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Mark Bantey is a partner in Gowlings' Montréal office practising in the fields of media law, civil and commercial litigation, as well as administrative and constitutional law.
Specialized in media law, acting for both national and local press, Mark has extensive experience in pre publication review, libel law, access to information law, freedom of the press issues such as publication bans and protection of journalistic sources, constitutional law and human rights. As a litigator in media law and commercial law, he acts before courts of all jurisdictions, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
Mark has lectured in media law at Concordia University at the bachelor and master's levels. Frequently called upon to give seminars on both the theoretical aspects of media law and practical difficulties facing journalists, he participates regularly in media law seminars given by the American Bar Association, the Newspaper Association of America, the Media Law Resource Center, and Ad IDEM – the Canadian Association of Media lawyers.
For many years now, the Canadian legal directory Lexpert has recognized him as a leading practitioner of media law. Furthermore, Mark name now appears in The Best Lawyers in Canada, sister publication to the prestigious Best Lawyers in America, which compiles top lawyers through an extensive peer review survey and is considered the ultimate reference tool for lawyers and the public.
Mark practises law in both official languages.
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