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Leonard Glickman
Leonard is a partner in the firm’s Information, Communications & Entertainment Law Practice where he provides transactional and intellectual property advice to clients in the entertainment, sports and fashion industries.
Len has chaired the Media & Communication Law Sections of the Canadian Bar Association and the Ontario Bar Association and taught Entertainment and Sports Law at Queen’s University for a number of years. He is a member of several industry trade associations including the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, the American Bar Association (ABA) Entertainment and Sports Law Forum, the ABA Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law, the Beverly Hills Bar Association, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, the Canadian Film and Television Producers Association, the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, the New York State Bar Association (EASL Section) and the Sports Lawyers Association. In his spare time, Len is Chair of the Toronto Center for the Arts, a performing arts center comprised of a 1727 seat Main Stage Theatre, a 1036 seat Recital Hall and a 200 seat Studio Theatre. Len is also on the Steering Committee of the Lawyers Cabinet of Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center. He is the co-author of the Music Law chapter of Entertainment Law in Canada, published by Butterworths.
A few of Len’s notable clients and transactions include:
- Counsel to Avril Lavigne, Barenaked Ladies, The Tragically Hip, Feist, Serena Ryder, Colin James, Holly Cole, Corb Lund, Molly Johnson, The Weakerthans, Raine Maida (Our Lady Peace) and Michael Wise (The Midway State) and a number of other artists on a wide variety of matters
- Counsel to Premiere Insurance Underwriting Services Inc., Canada’s largest underwriter of Film and Television Production Insurance, with respect to Producers’ Errors and Omissions Insurance matters
- Counsel to Kaleidoscope Entertainment (Blood Ties, Look-a-Like, Bathroom Divas), Decode Entertainment (Clang Invasion, The Latest Buzz, Naturally Sadie), Pyramid Productions (Biography, Inside Hollywood, Whatever Happened To?) and other film and television production and distribution companies
- Canadian trademark counsel to The Arsenal Football Club
- Counsel to QVC, the US-based home shopping network
- Counsel to IMG, the US-based sports, entertainment and media company
- Counsel to the Canadian Football League in connection with its multi-year licensing agreement with Reebok, the largest licensing deal in CFL history
- Counsel to Pat Quinn, Senior Advisor to the Edmonton Oilers and former Head Coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs
- Counsel to Roots, one of Canada’s leading lifestyle brands, with respect to its worldwide trademark matters
- Counsel to Chanel with respect to anti-counterfeiting matters in Canada
- Canadian trademark counsel to numerous fashion brands and companies including Fortuny, Urban Zen, Gym-Mark Inc. (Gymboree) and Quiksilver
- Intellectual property counsel to Capital Sports and Entertainment in connection with its acquisition of the Ottawa Senators of the National Hockey League
- Counsel to the Special Committee of CTV Inc. in connection with BCE Inc’s takeover bid of CTV
- Counsel to Ben Mulroney, host of eTalk
- Counsel to Paper Bag Records, one of Canada’s leading independent record labels
- Counsel to Hive Management, managers of Billy Talent and Silverstein
- Counsel to Intelligent Creatures Inc., one of Canada’s leading visual effects companies
- Counsel to a number of foreign and national correspondents including Nahlah Ayed (CBC), Mark McKenna (The Globe and Mail), David McGuffin (CBC) and Piya Chattopadhyay (CBC, Fox Radio)
Len is frequently asked to write for industry publications and speak at industry events and seminars. His presentations and articles include:
- Product Placement and Technology: Developments, Opportunities and Challenges, Technology and Entertainment Convergence 2011: Hot Business and Legal Issues in “Technotainment”, Practising Law Institute, San Francisco, September 21, 2011
- Product Placement and Technology: Developments, Opportunities and Challenges, Technology and Entertainment Convergence 2011: Hot Business and Legal Issues in “Technotainment”, Practising Law Institute, New York, September 9, 2011
- Beyond the Glitter of the Red Carpet: The Big Legal Picture in Representing Your Client in Motion Picture Development, Production, Finance and Distribution Domestically and Internationally, American Bar Association, April 28, 2011
- User Generated Content – The Legal Landscape, Law Society of Upper Canada Entertainment & Media Law Symposium, April 16, 2011
- User Generated Content: Recent Developments in Canada and the US, 4th Internet Law Course, Federated Press, December 8, 2010
- Moderator, International Licensing: A Cross Industry Perspective, ABA Entertainment and Sports Law Forum Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, October 8, 2010
- Table Topic Moderator, Trademarks in the Film and Television Industries, International Trademark Association Annual Meeting, Boston, May 23, 2010
