My clients. I represent both plaintiffs and defendants in

Trade-mark, trade-secret and copyright infringement suits in

Both state and federal courts. I have a good deal of

Experience in domain-name disputes. I carry out

International trade-mark and service-mark registrations and

Do availability searches and clearances of marks, trade

Names and logos. My work also involves providing

Counselling to photographers, architects, graphic designers

And creators of fine art. I try to give them an understanding

Of the laws and procedures that affect them and their

Businesses. I also serve as a trial consultant and expert

Witness in IP law. For bigger cases requiring additional

Staffing and resources, I have a good working relationship

With a large IP firm and can arrange representation under

This firm if a client requests it. This requires a separate

Retainer agreement.

4 I'm a senior partner in a large law firm. My main areas of

Expertise are competition law and international trade law. I

Advise domestic and international clients on all aspects of

Competition and international trade laws, including domestic

And multi-jurisdictional merger transactions, criminal cartel

Cases, and trade and pricing practices. I represent clients

Before the Competition Tribunal in merger transactions. I

Advise clients on a regular basis with respect to restrictive

Trade practices under the Competition Act. Some of the

Industries my clients come from include transportation,

Steel, pulp and paper, telecommunications, media and

Entertainment, financial services, electronic products and

Services, food services, and consumer products. On a

Regular basis I write papers and hold presentations for

Business and professional audiences on various topics

Dealing with competition and international trade law.

S I'm a shareholder in my firm and am head of my firm's

Litigation Division. I represent landlords, tenants,

Developers and contractors and have tried many cases

(mostly to successful conclusion) in court or arbitration. I

Assist clients with all types of real-estate-related litigation,

Including lease and contract disputes, mortgage

Foreclosures, property-tax disputes and land-use disputes.

My practice also involves all types of real-estate

Transactions. In addition to lecturing and writing about realestate

Issues for professional groups, including lawyers,

Accountants, lenders and real-estate professionals, I teach

Courses on real-estate law for law students at the local

university. I'm an active member of several professional

Organisations, including the state and national bar

Associations, to name but two.

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Hi, for those of you who don't know me yet, my name's Richard

Bailey. I'm here to tell you about my experience doing summer

And winter clerkships. In law school, the professors will always

tell you that it's important to do some sort of work experience

because it'll improve your future job opportunities. Have you

heard that yet? Well, it's definitely true. I'm now in my last year

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