Colin Lachance

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  • Colin Lachance's Details
    • Title: President and CEO
    • Institution: Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII)
  • Colin Lachance's presentations
    • When the Dog Catches the Car: CanLII's Evolution from Free Law Concept to Cornerstone of Canadian Legal Research to Potential Commercial Competitor

  Colin Lachance was named President and CEO of the Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII) in April of 2011. Called to the Alberta (1998) and Ontario (2004) bars, his career before CanLII focused largely on communications law and policy matters. In addition to legal roles, he held a senior leadership role for several years in the wholesale marketing department of a major national telecommunications company, with whom he also acted as a registered in-house lobbyist. Colin is currently pursuing an LL.M. with concentration in law and technology on a part-time basis at the University of Ottawa which he hopes to complete in early 2013.