Jeffery Emanuel Wittmann

Partner

Location:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Phone:

604-685-6864

Fax:

604-685-7878

Email:

[email protected]

Born in Germany and raised in Massachusetts and Ontario, Jeff was called to the Ontario Bar in 1992 and the BC Bar in 1995. Jeff is a seasoned trial lawyer. Jeff has appeared before the BC Provincial Court, the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal. His litigation practice includes complex commercial litigation, estate matters, entertainment, employment and labour (non-union), copyright and trademark, Internet and high tech law, real estate litigation, product liability and insurance.

Areas of Practice

Estate Litigation
Commercial Litigation
Copyright and Trade-marks
Entertainment Law
Internet and High Tech Law
Administrative Law

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 1992
British Columbia, 1995

Education

University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- L.LB. (Cum Laude)
- Law Review: Ottawa Law Review, Book Reviews Editor
- Law Review: Ottawa Law Review, General Editor
University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- B.A. (Hons.)
- Honours: With Distinction
- Major: Medical Anthropology
- Major: Italian Language and Literature

Published Works

"Everything Producers Want to Know about Distribution Agreements and Are Afraid to Ask", Reel West Magazine, January/February, 2001
"Actors' Issues Should be Producer's Priority", Reel West Magazine, April/May, 2001
"Employing Minors in the Film and Television Industry - Part I", Reel West Magazine, August/ September, 2000
"Employing Minors in the Film and Television Industry - Part II ", Reel West Magazine, October/November, 2000

Classes/Seminars

Expert Advisor, Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board, 2009
"Internet Law: the Enforceability of Online Contracts", Seminar to business audience presented by the Federated Press, 2009
"Internet Copyright Infringement Case Study", CBA Student Outreach Program Seminar Presented to Vancouver Technical High School Law Class, 2009
"Click Wrap Agreements", Negotiating Major Business Agreements, Seminar to the Intellectual Property Group of the Federated Press, 2007