News

Speaking Engagements

As a leading practitioner in her field, Maanit Zemel is regularly invited to present on topics within her areas of expertise, including CASL and social media and internet law.

June 4, 2019

Maanit Zemel is a Speaker at the Law Society of Ontario’s: 14th Solo and Small Firm Conference: Strategic Solutions
May 13, 2019

Maanit Zemel discusses the law of Internet Defamation (Cyberlibel) and Online Reviews on CBC Radio Ontario Morning with Wei Chen
April 29, 2019

Maanit Zemel is a speaker at Osgoode Professional Development Seminar: Defamation Law 2019: Current Issues + Emerging Trends
April 25, 2019

Maanit Zemel presents on Canadian Internet Law at the Internet Law Leadership Summit in Las Vegas, USA
April 14, 2019

Maanit Zemel appears on the national CBC Radio talk show Cross Country Checkup discussing the regulation of online hate on social media
April 11, 2019

Maanit Zemel is interviewed on local CBC radio in Sudbury and London Ontario about the potential regulation of online harmful content by the Canadian government
April 10, 2019

Maanit Zemel is interviewed by 570News Radio- Kitchener on the Mike Farwell Show about regulating harmful online content posted on social media
March 18, 2019

Maanit Zemel co-presents on Discoveries in Defamation Actions for Osgoode Professional Development - Anatomy of a Defamation Case Primer (pre-recorded instructional video)
January 8, 2019

ZVK Success in Cyberbullying Case
In 2018, ZVK’s lawyers successfully obtained orders from the Ontario Court for the removal of hundreds of defamatory postings from the Internet, due to a long-term campaign of cyberbullying of ZVK’s 50 clients. The court also prohibited the defendant from posting any additional defamatory content online. In addition, ZVK’s lawyers were successful in obtaining an Anton Pillar Order against the defendant, which is equivalent to a civil search and seizure order, for the preservation of relevant electronic evidence.
November 7, 2018

ZVK Partners Dimitri van Kampen & Maanit Zemel present on Managing Risk in the InsurTech Industry at Insurance Canada’s Conference: Driving Advantage From InsurTech
October 31, 2018

Maanit Zemel co-presents on Cyber-libel at the Advocates Society’s Course: Defamation Law - What Litigators Need to Know
October 12, 2018

Maanit Zemel co-presents at Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)’s 92nd Annual Conference on: Don’t You Know Who I Am? – Privacy, Publicity and Defamation in the 21st Century
June 11, 2018

Maanit Zemel presents on Smart Ways to Handle CASL to the arts marketing industry at Arts Reach Toronto's Conference on Marketing, Development & Ticketing
June 6, 2018

Maanit Zemel is quoted in an article by the Wire Report about the SCC decision of Haaretz v Goldhar
May 3, 2018

Maanit Zemel presents on the subject of Anonymity at the Law Commission of Ontario's International Conference on Defamation Law and the Internet- Where Do We Go From Here?
March 29, 2017

Maanit Zemel is mentioned in an article about online reputation management in Canadian Contractor
May 16, 2016

Maanit Zemel is quoted in a Law Times article about legal access to data stored in the cloud.
May 1, 2016

Panelist at the Conference Board of Canada's conference entitled "Crisis and Issues Communication Forum: Preparing, Managing, and Executing Your Strategy"
April 25, 2016

Maanit Zemel is quoted in a Law Times article about Online Defamation.
December 1, 2015

Co-Presenter on "How do you Score on Homestars: Protecting your Reputation from Negative Online Reviews"
Construct Canada – Buildings Show 2015
September 24, 2015

Presenter on Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation and Libraries at the Ontario Library Service - North's annual conference in Sudbury, Ontario
September 10, 2015

Panelist and presenter on the legal challenges for small to medium property owners, at the Canadian Apartment Investment Conference, Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
May 5, 2015

Co-chair and presenter at the Federated Press' "6th Social Media Risks" seminar, on Managing The Risks of User-Generated Content in Toronto
April 27, 2015

Maanit Zemel is quoted in a Law Times article about Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation.
February 24, 2015

Co-presenter on Best Practices for Dealing with Joint Retainers and Avoiding Conflicts of Interest under the Amended Rules of Professional Conduct, at the Law Society of Upper Canada's seminar entitled "Commercial Priorities for Real Estate and Business Lawyers 2015"
Toronto
December 3, 2014

Panelist, "How Can Technology Help My Business: Latest Providers Demonstrate Solutions on How To Protect and Grow Your Business"
Construct Canada's Homebuilders & Renovator Expo, Toronto
September 6, 2014

Overview of Online Defamation in Canada
LawTech Camp, Toronto, Ontario.
July 9, 2014

Overview of Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation for Charities and Not-For-Profits"
Co-presented with Method Works Consulting, webinar to Calgary's Chamber of Voluntary Associations
June 25, 2014

"Overview of Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation for Charities and Not-For-Profits"
Co-presented with Method Works Consulting, webinar to Alberta Health Services
June 17, 2014

“The Canadian Anti-Spam Act: What You Need to Know Before July 1”
Hosted by Net2Van, Vancouver, B.C.,
June 9, 2014

Guest Lecturer on Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation, Ted Rogers School of Business Management, Ryerson University, MBA Program, for Prof. Chris MacDonald’s course “Regulation, Government and Socially Responsible Government”
May 30, 2014

