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2018 Lexpert US Guide

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www.lexpert.ca/usguide | LEXPERT • June 2018 | 51 MacOdrum, Donald H., Bereskin & Parr LLP Toronto - (416) 957-1180 - dmacodrum@bereskinparr.com Donald MacOdrum is a partner at Bereskin & Parr LLP. His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, which he has practiced for over 40 years. Don is certified by the Law Society of Upper Canada as a Specialist in Civil Litigation and as a Specialist in Intellectual Property Law. Don has represented clients ranging from individuals to major international corporations in a wide variety of disputes relating to patent infringement and validity actions, proceedings under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regu- lations, and numerous copyright and trademark cases, in a wide variety of fields. He has appeared as counsel in the Federal Court, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court of Canada, and at all levels of courts in Ontario. Don has also acted as a mediator in disputes in the Federal Court and Ontario Superior Court of Justice. Don has written numerous articles and presentations relating to patent and trademark law, and various IP and litigation topics. He is the author of Fox on the Canadian Law of Patents, 5th ed., the leading text on Canadian patent law. Lexpert Ranking: MFR McKenzie, Jennifer, Bereskin & Parr LLP Toronto - (416) 957-1628 - jmckenzie@bereskinparr.com Jennifer McKenzie is a partner with Bereskin & Parr LLP and head of the Regulatory, Advertising & Mar- keting practice group. She reviews advertising and claim substantiation for clients in a wide-range of industry sectors from prepa ckaged consumer goods to regulated products such as drugs, medical devices, cosmetics, food and alcoholic beverages. Jennifer also has extensive experience in trademark prosecution and enforce- ment. She has represented clients in competitive trade disputes before Advertising Standards Canada and the Pharmaceutical Advertising Advisory Board, and provides advice to clients on federal and provincial privacy legislation for the private sector, including Canada's anti-spam law, and the draing of consumer facing privacy policies and terms of use. Jennifer is recognized as a leader in her profession and has been ranked in a number of directories, including in World Trademark Review 1000, e Canadian Legal Lexpert® Directory, Who's Who Legal: Trademarks, Chambers Canada guide and Best Lawyers in Canada. Lexpert Ranking: MFR Rowden, Cynthia, Bereskin & Parr LLP Toronto - (416) 957-1617 - crowden@bereskinparr.com Cynthia Rowden is counsel with Bereskin & Parr LLP. She spent years as Head of the firm's Trademark Group, and is a former chair of the firm. She specializes in all areas of trademark and copyright law. Much of her practice relates to managing both international and Canadian trademark portfolios. In addition to being a frequent writer and speaker, Cynthia has chaired on numerous committees involved in trademark law, Internet and domain name law and international trademark protection. She is a past president of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC) and currently a member of the Institute's Trademark Leg- islation Committee. She was previously a member of the Board of Directors of the International Trademark Association (INTA), which she received the President's Award from, for her volunteer services. She currently chairs the Canada subcommittee of the Legislation and Regulation Committee. She was recently listed in the World Trademark Review 1000, Who's Who Legal: Canada and e Legal 500 Canada Guide. Lexpert Ranking: MFR Dhaliwal, Ken, Dentons Canada LLP Toronto - (416) 863-4651 - ken.dhaliwal@dentons.com Ken is a Partner in Dentons' Toronto office. He focuses on the areas of media, entertainment and intellectual property law. Ken primarily practices in the film, television, book publishing and live theatre industries. His national and international clients are involved in a wide range of activities from financing to production and distribution. He acts for banks, film and television producers, distributors, broadcasters as well as creators and artists. He frequently advises clients in the areas of Canadian tax incentives, which he combines with international incentives, treaty co-productions and co-ventures, and structuring productions to maximize the benefits of these programmes. His experience also extends to working directly and extensively with Canadian guilds and governmental and private agencies on behalf of his Canadian and foreign clients. Ken has represented several domestic and foreign lenders in connection with large budget productions such as X Company and Rookie Blue. Lexpert Ranking: MFR

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