bradley j. freedman

BRADLEY J. FREEDMAN
Associé
T 604.640.4129
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Vancouver
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http://ca.linkedin.com/in/bradle
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Respect de la vie privée et protection des renseignements personnels
Technologies de l'information
Propriété intellectuelle
Droit des affaires et droit des sociétés
Droit de la santé
Informatique de la santé
Services financiers
Caisses populaires et coopératives
Cybersécurité
Formation / Admission au Barreau
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
LLM, University of California,
Berkeley, 1990
Bradley Freedman is a National Leader of our Cybersecurity Law Group, Vancouver
Regional Leader of our Technology Law Group, and a partner in our national
Intellectual Property and Information Technology groups. Bradley focuses his practice
on technology, intellectual property, the Internet, electronic commerce, and related
matters, and is recognized as a leading lawyer in these areas of law by the foremost
legal rankings publications. Bradley advises clients in negotiating, structuring and
documenting transactions and business arrangements, and acts as counsel in litigation,
arbitration and mediation. He has appeared before the Supreme Court of British
Columbia, the British Columbia Court of Appeal, the Federal Court of Canada, the
Federal Court of Appeal, the Trademarks Opposition Board, and international
commercial arbitration tribunals.
LLB, University of British Columbia,
1986
British Columbia, 1987
Activités professionnelles
Member, Information Technology Law
Association of Canada (IT.Can);
Director, 2002-06
Member, Canadian Bar Association
Bradley is also a Domain-Name Dispute Arbitrator for both the World Intellectual
Property Organization and the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration
Centre.
Member, American Bar Association
PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Bradley Freedman is a prolific author and speaker. He has contributed to commercial
publications, authored scholarly articles in law reviews and journals, and written and
presented for The Continuing Legal Education Society of British Columbia and other
lawyers' associations.
Commercial Publications
Following are some of Bradley's commercial publications:
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Author/Editor, Consolidated Electronic Commerce Statutes and Regulations
with Related Materials, Thomson Carswell, published annually from 2003 to
the present.
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Author, "Domain-Name Disputes" chapter in Consolidated Intellectual Property
Statutes and Regulations with Related Materials, Thomson Carswell, published
annually from 2003 to the present.
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Member of Editorial Board, and frequent contributor, Internet and E-Commerce
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Co-author of original "Trade-marks and the Internet" chapter in Electronic
Commerce: A Practitioner's Guide, Thomson Reuters, 2003.
Scholarly Articles
Following are some of Bradley's scholarly articles:

"Discovery of Electronic Records Under Canadian Law – A Practical Guide", B.
J. Freedman, (2004) 18 Intellectual Property Journal 59.
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"The Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy: A Practical Guide", B.
J. Freedman and R. J. C. Deane, (2002) 1 (1) Canadian Journal of Law and
Technology.
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"Trade-Marks and the Internet: A Canadian Perspective", B. J. Freedman and
R. J. C. Deane, (2001) 34:2 University of British Columbia Law Review 345.
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"Electronic Contracts Under Canadian Law – A Practical Guide", B. J.
Freedman, (2000) 28:1 Manitoba Law Journal 1.
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"The Fiduciary Relationship: Its Economic Character and Legal
Consequences", R. Cooter and B. J. Freedman (1991) 4 New York University
Law Review 1045.
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"An Economic Model of the Fiduciary's Duty of Loyalty", R. Cooter and B. J.
Freedman (1991) 10 Tel Aviv University Studies in Law 297.
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"Obtaining Evidence from Canada: The Enforcement of Letters Rogatory by
Canadian Courts", B. J. Freedman and G. N. Harney, (1987) 21 University of
British Columbia Law Review 351.
Lawyers' Associations
Following is a partial list of Bradley's publications, papers and presentations for various
lawyers' associations:

Author or co-author of "Internet Law" chapter in CLEBC's Annual Review of
Law and Practice each year from 2001 to present.
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Course Chair and Author/Presenter, Trademark Litigation, Intellectual Property
for Litigators – 2011 Update, CLEBC, 2011.

