International Law: Google, Hyperlinks and Defamation<br />American Bar Association Section of International Law - Hyatt Regency on Capitol HIll<br />Pressing Matters: A Comparative Review of Defamation in the Borderless World<br /><br />Issues of free speech and defamation are not just the worry of the news media. All commercial lawyers need to understand these issues. Social media, electronic versions of newspapers and magazines, "gripe" websites, blogs and a host of other digital formats as well as traditional "paper" media, have raised the stakes for misstep in their communications. A panel representing a cross-section of common law countries -- Canada, England, Ireland and the United States -- will engage in a comparative review of libel and defamation issues in the borderless world, addressing such questions as personal jurisdiction, defenses and the parameters of "free speech" and its limitations.<br /><br />Sponsoring Committee:<br />International Litigation Committee<br /><br />Program Chair & Speaker:<br />RICHARD DEARDEN<br />Gowlings<br />Toronto, Ontario, Canada<br /><br />Program Chair & Moderator:<br />STEVEN M. RICHMAN<br />Duane Morris LLP<br />Princeton, New Jersey<br /><br />Speakers:<br />JOHN DOYLE<br />Dillon Eustace<br />Dublin, Ireland<br /><br />MICHAEL MARTINEZ<br />Crowell & Moring LLP<br />Washington, DC<br /><br />KATE MATTHEWS<br />Stevens & Bolton LLP<br />London, United Kingdom
