IP Justice International Cyberlaw Clinic
University of Ottawa (CIPPIC)
The Law School at the University of Ottawa participates in the IP Justice International Cyberlaw Clinic. The Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic (CIPPIC) was established in the fall of 2003 at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law by Professor Michael Geist and the Ontario Research Network for Electronic Commerce. CIPPIC is part of the University of Ottawa School of Law and the first North American law school in the network.
The International Cyberlaw Clinic’s Legal Faculty Member from the University of Ottawa (CIPPIC):
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Philippa Lawson CIPPIC Law Clinic Director University of Ottawa Philippa (Pippa) Lawson joined uOttawa’s Faculty of Law as Director of the new Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic, (CIPPIC) in September, 2003. From 1991 to 2003, she practiced administrative law and consumer advocacy with the Public Interest Advocacy Centre in Ottawa, Canada. During this period, Ms. Lawson represented consumer and public interest clients in all of Canada’s major telecommunications regulatory proceedings; she has also appeared at all levels of the federal court system, including the Supreme Court of Canada. In addition, Ms. Lawson has worked with Canadian and international consumer organizations on issues including privacy protection and technology, electronic commerce, and cross-border dispute resolution. Author of numerous monographs, papers and articles, a presenter at many conferences in Canada and abroad, and a member of the Government of Canada’s Broadband Task Force (2001-2002), Ms. Lawson is a frequent commentator on consumer rights and remedies in the digital marketplace. She has been a practising member of the Ontario bar since 1991. As Director of Canada’s only technology law clinic, Ms.Lawson’s work focuses on training students in effective advocacy, producing relevant online resources, and ensuring that the public interest is robustly represented in government policy development and law-making processes on issues arising from the intersection of law and technology. |