- Athletes Behaving Badly: A Look at the Legal Consequences of Conduct Issues Outside the Field of Play, Sports Lawyers Association, April 7, 2010
- An Essential Piece: Protecting Your Intellectual Property – Creating a Strategy That’s Right for You, Cassels Brock Fashion Industry Seminar,
March 31, 2010
- User Generated Content: Recent Developments in Canada and the US, 3rd Internet Law Course, Federated Press, December 8, 2009
- Libel Law, Humber College Creative Book Publishing Program, May 14, 2009
- New Trends and Best Practices in Errors and Omissions Insurance, Law Society of Upper Canada Entertainment, Advertising and Media Law Symposium, April 18, 2009
- Legal Aspects of Financing, Operating and Producing Films and Film Festivals, U.S. Sports Film Festival, Philadelphia, October 23, 2008
- Moderator, Up North - Entertainment Projects in Canada, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Los Angeles, July 16, 2008
- The State of the Music Industry:360 Deals, Alternative Deals and What Lawyers Need to Know to Protect Their Clients, Osgoode Entertainment & Sports Law Association Conference, March 28, 2008
- Beer, Healthcare and Anti-Counterfeiting in Canada: Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad, New York Fashion Week Seminar, February 12, 2008
- Libel Law, Humber College Creative Book Publishing Program, May 24, 2007
- Bargaining in the Shadow of the Internet, Entertainment, Advertising & Media Law Symposium, The Law Society of Upper Canada, April 27, 2007
- The Rights Stuff, National Screen Institute Film Exchange, Winnipeg, February 25, 2007
- Keynote Speaker, Queen’s University Sports Industry Conference, Kingston, February 2, 2007
- Negotiating and Drafting Sponsorship, Talent and Endorsement Deals: Tips and Traps, Advertising and Marketing Law Conference, The Canadian Institute, January 26, 2007
- Moderator, Breaking Into the Sports Industry, Sports Lawyers Association Annual Conference, June 3, 2006
- The Use of Music in Advertising, Advertising and Marketing Law Conference, Insight Information Co., Chicago, March 20, 2006
- Negotiating the Perfect Deal: Deal Making in the Music Industry, Osgoode Hall Law School Entertainment & Sports Law Association Conference, March 10, 2006
- Obtaining Copyright Clearances for Music, Photographs and other Creative Work for Use in Advertising, Advertising and Marketing Law, Insight Information Co., November 25, 2005
- Producers’ Errors & Omission Insurance Policies; Entertainment, Advertising & Media Law Symposium, The Law Society of Upper Canada, April 8, 2005
- Music, Money and the Law: An Insider’s Guide to the Business of Music, The Canadian Music Publishers Association/Osgoode Hall Music Law Association Conference, February 5, 2005
- Where’s the (Extra) Money? Possibilities for Merchandising and Licensing, 7th Annual Film & Television Summit - Policy and Financing for Canadian and International Markets, Insight Information Co., October 29, 2003
- Content Licensing, E-Business Legal Agreements, The Law Society of Upper Canada, September 21, 2001
- Keynote Speaker, Entertainment Lawyers and the Music Business, Queen’s Conference on the Arts and Business, April 10, 2001
- Speaker, Managers and Lawyers Panel, Canadian Music Week 2001 Conference, March 30, 2001
- Trade Marks and Content Licensing on the Internet, The 2000 Film and TV National Forum, Insight Information Co., November 2000
- Intellectual Property Online, IP Online Conference, The Canadian Institute, June 26-27, 2000
- Exploiting Film and Television Programs on the Internet, The 1999 Film and TV National Forum, Insight Information Co., June, 1999
- Co-Author, Athlete Endorsements: An Introduction, Part 2, Canadian Corporate Counsel Magazine, May 1999
- Co-Author, Athlete Endorsements: An Introduction, Part 1, Canadian Corporate Counsel Magazine, March-April,1999
- Trade-Mark Infringement on the Web: The Canadian Perspective, Trademarks in Cyberspace Forum, International Trademark Association, Toronto, October 1998
- Co-Author, Misbehaving Athletes Faced with Morals Clauses, The Lawyers Weekly, September 11, 1998
- Computer Software Exploitation: IP Meets IT, Intellectual Property in the Digital Universe, Infonex, June 22, 1998
- Moderator, Record Company Presidents Panel, North by Northeast, June 12, 1998
- Show Me The Money: Dollars and Sense of Merchandising, Sponsorship and Intellectual Property, Balls, Pucks & Bucks Sports Law & Business in 1998, Canadian Bar Association - Ontario, June 5, 1998
- Moderator, SOCAN Concert Tariff Panel, Canadian Music Week, March 1998
- Trade Marks and the Internet, Canadian Business Telecommunications Alliance Conference, September 17, 1997
- Moderator, Under the Microscope: Record Deals and Other Behind the Scenes Stuff, North by Northeast, June 1997
- Licensing of Intellectual Property: Music, Multimedia and the Internet: Intellectual Property Issues for Business Agreements, A Practical Course, Infonex, April 28, 1997
- Trade Marks and the Internet, 2001 An Internet Odyssey: The Future of Law and Business on the Internet, Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, April 1997