Course Chair and Author/Presenter, Technology Transactions - Selected
Issues, Intellectual Property for Solicitors, 2010 Update, CLEBC, 2010.
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Course Chair and Author/Presenter, Trademark Litigation, Intellectual Property
for Litigators, CLEBC, 2007.
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Author/Presenter, Trade-mark Law Update - 2007, Canadian IT Law
Association Eleventh Annual General Meeting, 2007.
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Author/Presenter, Technology Transactions, Selected Legal and Business
Issues, Intellectual Property for Solicitors, CLEBC, 2005.
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Course Chair and Author/Presenter, Electronic Contracts – A Practical Guide,
Advising Businesses on Technology Issues, CLEBC, 2004.
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Author/Presenter, IT Issues for Corporate Counsel, Canadian IT Law
Association Eighth Annual General Meeting, 2004.
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Author/Presenter, Trade-mark Litigation, McGill/IPIC Introductory Trade-mark
Course, 2004.
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Course Chair and Author/Presenter, Trademark Litigation, Intellectual Property
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Litigation – 2004 Update, CLEBC, 2004.
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Author/Presenter, Trade-mark Litigation, McGill/IPIC Introductory Trade-mark
Course, 2003.
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Author/Presenter, Trade-mark Law Update - 2003, Canadian IT Law
Association Seventh Annual General Meeting, 2003.
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Author/Presenter, Electronic Contracts – A Practical Guide, Canadian IT Law
Association The First Annual IT Law Spring Training Program, 2002.
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Course Chair and Author/Presenter, Trademark Litigation, Intellectual Property
Litigation – 2002 Update, CLEBC, 2002.
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Author/Presenter, License Agreements – Term, Termination and Renewals,
Licensing: Business and Legal Issues, CLEBC, 2002.
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Author/Presenter, What is a Document? Discovery of Electronic Records,
Document Production, CLEBC, 2002.
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Author/Presenter, Trade-mark Law Update, Canadian IT Law Association Fifth
Annual General Meeting, 2001.
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Presenter, eBusiness - Legal Risk Management, Canadian Bar Association,
BC Branch, Corporate Counsel Sub-Section, 2001.
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Course Chair and Author/Presenter, Trademark Litigation, Intellectual Property
Litigation – 2000 Update, CLEBC, 2000.
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Author/Presenter, Year 2000 Legal Issues, Business Law Practice Update,
CLEBC, 1999
TESTIMONIALS & RANKINGS
Testimonials
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"He is an industry leader in his field, which is cyber risk and data
security. So his up-to-date knowledge in a changing landscape means
that I can always trust that he knows the latest answers" — Acritas Stars,
2017 
"Mr Freedman provides excellent service; he communicates clearly, is
willing to discuss and arrange budgets for legal work and is responsive
and diligent." — Lexology Client Choice Awards, 2016

"He is everything I look for in a lawyer - his work is first class, he is
knowledgeable about our business and the industry and he is
responsive."— Lexology Client Choice Awards, 2016
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"Mr Freedman is the best in his field; it is a pleasure working with him."—
Lexology Client Choice Awards, 2016
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"He offers value for money; we have come to count on his advice, the
quality of his work, his quick turnaround times and the fact that each
encounter leads to a successful outcome."— Lexology Client Choice
Awards, 2016

"Bradley offers everything I look for in a lawyer: first-class work,
knowledge of our business and the industry, and responsiveness."—
Lexology Client Choice Awards, 2014
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"In my opinion, his knowledge of the IT world is unsurpassed among
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lawyers - it is very valuable to me to work with a lawyer who can 'talk the
talk' with our IT employees." — Lexology Client Choice Awards, 2014
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"His responsiveness is second to none. Unfortunately in this field, there
is a lot of uncertainty and sometimes the legal work needs to be
completed in accordance with unrealistic deadlines. Brad has always
done everything he could to accommodate us."— Lexology Client Choice
Awards, 2014
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"I think due to Brad's background in litigation, he is very skilled at
understanding how legal clauses regarding indemnification, insurance,
liability and risk will play out if a doomsday scenario arises. This also
gives him a unique perspective in negotiations, as he fully understands the barristers side of any legal dilemma."— Lexology Client Choice Awards,
2014
Rankings
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Recognized in the 2016 edition of Who's Who Legal: Canada
for Telecommunications Media & Technology.
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Recognized in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in Canada® for
Information Technology Law, Intellectual Property Law and Technology Law
and from 2006 to 2015 for Information Technology Law and Intellectual
Property Law.
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Recognized by the 2016 and 2014 Lexology Client Choice Awards as the
exclusive winner for Information Technology in British Columbia.
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Recognized in Benchmark Canada — The Definitive Guide to Canada's
Leading Litigation Firms & Attorneys as a "Local Litigation Star, British
Columbia" (since 2012) and a "Litigation Star, Canada, Intellectual Property"
(2015).
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Recognized in World Trademark Review's WTR 1000 — The World's Leading
Trademark Professionals (since 2011) for Enforcement and Litigation;
Prosecution and Strategy.
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Recognized in The Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory (since 2001) for
Computer & IT Law, Intellectual Property and Technology Transactions.
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Recognized in the 2013 edition of the Lexpert Guide to the Leading
US/Canada Cross-Border Corporate Lawyers in Canada.
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Martindale-Hubbell® BV® Distinguished™ 4.4 out of 5 Peer Review Rated.
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