Omar Ha-Redeye provided an update on CP24 Live on the situation at Occupy Toronto.

Omar Ha-Redeye spoke to Andrew Krystal of CityNewsToronto about Occupy Toronto.

Omar Ha-Redeye spoke to Jim Richards of Newstalk 1010 on Occupy Toronto. A copy of the podcast is available on the site here, or a smaller file is available here.

Omar Ha-Redeye spoke on The Agenda on November 14, 2011 speaking about the Occupy Movement from the perspective of a young lawyer.

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Omar Ha-Redeye at Occupy Montreal (Photo Credit: Veronica Marson)

On the same evening as the interview, New York police cleared protesters from Occupy Wall Street, but an injunction was obtained allowing them to return:

Occupy Wall Street

Omar Ha-Redeye’s opinion column in October 28, 2011 issue of The Lawyers Weekly argues for retaining a role for human rights tribunals in fighting online hatred.

The Fight Against Online Hatred

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Jordan Furlong and Warren Smith named Omar Ha-Redeye as one of the top 12 social media influencers practicing law in Canada in the September 23, 2011 issue of The Lawyers Weekly.

The other influential lawyers included:

John Boscariol, McCarthy Tétrault LLP, Toronto. Twitter: @tradelawyer

David Canton, Harrison Pensa LLP, London Ont. Twitter: @davidcanton

Caroline Clapham, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP, Vancouver. Twitter: @carolineclapham

Michael Fitzgibbon, Watershed LLP, Oakville, Ont. Twitter: @managementlaw

David Fraser, McInnes Cooper LLP, Halifax. Twitter: @privacylawyer

Nicole Garton-Jones, Heritage Law Group, Vancouver. Twitter: @ngartonjones

Rob Hyndman, Hyndman Law, Toronto. Twitter: @rhh

Erik Magraken, MacIssac & Co., Victoria. Twitter: @erikmagraken

Stuart Rudner, Miller Thomson, Toronto. Twitter: @CanadianHRLaw

Barry Sookman, McCarthy Tétrault, Toronto. Twitter: @bsookman

Garry Wise, Wise Law Group, Toronto. Twitter: @wiselaw

Furlong and Smith also provided a list of a dozen non-practicing legal professionals who led the pack in social media influence:

David Bilinksy, Law Society of B.C., Vancouver. Twitter: @David_Bilinsky

Colin Cameron, Profits for Partners Management Consulting, Vancouver. Twitter: @colincameron

Samantha Collier, MBM Intellectual Property Law, Vancouver. Twitter: @samtaracollier

Connie Crosby, Crosby Group Consulting, Oakville, Ont. Twitter: @crosbygroup

David Eby, B.C. Civil Liberties Association, Vancouver. Twitter: @Dave_Eby

Simon Fodden, Slaw.ca, Toronto. Twitter: @fodden

Michael Geist, University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, Ottawa. Twitter: @mgeist

Dominic Jaar, KPMG, Montreal. Twitter: @dominicjaar

Steve Matthews, Stem Legal Web Enterprises, Vancouver. Twitter: @stevematthews

Shaunna Mireau, Field LLP, Edmonton. Twitter: @smireau

Dan Pinnington, LawPRO, Toronto. Twitter: @danpinnington

David Whelan, Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto.Twitter: @davidpwhelan

Canada’s Top Social Media Influencers

Judy Van Rhijn of The Law Times interviewed Omar Ha-Redeye on the use of class action proceedings to tackle social wrongs,

…But Omar Ha-Redeye of Toronto is one lawyer who believes that class actions dealing with social issues are an option. “In a broader sense, there are social issues whenever there is injury or damage,” he says. “For example, in the Caledonia class action, the grievances were social in the sense that people claimed harm in the enjoyment of their property.”

Ha-Redeye also refers to the challenge to obtain pension entitlements for same-sex couples. “People use the actions to push back against larger companies and even government initiatives. It’s a viable vehicle to use.”

After surveying the experts, including Marni Macleod, Allison Wolf, Connie Crosby, Carol Fitzwilliam, Warren Bongard, Jordan Furlong, and Omar Ha-Redeye, Luigi Benetton has compiled a list of the leading firms in Canada for digital marketing.

See a summary on Slaw, or read the complete article in the CBA’s National magazine.
The Best in Digital Marketing

Omar Ha-Redeye spoke to Matt Galloway on Metro Morning about Anders Breivik, the Norway bomber, and his use of social media and the internet.

He explained that the reason we value freedom of expression is the concept of the free marketplace of ideas, and how with social media these ideas can often be poorly researched or not well thought out, creating a “flea marketplace” of “cheap” ideas.

The solution was greater engagement of the academic establishment in this marketplace, challenging intolerant and dangerous ideologies like those espoused by Breivik.