- Moderator, Copyright Panel, Canadian Music Week, Toronto, March 7, 1997
- Speaker, Entertainment Law, International Law Career Conference, University of Toronto, March 1997
- On Your Marks, The Law of Domain Names, Canadian Bar Association-Ontario, October 9, 1996
- The Business of Songwriting, Music, Money & You, Norris-Whitney Communications Inc., June 1996
- Nightmare on Multimedia Street: Converting Linear Content into Multimedia Content, Licensing Agreements in the Entertainment Industry, The Canadian Institute, June 1996
- Moderator, The Use of Music on the Internet, Canadian Music Week, March 8, 1996
- Multimedia Development Agreements, Toronto Computer Lawyers Group, February 1996
- The Nuts and Bolds of Bits and Bytes: An In-Depth Analysis of CD-ROM Licensing, Entertainment, Advertising and Media Law Symposium, The Law Society of Upper Canada, February 23, 1996
- The Perils and Pratfalls of Foreign Distribution Agreements, International Intellectual Property Protection, The Canadian Institute, November 1995
- The Legal Aspects of Producing, Producing Theatre Commercially in Toronto, Toronto Theatre Alliance, November 1995
- Drafting the License: Key Provisions and Issues, Intellectual Property in Business Transactions: A Practical Course, Infonex, October 16, 1995
- Intellectual Property Issues, An Introduction to Multimedia Law and Technology, Canadian Bar Association-Ontario, October 1995
- Developments in New Media and Multimedia, World Film Festival Symposium, Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television/Canadian Bar Association/World Film Festival Foundation, Montreal, August 1995
- Speaker, Recording Agreements Panel, Canadian Music Week, March 1995
- Developing and Distributing Multimedia Products: New Rules for New Technologies, Intellectual Property on the Information Highway: A Practical Course, Infonex, March 30, 1995
- The Dilemma of Digitized Property, Convergence: Implications of the Multimedia Revolution, Continuing Legal Education, Society of British Columbia, November 1994
- Speaker, Barenaked Ladies Case Study, Music West Conference, Vancouver, May 1994
- Entertainment, Education and Edutainment: Negotiating Multimedia Rights, Multimedia Conference, Insight, April 1994
- Drafting the License: Key Provisions and Issues, Intellectual Property in Business Transactions: A Practical Course, Infonex, November 22, 1993
- Guest Columnist, Canadian Chart Magazine, May, 1993
- Whether Now Known or Hereafter Devised. A Quick Look at Digital Developments in the Music Industry, Entertainment Advertising and Media Law Symposium, Law Society of Upper Canada, April 1993
- Record Production Agreements, Entertainment, Advertising & Media Law Symposium, The Law Society of Upper Canada, March 12, 1991
- The Points Spread, Music Scene Magazine, January/February 1988
- Bands at Every Level Require Legal Advice, Canadian Musician Magazine, April, 1987
Education
LL.B., University of Toronto, 1983
B.Comm., McGill University, 1980
Achievements
- The 2010 Legal Media Group Guide to the World's Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyers (Media)
- Martindale-Hubbell, BV Distinguished™ rating
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2007
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2006
- Euromoney Expert Guide to the World's Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyers, 2005
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2004
- Euromoney Expert Guide's "The Best of the Best 2004"
- One of Euromoney Expert Guide's leading lawyers 2003
- Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2003
Call to the bar
Ontario, 1985
Associations
- American Bar Association (Entertainment and Sports Law Forum)
- American Bar Association (Section of Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law)
- Beverly Hills Bar Association
- Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences
- Canadian Bar Association (Past Chair, Media & Communication Law Sections)
- Canadian Film and Television Producers Association
- Intellectual Property Institute of Canada
- Lawyers Cabinet of Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center (Steering Committee)
- New York State Bar Association (Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section)
- Ontario Bar Association (Past Chair, Media & Communication Law Sections)
- Sports Lawyers Association
- Toronto Center for the Arts (Chair)
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The Cassels Brock Report - May 2011
- The Distinctiveness of a Trade-mark is Not Static
- Online Trade-mark Use
- An Ethical Dilemma
- Data Security – The Case Against Cloud Computing
- Deal or No Deal: Copyright Protection in Television Formats
- User Generated Content: Recent Developments in Canada and the US (Article)
- The Glamorous World of Trade-marks
- Trade-mark Bullies Revisited
The Cassels Brock Report - March 2011
- The Edible Play Dough
- Use of a Composite Mark may not be Use of a Registered Mark
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- The New gTLDs and How to Cope with Them
- So, You Thought Bill C-32 Would Fight Piracy? Think Again...
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