Local Government Staff & Officials NOVEMBER 27 & 28, 2013 · environmental litigation, and bylaw enforcement. lindsAy parcells Lidstone & Company Municipal Moneyball! Tenders, RFPs

NOVEMBER 27 & 28, 2013 Wednesday 9 AM – 5 PM • Thursday 9 AM – NOON

VICTORIA CONFERENCE CENTRE • 720 DOUGLAS ST, VICTORIA, B.C.Meet the suits is a legal conference to learn from your experts in local government.

This “one-stop shopping” event will provide you with speakers, including lawyers from

a variety of firms, to help you understand relevant local government issues and answer

your legal questions!

WHAT YOU GET:• Speakers will conduct short presentations with an emphasis on Q&A;

• “BengalIndian”luncheononWednesday;

• Duringtheluncheonandcoffeebreaks,speakerswillbeavailabletoanswer

your questions; and

• CopiesofspeakingnotesorPowerPointpresentations.

HOW TO REGISTER:• Early Bird Registration(byNovember1st):$275+GST/PST

• Registration(November2ndto22nd*):$325+GST/PST

*LateregistrationafterNovember22ndwillbe$375+GST/PST

[email protected] or (250) 590-1840 to register.

AgendawillbeavailableontheGovLaw.cawebsite closer to the conference date.

HOTEL BOOKING:The Victoria Marriott Inner Harbour Hotel is providing a special rate for

conferenceattendeesofonly$95pernight(plustaxes).Thereisalimitednumber

ofrooms,sobookearly@1-877-515-2148usingthebookingcode“MeetTheSuits.”

GovLaw.ca | DeSouza Arnold LLP provides a full range of legal services and administrative advice to local governments, with a special emphasis on education.

www.GovLaw.ca204-4430 Chatterton Way, Victoria, B.C. V8X 5J2

Phone: (250) 590-1840 | Email: [email protected]

PRESENTED BY:

A Legal Conference Exclusively forLocal Government Staff & Officials

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JOHN ALEXANDERCox Taylor

You Can Fight City Hall! Lessons from the Other Side and How Local Governments Can Avoid MistakesJohn Alexander is a well-known and respected adversary of local government lawyers and practices in the areas of land use litigation, survey, expropriation and administrative tribunalwork.HehasappearedatalllevelsofcourtsinCanada.

John R. Basey, Q.C. GovLaw.ca

First Neighbours, First Nations! Evolving Land Rights and Implications to Local GovernmentJackBasey,Q.C.isoneoftheforemostleadersinlocalgovernment today having served over 35 years as in-house counselforlocalgovernmentsinBritishColumbia,Alberta,and Ontario. Jack’s primary focus is on land use planning, corporategovernanceandFirstNationissues.

TROY DESOUZA GovLaw.ca

Injunction Junction: The 12 Step Process for Successful Civil InjunctionsTroyDeSouzaisoneofthemostrecognizednamesinlocalgovernmentlitigationtoday.Hisfocusisonbylawcompliance,enforcementandpublicpolicy.Troyisalsoahighly sought after speaker and educator.

Lorena Staples, q.c. Lorena P.D. Staples

Law Corporation

Trip and Fail! Risk Management: How to Avoid Legal LiabilityLoriStaples,Q.C.istheeminentseniorsolictorinlocalgovernmenttoday.Shehasbeenpracticingmunicipallawsince1964.Shehasextensiveexperienceasalegaladvisorto local governments, as a chief administrative officer, a departmentheadandasamemberofaprovincialmunicipaltribunal.

Robert Peterson GovLaw.ca

You’re Fired! How to Effectively Discipline and Dismiss Disgruntled EmployeesRobertPetersonisoneofthestrongestlocalgovernmentlawyerscalledtotheBarinbothBritishColumbiaandOntario.Roberthasexpertiseinemploymentlaw,environmentallitigation,andbylawenforcement.

lindsAy parcells Lidstone & Company

Municipal Moneyball! Tenders, RFPs and P3sLindsayParcellsrepresentslocalgovernmentclientsasasenior solicitor and has over 20 years of legal experience. Lindsayfocusesonlanduse,realproperty,corporate,commercial, mediation and environmental matters.

Elena Merritt GovLaw.ca

Talk is Cheap! How Community Mediations Achieve Compliance and Save Costs (co-presentingwithTroyDeSouza)

ElenaMerrittprovideslegaladviceandopinionstolocalgovernment clients with a focus on delivering practical recommendations and long-term solutions. Elena has a particular interest in mediation and the environment.

Paul Holmes Social Media Camp Victoria

You Tweeted What!?! The Pros and Cons of Social Media for Local Governments (co-presentingwithPhilipCooper)

PaulHolmesisco-producerofSocialMediaCampVictoria,thelargestannualSocialMediaeventinCanada,andthelargesttechnology-relatedeventonVancouverIsland.PaulisaconsultantwithInvestorsGroup.

Philip Cooper Communications Manager

for the City of Nanaimo

You Tweeted What!?! The Pros and Cons of Social Media for Local Governments (co-presentingwithPaulHolmes)

PhilipCooperisanestablishedcommunicationmanagementgeneralistinthepublicsector.HecurrentlyservesastheCommunicationsManagerfortheCityofNanaimo.PhiliphasheldsimilarcommunicationrolesworkinginboththeAlbertanoilsandsregionandfortheProvinceofBritishColumbia.

Lui carvello Carvello Law Group

LULU (Land Use Liability Utterances): What Not to Say and Do when Dealing with Planning Agreements and CovenantsLuiCarvellorepresentslocalgovernmentclientsasaseniorsolicitorandhasanextensivebackgroundinplanninglaw.Luiconcentrateshispracticeonplanning,developmentandenvironmental law matters.

“THE SUITS” and their topics NOVEMBER 27 & 28, 2013

A Legal Conference Exclusively forLocal Government Staff & Officials