STÉPHANIE
Thurber

Assistant: Nathalie Lebreton

Expertise

• Business law (corporate law)

Education

• Master’s Degree in Information Technology Law, Université de Montréal (2001)
• LL.B. Université de Sherbrooke (1993)

Professional experience

• De Grandpré Chait (2010-2020)
• Bélanger Sauvé (1998-2010)
• Marque d’or Inc. (1995-1998)

Lecturing, conferences, publications

Enseignement :

• Programme Entreprism, HEC Montréal  (since 2017, each year)
• Training workshops on types of business, intellectual property in a business context, and contracts

Conférences :

• Webinar for the Montreal Bar and Los Angeles County Bar Association (LACBA): « TOP 10 Things to Know About Canada and U.S. Trademark Law » (June 2019)
• Conference for the Association of Law Libraries : Copyrights and libraries (February 2017)
• Basics of copyright and reflexes to developp, training for the Ordre Professionnel de la Physiothérapie du Québec; Intellectual property, training workshop for the members of the Conseil interprofessionnel du Québec (CIQ),  Ordres professionnels (September 2017)

Publications :

• Did you know? Canada becomes a member of the Madrid System (2018)
• On your marks, on your rights, register! (2018)
• Copyright exceptions : finally literature for all and the end of the shortage of suitable books (2016)
• Are you ready? (Part 1) for Canada's anti-spam legislation (2014)
• Piratage : attention au laxisme - Utilisez-vous des logiciels piratés? Cela pourrait vous coûter cher. Très cher même (mai 2014)
• Piracy: Do you use pirated software? Being permissive could end up being very expensive!

Associations, committees, boards

• Member, International Literary and Artistic Association (ALAI)
• Membre, Regroupement des praticiens en marques de commerce (RPM)
• Member, BCA Women Lawyers Forum
• Member, Canadian Bar Association (CBA)
• Member, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)
• Member, Information Technology Association of Canada (CAN-TECH)
• Women in the Legal Profession Committee, Bar of Montreal (2008-2009)
• Cabinet de campagne des Auberges du cœur (2019)
• Member, Information Technology Association of Canada
• Member, Association des juristes pour l’avancement de la vie artistique
• Member, Canadian Bar Association – Quebec Division du Québec, Intellectual Propriété Section
• Member, Québec Bar
• Member, Regroupement des praticiens du droit des marques de commerce (RPM)
• Membre, Réseau des femmes d’affaires du Québec

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