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 presented on “Online Reputation Management” at LegalIT 5.0 in Montreal on April 4, 2011.

“Reputation Management Law” is the application of old legal principles to new public relations challenges due to the proliferation of social media.  It draws upon the intersection of defamation, privacy, copyright and trade-mark, and employment laws, but applies them in conjunction with contemporary best practices in the public relations field.
Reputation matters like never before, and the impact of social media on the bottom line means businesses and professionals are paying attention.  Between sites that review businesses and services, and blogs optimized to rank higher on Google searches, clients are now asking lawyers what they can do for them.

Complete program is now available in pdf here.
LegalIT5.0 Programme

Bios on the other speakers available here:

The 2010 Ontario Bar Association (OBA) Award for Excellence in Civil Litigation went to Bonnie A. Tough of
Tough & Podrebarac LLP.

Award and ceremony was held at The Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. Keynote speech was presented by Harvey Strosberg Q.C. of Sutts, Strosberg LLP.

(From Left) Robert M. Macdonald of Navigant Consulting; Colin P. Stevenson; Bonnie A. Tough; The Honourable R. Roy McMurtry, OC, O.Ont, QC; David Sterns of Sotos LLP

(From Left) Omar Ha-Redeye; Brian Decaire of Simpson Wigle Law LLP; OBA President Lee Akazaki of Gilbertson Davis Emerson; Young Lawyers Division - Toronto Chair Guillermo Schible of Hodder Barristers

Chris Guly profiles Omar Ha-Redeye in this week’s issue of The Lawyers Weekly:

	Articling Student Eyes Litigation
Profile on Omar Ha-Redeye

A web version of the article is available here.

Articling student eyes litigation

On June 18, 2010, Omar Ha-Redeye officially graduated from law school, awarded with a Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree.

An honourary doctorate was provided to Arkadi Kuhlmann of ING Direct, who spoke at the ceremony.

UWO Law June18 Convocation

The lawyers of Borden, Ladner, Gervais LLP are climbing up the mountain of Africa, Mount Kilimanjaro, for a charity project.

Listen to the podcast with Christopher Bredt on Law is Cool.

After a new initiation ceremony, the Phi Delta Phi chapter at UWO Law, Rand Inn, is back.

From the Phi Delta Phi website:

The University of Western Ontario has had a chapter since 1978, called Rand Inn after the founding dean of the law school. But Rand Inn has been defunct in recent years due to lack of participation.

In celebration of UWO Law’s 50th anniversary this year, Phi Delta Phi decided to reinvigorate its local chapter by hosting a membership drive. On March 3, 2010, Rand Inn initiated 7 new members at UWO. Al Burton, the Province President for Phi Delta Phi and a partner at Thomson Rogers, came from Toronto to administer the ceremony.

“The principles of Phi Delta Phi stand for professionalism and legal ethics, said Omar Ha-Redeye, a third-year law student, and Magister of the Inn. “It’s a perfect match for our school, which is considered a pioneer in this field.”

Over 400 members of Rand Inn are listed in the fraternity’s directory, all graduates of UWO Law since 1978.

Current members of Rand Inn at the University of Western Ontario Law; (From Left) Kristopher Manitius, Joel Welch, Matthew Wilson, Omar Ha-Redeye, Benjamin Tinholt, Stephanie Lafrance, John Magyar, Chris Berrigan, Province President Al Burton

OMG! Law Talk is launched today, with Omar Ha-Redeye, Michael Carabash, and Garry Wise.

The online video show features:

• Lawyers Who Blog;
• Managing the Public vs. the Private;
• Augmenting the Public with the Personal;
• Rants and Bones to Pick; and
• Search Engine Malpractice.

See the story behind the video on Slaw and Law is Cool.

Melissa Kluger of Precedent Magazine stopped by the University of Western Ontario to say hi to a few of the Law is Cool team:

Law is Cool contributors (From Left): John Magyar, Joel Welch, Meagan Williams, Omar Ha-Redeye, Lawrence Gridin, Logan Rathbone (Front): Precedent Magazine’s Melissa Kluger