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ProfileBernice KarnBernice Karn is a partner in the Information, Communications & Entertainment Group at Cassels Brock where she practises intellectual property law, with an emphasis on technology, licensing and distribution issues. Bernice acts for clients involved in software distribution, data management, outsourcing and data security. She also advises on privacy issues. Prior to joining Cassels Brock, Bernice was in-house counsel for a global packaged goods manufacturer and retailer where her corporate and commercial practice focused on intellectual property, competition law, franchising and secured transactions. Most recently, Bernice was General Counsel, Corporate Secretary and Director of Real Estate at one of Canada’s largest specialty retailers. Bernice has lectured frequently at various technology-related seminars and has spoken on outsourcing, data security, social media, e-commerce and Canadian privacy legislation. In addition, she is the co-author of a "Quick Reference" text published by Carswell on the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act. Bernice joined Cassels Brock in 2000. She has co-chaired the OBA Annual Institute Program on Outsourcing. She is a past Chair of the Ontario Bar Association Information Technology Section, and a member of the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, the Licensing Executives' Society (Internet and E-commerce Committee), the IT-Canada Ad Hoc Committee on Privacy, the IT-Canada Outsourcing Committee and a past Chair of the Cassels Brock Women's Networking Group. EducationM.B.A., Schulich School of Business, 1999 (with distinction) Achievements
Call to the barOntario, 1986 Associations
Practice Areas Business Education Entertainment Information Technology Intellectual Property International Business Life Sciences Payments Industry Privacy Representative Work Publications and Resources Cloud Computing: Data Security - Data Protection Law Requirements Data Security – The Case Against Cloud Computing  Privacy Slow Cooker — Were PIPEDA Amendments Worth the Wait? In The News Bernice Karn Discusses Cloud Computing and the Law on BNN's Headline with Howard Green Should You Hit Send? Bernice Karn Reviews Canada's New Anti-Spam Legislation Bernice Karn Cautions on Cloud Computing for BNN's The Close Presentations Issues of Confidentiality, Privacy and Security: 2012 OBA Annual Institute Don’t Send that Email! – What Canada’s New Anti-Spam Legislation Means for You Confidentiality, Privacy and Security Newsletters The Cassels Brock Report - February 2012
License Plates Numbers Are Not “Personal Information” Under Alberta’s Privacy Laws The Cassels Brock Report - November 2011
Newsletter Articles “Intrusion Upon Seclusion” – The Tort Whose Time has Come? Supreme Court Clarifies Role of Hyperlinks in Defamation Case Privacy Compliance – Just Good Business Practice? Canada’s Anti-spam Legislation – Regulations Now Open for Comment Data Security – The Case Against Cloud Computing New Year’s Resolution: Clean Up Your Email Lists - Canada’s New Anti-Spam Legislation is Here! Federal Court of Canada Gives Organizations a Break Privacy Slow Cooker – Were PIPEDA Amendments Worth the Wait? Canada’s Anti-SPAM Legislation – New Name, Old Content Tercon and Fundamental Breach – How a Construction Dispute Leads the Way for Licensing Contracts RFP Tips and Traps – Supreme Court Approves the "Tercon Factors" |