|
Brenda Pritchard is a partner in Gowlings' Toronto office, and leader of the Firm's Advertising, Marketing and Regulatory Affairs National Practice Group. Her practice has focused exclusively on advertising and marketing for more than 25 years.
The main areas of Brenda's practice include advertising copy review; packaging and labelling; contest promotions; book, film and photograph rights negotiation; merchandising and publishing contracts and negotiation; coupon and premium promotions; ACTRA, UDA and AF of M arbitrations; children’s advertising; Advertising Standards Canada hearings; trade and competitor complaints; and defending against misleading advertising complaints. In addition, she is well-known for her negotiation of music, talent and artistic rights for use in production.
Brenda also advises on matters of privacy and publicity rights; Environmental Protection terminology and designations; WHMIS regulatory changes and their implementation; the importation of foreign source advertising; and on tax matters related to non-resident performers.
Her clients include the top advertising agencies in the country, many Fortune 500 manufacturers, prominent promotional agencies as well as production houses, music production houses and large publishers.
In addition to handling specific advertiser, agency, film and broadcast clients, Brenda has been involved with various industry-wide issues, including negotiating the ACTRA collective bargaining agreement, the CRTC hearings on beer and wine advertising, and the ban on tobacco advertising. She has consulted with industry and government representatives on changes to the Food and Drugs Act regulations, the Competition Act, and has advised the industry with respect to changes in the Copyright Act.
Brenda is a frequent speaker to the Bar and the advertising and entertainment community, and since 1986, has been a columnist for Marketing Magazine’s “It’s the Law” section. She has also been a legal columnist for Sales Promo News and Strategy Magazine.
Brenda co-authored Advertising and Marketing Law in Canada, a comprehensive reference and authoritative guide to the pitfalls and potential problem areas in marketing and advertising programs, the third edition of which will be published in 2009.
|
