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He is considered Canada's leading domain name lawyer, having worked on more cases than any other lawyer in Canada.<ref>[http://www.domainbits.com/canadian-domain-laws/ domainbits.com]</ref> In 2010, he ran for an election for a seat in the [[CIRA]] board, <ref>[http://www.domainbits.com/cira-board/ domainbits.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.domainsget.info/tag/zak-muscovitch/ domainsget.info]</ref> however, he was not elected. Mr. Muscovitch led the [[UDRP]] Panel, alongside [[Chef Patrick]], at [[T.R.A.F.F.I.C.]] in 2010.<ref>[http://idnblog.com/2010/01/22/breaking-t-r-a-f-f-i-c-zak/ idnblog.com]</ref>
He is considered Canada's leading domain name lawyer, having worked on more cases than any other lawyer in Canada.<ref>[http://www.domainbits.com/canadian-domain-laws/ domainbits.com]</ref> In 2010, he ran for an election for a seat in the [[CIRA]] board, <ref>[http://www.domainbits.com/cira-board/ domainbits.com]</ref><ref>[http://www.domainsget.info/tag/zak-muscovitch/ domainsget.info]</ref> however, he was not elected. Mr. Muscovitch led the [[UDRP]] Panel, alongside [[Chef Patrick]], at [[T.R.A.F.F.I.C.]] in 2010.<ref>[http://idnblog.com/2010/01/22/breaking-t-r-a-f-f-i-c-zak/ idnblog.com]</ref>
===Industry Achievements===
Mr. Muscovitch was involved in the following historic legal cases:<ref>[http://www.dnattorney.com/about.shtml DNattorney.com]</ref>
* Toronto.com (2000), successfully defended against the first attempt in Federal Court to obtain an interlocutory injunction against a domain name registrant
* SweetSuccess.com (2001). the first decision involving a Canadian [[registrar]] to establish the convenient forum for international domain name disputes.
* Technodome.com (2002), the first in rem decision under the U.S. ACPA.
* Canadian.biz (2002), the first Canadian court case overturning an [[ICANN]] [[UDRP]], which was originally commenced by Molson
* CheapTickets.ca (2008) as defense he successfully obtained the cancelation of a plaintiff's trademark for "Cheap Tickets"; the proceeding went before the Federal Court of Appeals.
===Fun Fact===
===Fun Fact===
Zak Muscovitch has recently started a fun project, a blog featuring reviews of the buffet style restaurants that he avidly seeks out.<ref>[[ICANN41]] Interview</ref>
Zak Muscovitch has recently started a fun project, a blog featuring reviews of the buffet style restaurants that he avidly seeks out.<ref>[[ICANN41]] Interview</ref>