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Canada's Telecommunications Industry: Moving Toward Deregulation

Editor: Ms. Embree, please tell us something about your professional background. Embree: Before coming to Fraser Milner Casgrain I worked in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries in Canada, both as in-house counsel and in private practice. My experience includes working for AT&...

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The Canadian Election: A Public Policy Practice Addresses A Change In Government

Editor: Would each of you tell our readers something about your background and professional experience? Reporter: Between 1994 and 2003, I worked at the senior levels of the Canadian government as a political aide. My experience included working as the Chief of Staff to the Minster of Justice...

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Understanding The Harry Potter Injunction: Protecting Copyright And Confidential Information

On July 9, 2005, the Supreme Court of British Columbia granted Raincoast Books and Bloomsbury, the Canadian publishers of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, and J. K. Rowling, the book's author, a court order restraining anyone who had obtained an early copy of the book and everyone who...

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Canada - Law Firms David Smith: A Canadian Senator Talks About A Career In Public Service And The Law

Editor: Senator Smith, you have had extremely active careers in both the public service and as a lawyer. For starters, would you tell our readers something about your background and choice of law as a profession? Smith: I grew up in the home of an evangelical minister, and, as it happened, both...

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Compliance Readiness Leading The Corporate Legal Department In The New Compliance/Ethics Climate

Editor: Would each of you tell us about your career experience? Basri: I have been the Executive Director of ACC - New York for the past ten years. I teach a course on in-house lawyering at the University of Pennsylvania Law School - the course attempts to address in-house dynamics, corporate...

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A Public Policy Practice Group Takes Center Stage

Editor: Would each of you tell our readers something about your background and professional experience? Reporter: Prior to joining Fraser Milner Casgrain, I spent nine years working in various capacities in the Government of Canada, principally as a senior political advisor. I played several...

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Canada - Law Firms Fraser Milner Casgrain On Translating The Skills Successfully Deployed In A Canadian Context To The Global Arena

Editor: Would each of you gentlemen tell our readers something about your professional experience? Elder: My background is in commerce and finance, and I was drawn to the business and corporate side of the practice when I began my career. Upon graduation from the University of Toronto Law...

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