(Canada) 604-357-3146 / (USA) 415-738-2215         dianetucker@detetal.com

Diane E
Tucker

Chartered Arbitrator

Welcome

Welcome

Here’s a quick list of my areas of expertise.
• Charity/Society governance
• Commercial/Business
• Contract disputes
• Professional education accreditation
• Entertainment
• Ethics/Confidentiality
• Intellectual property/Licensing
• Marketing/Sponsorships
• Privacy/Cybersecurity
• Professional fees
• Torts
• Vehicle warranty and Value

If you seek more specific information, take a look at my video and the other tabs on the website. Contact me about hearing your dispute!

Credentials

Credentials

Arbitration
Chartered Arbitrator, ADR Institute of Canada, Toronto, ON

Privacy
Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C), International Association of Privacy Professionals, Portsmouth, NH

Certified Information Privacy Professional/US (CIPP/US), International Association of Privacy Professionals, Portsmouth, NH

Law
Member, State Bar of California

Certificate of Qualification, National Committee on Accreditation, University of Ottawa, ON

Education

Education

Arbitration II and III, Alternative Dispute Resolution of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Juris Doctor, Western State University College of Law, Fullerton, California

Certificate of Merit in Comparative /International Legal Institutions and Jurisprudence, McGeorge Law School, University of the Pacific, Sacramento, California (classes in Heidelberg, Vienna and Budapest)

Bachelor of Arts, Theology, University of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio

Law Practice

Law Practice

In-house counsel in Canada and USA at General Counsel/Assistant General Counsel levels in the electronic entertainment realm, particularly the videogame and social networking industries. Broad experience in Intellectual Property, licensing, marketing, privacy, confidentiality, international rules and regulations.

PAST AFFILIATIONS INCLUDE

• Sony Computer Entertainment America (PlayStation) – Foster City, California
• Sega of America – Redwood City/San Francisco, California
• Dole Packaged Foods – San Francisco, California
• airG – Vancouver, BC

Teaching

Teaching

CREATING AND DELIVERING TRAINING FOR PROFESSIONALS:

  • Arbitrator’s Training Video for Surrey Board of Trade Dispute Resolution Program
     

  • Confidentiality! Privacy! Conflict of Interest! Workshops at
    o ADR Institute of Canada 2019 Conference
    o ADRBC 2018 Lunch & Learn
    o ADRBC 2017 Symposium
     

  • Ethics for Alternative Dispute Resolution, ADRBC’s Arbitrator Training Course, Royal Roads University
     

  • Arbitrator Training Program, State Bar of California
     

  • Records Retention, Management, Storage and Destruction for a Specific Transaction and Overall, part of the on-site seminar “Corporate Transactions for Paralegals” for Federated Press, 2010 and 2011
     

  • Mitigating Risk in Client Relationships and Ethics; Practical Tools for In-House Counsel, a webinar for CCH Canadian Limited, 2012

INTERNATIONALLY AT INSTITUTIONS INCLUDING

University of British ColumbiaSan Francisco State UniversityBritish Columbia Institute of Technology and San Francisco Law School:

  • US Constitutional Law
  • Videogame Law
  • US Federal and California Civil Procedure
  • Contracts and Remedies
  • Business Law

Community

Community

PAST

Secretary, Board of Directors, City Opera Vancouver, Vancouver, BC

President, Board of Directors, Little Chamber Music Series that Could, Vancouver, BC

Performer, Le Grand Continental, PUSH Festival, Vancouver, BC

Performer, Summer Solstice at Mountain View, Vancouver, BC

Performer, Attractor, PUSH Festival, Vancouver, BC

CURRENT

Vice–President, Board of Directors, Place des Arts, Coquitlam, BC

Boards &
Committees

Boards &
Committees

PAST

Member, Board of Directors, ADR Institute of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Member, Certified Information Privacy Professional/Canada (CIPP/C) Exam Development Board, International Association of Privacy Professionals, Portsmouth, NH

CURRENT

Member, Ethics and Professional Practices Committee, ADR Institute of Canada, Toronto, ON

Contact

If you seek more specific information, other tabs on the website provide further information. Contact me about hearing your dispute!