DR. EMIR CROWNE

Barrister, Attorney-At-Law, & Trademark Agent

Email:
[email protected]

LATEST CASE:

High Court Judge grants injunction stopping Commonwealth Games selection process

BIO

One of the region’s leading experts in Intellectual Property and Sports Law, Dr. Emir Crowne is a Tenant at New City Chambers in Port-of-Spain, and the Founder of Crowne Sports Law, an international sports litigation practice.

He is a Barrister, Attorney-at-Law and Intellectual Property Agent with a wide-ranging and extensive practice in the following areas: Administrative Law, Complex Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Constitutional Law, Contracts (Drafting & Negotiation), Corporate/Commercial Law, Human Rights, Intellectual Property, International Trust Law, Labour Law (Union Side), Professional Discipline, Sports & Entertainment Law, Telecommunications Law and Technology Law.

Dr. Emir Crowne is also appointed to the World Intellectual Property Organization’s List of Neutrals and is available to arbitrate and mediate intellectual property disputes

CASES:

James Armstrong v. World Curling Federation, CAS 2012/A/2756
RESULT: Successful reduction in doping ban
Dominique Blake v. Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission, CAS 2013/A/3361
RESULT: Successful reduction in doping ban
Remi Beaulieu v. Speed Skating Canada, SDRCC 13-0199
RESULT: Arbitrator upholds claim of conflict of interest and finds exceptional circumstances that warrant placing client on Men’s Senior Team
Umac v. Custom Black Inc., 2015 HRTO 1299
RESULT: Successful claim of discrimination based on place of origin and ethnic background
William Dutton v. Speed Skating Canada, SDRCC 18-0344
RESULT: Rare re-consideration of Olympic selections ordered

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS & AWARDS

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

BA, University of Western Ontario
LLB, University of London
LLM, University of Strathclyde
LLM, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University
PhD Anglia Ruskin University
Negotiation And Leadership Certificate, Harvard Law School, Program on Negotiation
Legal Education Certificate, Hugh Wooding Law School
Leadership in Corporate Counsel, Harvard Law School, Executive Education

AWARDS

South Asian Bar Association (Toronto), Young Practitioner Award, 2010
Professor of the Year, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2013
“Corporate Lawyer to Watch”, US/Canada Cross-Border Guide – Corporate, Lexpert Magazine, June 2016

MEMBERSHIPS & PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Affiliate/Academic Member, Intellectual Property Institute of Canada, 2004 – 2013
Affiliate Member (Educator), International Masters of Gaming Law, 2008 – 2013
Law Society of Ontario
Law Association of Trinidad & Tobago