Cathy Newhook

Wednesday, March 16^th, 3:00 pm to 4:00 pm

McCann Centre (ED-2030B), Education Building

Memorial University of Newfoundland

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a proposed trade agreement among twelve Pacific Rim countries that was signed this past February after seven years of negotiations, but which has not yet entered into force. Canada is one of the signatories to the agreement and this Roundtable is part of the series of local consultations led by the Government of Canada, with provincial leaders, local industry representatives, subject matter experts and members of the public on the Trans-Pacific Partnership and on international trade.‎ This session will be of particular interest to faculty, staff and students of Memorial University, as well as to the public.

The Roundtable will be led by David Lametti, Member of Parliament for LaSalle-Émard-Verdun and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade

David Lametti was recently a Professor of Law at McGill University. He was Associate Dean (Academic) between 2008 and 2011. He is a Member of the Institute of Comparative Law, and was a founding Member of the Centre for Intellectual Property Policy (CIPP); he served as its Director from 2009 to 2012. Professor Lametti obtained a B.A. in Economics and Political Science from the University of Toronto in 1985, and received his Common and Civil law degrees from McGill in 1989.  He received an LL.M. from the Yale Law School in 1991, and a doctorate in law at Oxford University; his thesis was entitled “Ethical Aspects of the Theory and Practice of Private Property”. Professor Lametti was a clerk to Justice Peter Cory of the Supreme Court of Canada in 1989-90. He is an internationally-recognized expert in property and intellectual property, with numerous publications, and has taught or lectured in many of the world’s most well-known universities.

Registration is free, but required. Register now.