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C. Paul Spurgeon, V.P. - Legal Services & General Counsel
Paul Spurgeon graduated from the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law (1975) and was admitted to the Ontario Bar (Law Society of Upper Canada) in 1977. Following his call to the bar, he served as a judges' law clerk to the Chief Judge of the County and District Courts of Ontario. Prior to joining SOCAN he was Legal Counsel to CAPAC, one of SOCAN's predecessors.
As counsel to SOCAN, Paul's practice includes copyright law, communications law, corporate-commercial law and administrative law, appearing before the Copyright Board and the Federal Court of Canada and other public bodies including the CRTC and various Parliamentary committees. He is a member of the Canadian Bar Association, a member and Trustee of the Copyright Society of the U.S.A., the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), and the International Association of Entertainment Lawyers. Mr. Spurgeon was recently named a member of the Copyright Legislation Committee (Policy) of the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada (IPIC). He is a graduate of the Western Executive Program of the Richard Ivey School of Business.
In 1988, Paul was elected to serve as a member of the Legal and Legislative Committee of CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers) and in May 2001, he was elected Chairman. He also represents SOCAN at various international forums. He has been a guest lecturer at Osgoode Hall Law School, the Faculties of Law at the Universities of Toronto, Western Ontario, Windsor and Queen's University Faculty of Music, Harris Institute for the Arts and Fanshawe, Connestoga and Mohawk Colleges.