May 5, 2011


Ottawa (Canada) - Fasken Martineau, a leading international business law and litigation firm, announced its first Ottawa Symposium will be held on May 11, 2011. The event will take place at the National Arts Centre, located at 53 Elgin Street, in Ottawa.

For the occasion, Fasken Martineau has developed a first class event for in-house counsel looking for professional training and networking opportunities in the National Capital Region.

During the half-day event, Fasken Martineau's legal experts will provide, free of charge, numerous workshops which may count for up to three hours of education. These hours can be applied towards CPD requirements of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Seminar topics available on May 11 are:

• Telecom Law Your Business Should Know About, by Laurence Dunbar, Stephen Whitehead, Leslie Milton, and Jay Kerr-Wilson
• Protecting Your Business, Lawyers and Lobbying: The Ethical and Professional Issues, by Guy Giorno
• Corporate Governance - Beneficial at All Stages of a Company's Life?, by Virginia Schweitzer, Anna Tosto, Robert Chapman, and Charles Lynch.

"Our Ottawa-based lawyers have a strong and diverse practice and have put together a first-class agenda focusing on business law and the needs of today's corporate counsel. We are delighted to offer this comprehensive program that benefits all participants, whatever their interests or industry may be," said Martin Denyes, Fasken Martineau's Managing Partner for Ontario.

Fasken Martineau recently held Symposiums in Toronto and Montréal. Vancouver will host its Symposium this fall.

Members of the media wishing to attend the Symposium are asked to contact Stephen Hastings at 416 865 4370 or Mathieu Rompré at 514 397 4349.

About Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP

Fasken Martineau is a leading international business law and litigation firm. With over 675 lawyers, the firm has offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montréal, Québec City, London, Paris and Johannesburg. For additional information, please visit the firm's website at www.fasken.com.