR GUN MESA, Ariz. — Here's a bit of advice: if you are desperate enough to try to trade your child for a gun, don't fi nalize the deal around a bunch of police offi cers. An Arizona woman is await- ing a court appearance after she was accused recently of trading her two-year-old daughter for ™ February 22, 2010 • Law Times Bizarre Briefs By Viola James a gun to a relative. She claimed she is addicted to methamphet- amine, lost her job, and needed protection because she lives in a rough neighbourhood. Tanya Nareau is being held on felony charges of unlawful sale of a child and solicitation of a weapon, according to Th e Associated Press. Th is next bit of informa- tion heightens the drama of the story. Nareau received a call from the relative asking if she wanted to go through with the alleged deal while she was in the presence of state deputies. At the time, she was at the police station to report her child had been kidnapped. EPITOME OF BAD GETAWAY VEHICLES PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Th ere's no doubting the fun of a nice pedal-boat ride dur- ing the summer. Th ere's also no question that that's all pedal boats are good for. Th e burglar who used a pedal boat as a getaway vehicle in Florida would probably tell you the same thing, especially after he failed to escape police and got stranded in the middle of a Tampa Bay-area lake wear- ing only his underwear. Christopher Schaumburger, 20, allegedly burglarized two homes before being chased down a dead-end street by one of the homeowners, according to the St. Petersburg Times. Instead of surrendering to police, Schaumburger allegedly hijacked a pedal boat, stripped down to his underwear, and es- caped almost 200 metres from shore. Th at's when the boat broke, forcing him to call 911. He was brought to shore and arrested on charges of armed burglary, attempted burglary, and aggravated assault. WOMAN SUED OVER IPHONE SANTA FE, N.M. — Cau- tion: if you are experiencing nausea and headaches and you have an iPhone, you might want to stop using it now. Th e man blaming his neigh- bour's iPhone for making him sick might as well post the latter on a big sign on his front lawn and then deal with the fallout, especially considering it's now public knowledge that he's suing her for more than $500,000. Arthur Firstenberg claims Raphaela Monribot's phone is giving off low levels of elec- tromagnetic radiation that is causing nausea, vertigo, and severe head and body aches, just to name a few of his alleged symptoms. Th is, however, is not the fi rst time Firstenberg has made luddite-type claims against technological devices. Accord- ing to the Santa Fe Reporter, he has campaigned against having Wi-Fi services in public build- ings and has more recently claimed that digital television "off ends him." LT Looking for an easier way to attract attention? it's easy. www.lawtimesnews.com Untitled-1 1 10/20/09 2:26:18 PM