Maclaren Corlett (Lawyers Est. 1873)

Gordon B. Greenwood is the Managing Partner of Maclaren Corlett LLP. He focuses on business law within Canada and internationally, divided between regulatory law (especially as it relates to advertising and marketing, cosmetics, food and drug, and intellectual property law) and corporate/commercial law.

Gordon holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Western Ontario (1971) and an LL.B. from Dalhousie University (1974), and is a trademark agent and registered lobbyist.  As well as providing professional representation for domestic, international and multinational clients, Gordon is active with many trade associations across Canada and the United States. Listed in Best Lawyers in Canada, Gordon has also been voted as Lawyer of the Year 2022 for Advertising and Marketing as below.

Appearances as speaker/panellist/educator:

• What Happens When the Institutional Memory Disappears – Canadian Institute 26th Annual Advertising & Marketing Law Conference
• Canada Updates – Annually at Independent Beauty Association Tech Regulatory Forums
• Working With Influencers – Ontario Bar Association
• Conducting Contests in Canada – County of Carleton Law Association
• The evolving retail landscape in Canada – Canadian Cosmetic, Toiletry and Fragrance Association
• EU, Canada and U.S.: Fitting the regulatory pieces together – U.S. Green Chemistry Conference
• Canadian and U.S. food, drug, cosmetics & device regulations: Key developments and comparisons – U.S. Food and Drug Law Institute
• Looking good in the eyes of the law – Kronick Moskovitz Tiedemann & Girard

Webinar speaker/writer:

• Legal ADvice, contests, claims, co-promotions – Cosmetics Alliance Canada (formerly CCTFA)
• Influencer Webinar – Allied Beauty Association
• A Hairdresser’s Penny – An article on Canadian Civil Rights Pioneer Viola Desmond – efe Magazine
• Organized the 2014 Data Reporting for the Consumer Products Program – California Air Resources Board, Allied Beauty Association
• Numerous articles in Canadian Hairdresser Magazine
• Various client specific advertising and marketing, corporate compliance, privacy and competition (anti-trust) education seminars
• Current compliance issues: Compliance made easier – Cosmetics Alliance Canada

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