Maanit Zemel is interviewed on CTV News Channel on the "Right to be Forgotten" on Google.
May 28, 2014

"Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation: What the Freshwater Community Needs to Know Before July 1, 2014"
Hosted by the Canadian Freshwater Alliance
May 27, 2014

“Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation – What Nonprofits Need to Know Before July 1, 2014”
Webinars hosted by Techsoup Canada
May 22, 2014

“Protecting Your Brand and Reputation: Damage Control and Risk Mitigation Techniques”
Federated Press’ 5th Social Media Risks; Toronto, Ontario
April 28, 2014

“The Canadian Anti-Spam Act: What You Need to Know Before July 1”
Hosted by Net2Van, Vancouver, B.C.
February 24, 2014

“Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation Workshop for Charities and Not-For-Profit Organizations”
Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations, Edmonton
January 31, 2014

Maanit Zemel is quoted in the Lawyer's Weekly in an article on Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation entitled "Critical role for lawyers in battle against spam".

News

Speaking Engagements

Maanit Zemel is a Speaker at the Law Society of Ontario’s: 14th Solo and Small Firm Conference: Strategic Solutions

Maanit Zemel discusses the law of Internet Defamation (Cyberlibel) and Online Reviews on CBC Radio Ontario Morning with Wei Chen

Maanit Zemel is a speaker at Osgoode Professional Development Seminar: Defamation Law 2019: Current Issues + Emerging Trends

Maanit Zemel presents on Canadian Internet Law at the Internet Law Leadership Summit in Las Vegas, USA

Maanit Zemel appears on the national CBC Radio talk show Cross Country Checkup discussing the regulation of online hate on social media

Maanit Zemel is interviewed on local CBC radio in Sudbury and London Ontario about the potential regulation of online harmful content by the Canadian government

Maanit Zemel is interviewed by 570News Radio- Kitchener on the Mike Farwell Show about regulating harmful online content posted on social media

Maanit Zemel co-presents on Discoveries in Defamation Actions for Osgoode Professional Development - Anatomy of a Defamation Case Primer (pre-recorded instructional video)

ZVK Success in Cyberbullying Case

ZVK Partners Dimitri van Kampen & Maanit Zemel present on Managing Risk in the InsurTech Industry at Insurance Canada’s Conference: Driving Advantage From InsurTech

Maanit Zemel co-presents on Cyber-libel at the Advocates Society’s Course: Defamation Law - What Litigators Need to Know

Maanit Zemel co-presents at Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC)’s 92nd Annual Conference on: Don’t You Know Who I Am? – Privacy, Publicity and Defamation in the 21st Century

Maanit Zemel presents on Smart Ways to Handle CASL to the arts marketing industry at Arts Reach Toronto's Conference on Marketing, Development & Ticketing

Maanit Zemel is quoted in an article by the Wire Report about the SCC decision of Haaretz v Goldhar

Maanit Zemel presents on the subject of Anonymity at the Law Commission of Ontario's International Conference on Defamation Law and the Internet- Where Do We Go From Here?

Maanit Zemel is mentioned in an article about online reputation management in Canadian Contractor

Maanit Zemel is quoted in a Law Times article about legal access to data stored in the cloud.

Panelist at the Conference Board of Canada's conference entitled "Crisis and Issues Communication Forum: Preparing, Managing, and Executing Your Strategy"

Maanit Zemel is quoted in a Law Times article about Online Defamation.

Co-Presenter on "How do you Score on Homestars: Protecting your Reputation from Negative Online Reviews"

Presenter on Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation and Libraries at the Ontario Library Service - North's annual conference in Sudbury, Ontario

Panelist and presenter on the legal challenges for small to medium property owners, at the Canadian Apartment Investment Conference, Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Co-chair and presenter at the Federated Press' "6th Social Media Risks" seminar, on Managing The Risks of User-Generated Content in Toronto

Maanit Zemel is quoted in a Law Times article about Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation.

Co-presenter on Best Practices for Dealing with Joint Retainers and Avoiding Conflicts of Interest under the Amended Rules of Professional Conduct, at the Law Society of Upper Canada's seminar entitled "Commercial Priorities for Real Estate and Business Lawyers 2015"

Panelist, "How Can Technology Help My Business: Latest Providers Demonstrate Solutions on How To Protect and Grow Your Business"

Overview of Online Defamation in Canada

Overview of Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation for Charities and Not-For-Profits"

"Overview of Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation for Charities and Not-For-Profits"

“The Canadian Anti-Spam Act: What You Need to Know Before July 1”

Guest Lecturer on Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation, Ted Rogers School of Business Management, Ryerson University, MBA Program, for Prof. Chris MacDonald’s course “Regulation, Government and Socially Responsible Government”

Maanit Zemel is interviewed on CTV News Channel on the "Right to be Forgotten" on Google.

"Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation: What the Freshwater Community Needs to Know Before July 1, 2014"

“Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation – What Nonprofits Need to Know Before July 1, 2014”

“Protecting Your Brand and Reputation: Damage Control and Risk Mitigation Techniques”

“The Canadian Anti-Spam Act: What You Need to Know Before July 1”

“Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation Workshop for Charities and Not-For-Profit Organizations”

Maanit Zemel is quoted in the Lawyer's Weekly in an article on Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation entitled "Critical role for lawyers in battle against spam".