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Andrew helped establish and currently serves as a director of the Networked Vehicle Association, a not-for-profit organization that has rapidly become a thought leader facilitating collaborations between the technology and automotive industries to integrate vehicles into the global communications network.

He was also recently appointed Chair of the Canada-Israel Cleantech Alliance (CICA), a global organization of individuals and companies with a common interest in bringing Israel's unique innovations and know-how in clean energy technology to North America and the world.

Andrew is a frequent speaker on technology and business issues, including programs of the Canadian Bar Association, the Law Society of Upper Canada, the Canadian Institute and the faculties of law of the University of Ottawa and Osgoode Hall. He is the Canadian editor of the World eBusiness Law Report, published by Globe Business Publishing.

• "Challenges of Financing and Structuring a Startup Company" - Presentation for Starting and Managing a Company in Troubled Times Seminar (Ottawa: June 23, 2009)
• "Strategic Intellectual Property Management" - Presentation for TiE Institute (Ottawa: January 19, 2010)
• “Software Development Issues & their Importance in the Deal” 7th Annual IT Law Spring Training Program,joint program of IT.Can and Law Society of Upper Canada (Toronto: May 14, 2007).
• “Transformational Outsourcing” presentation for Centre for Outsourcing Research and Education (CORE) program (Toronto: May 10, 2007).
• “Cross-Border Issues for Technology Companies” interview with CHIN Ottawa Radio (Ottawa: May 9, 2007).
• “Special Issues in Application Outsourcing,” presentation for Legal Strategies in Outsourcing Conference (Toronto: March 29, 2004).
• “Arguments For and Against Outsourcing IT Security,” moderator for IT Security and Governance Conference (Toronto: March 4, 2004).
• “Starting Your Technology Business: ABC’s of Channel Arrangements,” presentation for OCRI program. (Webcast, Ottawa: December 8, 2003).
• “Creating Sustainable Technology Companies,” panellist at the Ottawa Centre for Innovation and Research Venture Capital fair (Ottawa: October 31, 2003).
• “Building An Exit – Negotiated Outsourcing Terminations,” presentation for Sourcing Interests Group Sourcing Leadership 2003 Conference (Scottsdale, Arizona: October 30, 2003).
• “Managing Venture Capital Investements in a Difficult Environment,” presentation to 7th Annual Canadian IT Law Association Conference (Toronto: October 24, 2003).
• “Partner Selection,” presentation to Orbit IQ Club of Associated Companies (Ottawa: September 29, 2003).
• "BioBusiness: Strategies for Success,” moderator of session at BioNorth, the 9th Annual Ottawa Life Sciences International Conference (Ottawa: November 5, 2002).
• “Negotiating with the Private Sector for IT Infrastructure,” presentation at the national Smart Cities Summit (Ottawa: April 24, 2002).
• “Jurisdiction Issues Surrounding Online Business Transactions,” presentation at the 7th Annual Symposium NETLAW 2002 conference sponsored by the Canadian Institute (Toronto: March 21, 2002).
• “Click-Wrap and Shrink-Wrap Contracts,” presentation at the 3rd Annual Symposium on Information Technology & Cyberspace Law Symposium sponsored by Osgoode Hall Law School of York University (Ottawa: May 11, 2001).
• “Getting Investment Ready,” presentation at .commerce2000 Business & Technology Solutions Expo (Ottawa: May 2, 2001).
• A.A. Foti and M. Gleason “Cutting the Ties that Bind: Recent developments relating to Restrictive Covenants,” presentation at 45th Circuit sponsored by Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation at .commerce2001 trade show (Ottawa: May 1, 2001).
• “Financing Technology Businesses,” presentation to Advanced E-Commerce Law Workshop (Prof. M. Geist, University of Ottawa law school Ottawa: March 28, 2001).
• “Legal Issues related to new FDI Patterns” (APEC Investment Symposium, Korea: March 21, 2001).
• “International Regulation of E-Commerce: What Canadian Businesses Should Know” (Netlaw 2001, Toronto: March 9, 2001).
• "Cross-Border Legal Issues,” presentation at U.S. Embassy (Venture Capital DealMaker Event, Ottawa: October 26, 2000).
• Chair of opening plenary session on Funding E-Business Opportunities, and workshop leader for E-trading Securities on the Web (Canadian IT Law Association, Halifax: October 19-20, 2000).
• A.A. Foti and M. Gleason, “Stock Options,” presentation for 45th Circuit sponsored by Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation at .commerce 2000 trade show (Ottawa: May 2, 2000).
• “IT/IP Due Diligence in Commercial Transactions,” co-chair of round-table discussions at the 3rd Canadian IT Law Conferences (Montreal: October 22, 1999).
• “Internet and e-commerce and recent developments concerning privacy of personal data Information,” presentation at Canadian Corporate Counsel Association Annual Meeting (Edmonton: August 23-24, 1999).
• Conference chair, Y2K for the Investment Industry, Canadian Strategy Institute (Metro Toronto Convention Centre: August 12, 1999).
• Conference co-chair for Alternative Financing Strategies, and presentation on “Mergers and Acquisitions in the High Tech Industry,” at the High Tech Financing Conferences (Federated Press, Toronto: April 14, 2000 and May 5, 1999).
• “Getting Investment Ready,” presentation and chaired a panel at the Business and Technology Solutions Expo (Ottawa: May 4, 1999).
• “Key Employee Issues in Emerging Industries,” presentation at a Technology Executive Breakfast sponsored by and Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (Ottawa: April 29, 1999).
• “Building an All-Star Board of Directors,” presentation for the Ottawa Economic Development Corporation and Ottawa Capital Network (Ottawa: March 31, 1999).
• “Quantifying Creativity: Maximizing the Return on Intellectual Property,” presentation to New Media North Speakers Series (Ontario Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI): February 4, 1999).
• “Legal Issues Facing Early-Stage Technology Companies,” presentation at lunch Sponsored by KPMG (Ottawa: January 19, 1999).
• “Key Legal Issues for Startup Technology Companies,” address to High Technology Entrepreneurs Association (Ottawa: October 27, 1997).
• “Competitive Intelligence: Legal Tools, Competitive Business Intelligence for High Tech Industries,” (Federated Press, Toronto: 1997), available on CD-ROM.
• "Internet Legal Issues: A Canadian Perspective,” conference paper in Protecting and Managing Intellectual Property Assets (Federated Press, Toronto: September 23, 1997). Also available on CD-ROM.
• “Assisting Clients in Procuring Software and Systems,” conference paper in The Six-Minute Business Lawyer (Law Society of Upper Canada, Toronto: September 19, 1997).
• “Mergers and Acquisitions in the Technology Sector,” conference paper in High-Tech Financing (Federated Press, Toronto: June 10-11, 1997).
• "Towards A Theory Of Rights In Information On The Internet: A Thematic Canadian Bibliography, Model Bibliography" (December 6, 1996) (on reserve University of Ottawa faculty of law).
• "The Internet And Business: A Lawyer's Guide To The Emerging Legal Issues" (Review). Canadian Law Libraries (May 1997).
• “Investment Lending by Banks in a Networked Environment: Conflicts of Interest and Chinese Walls Re-visited,” Banking and Finance Law Review, Vol. 11, No. 3 (June 1996).
• “Shark-Repellent Articles of Incorporation,” Securities and Corporate Regulation Review, 2 SCRR 45-54 (1987).
• Speaker on Outsourcing related trends at the annual IT.Can conference held in Toronto in October 2009.