About the Chair

Mission

In order to maintain its leading position in research on the legal challenges posed by information technology and e-commerce (cyberspace), the University of Montreal has created the L. R. Wilson Chair in Information Technology and E-Commerce Law, which will be part of the Faculty of Law's Centre de recherche en droit public (CRDP).

The purpose of the L. R. Wilson Chair is to encourage research on legal norms that could facilitate interactions on the Internet. It will reinforce the CRDP's position as a centre of excellence in information technology law, play a leadership role in creating ties with the legal profession and business, and be instrumental in establishing new initiatives.

Management Committee

Under the statutes, the Chair is administered by a Management Committee. The Committe's duties include approving the Chair's research program (which is designed by the Scientific Committee) and budget. It also assesses the Chair's activities in accordance with set objectives.

The Dean of the Faculty of Law or his or her representative (who chairs the Committee) :

• Gilles Trudeau

The Director of the CRDP or his or her representative :

• Karim Benyekhlef

The Chairholder :

• Pierre Trudel

A representative of the Office of the Vice-Rector, Research at the University of Montreal :

• Monique Mercier - Emergis

Two members appointed by the Dean of the Faculty of Law to represent donors, one of whom represents The Wilson Foundation :

• Véronique Wattiez-Larose - McCarthy Tétrault

• David G. Masse - The Wilson Foundation