About the Authors

• Author: Roger McConchie; David Potts
• Profession: Member of the Bars of British Columbia and Alberta/Member of the Bar of Ontario
• Pages: 1011-1011

About

the

Authors

Roger

D.

McConchie

Member

of the

Bars

of

British Columbia

and

Alberta

Roger

D.

McConchie

is a

civil litigator

in

Vancouver with

a

practice focused

on

defamation, privacy, media, trade libel

and

Internet

law.

He has

advised

and

represented domestic

and

international clients

at all

levels

of the

court

system

for

more than

25

years.

He has

written extensively

and

spoken fre-

quently

on the

subjects

of

libel

and

slander

to

academic, journalism,

and

professional

audiences

and his

comments about legal developments

are

often

reported

in the

news

media.

David

A.

Potts

Member

of the

Ontario

Bar

David

Potts

is a

member

of the

Ontario

bar and

Counsel

to

Deacon, Spears,

Fedson

&

Montizambert

in

Toronto.

He has

acted

for

both

plaintiffs

and

defendants

in

libel actions including:

major

corporations, government,

notable Canadian

publications,

as

well

as

influential individuals

and

politi-

cians.

He is a

frequent

speaker

on the

subject

of

libel

in

Canada

and

abroad

and is the

co-author, with Julian Porter,

of

Canadian

Libel

Practice.