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An agile legal professional with extensive experience in commercial and regulatory matters in technology, media, and telecommunications (TMT) industries. The bulk of my work involves supporting client legal teams with practical, business-focused advice for the launch of new telecommunications and technology services and products.My commercial work is IT-focused, assisting both institutional and growth clients on enterprise-wide outsourcing arrangements, cloud and SaaS arrangements, software licensing, and other forms of technology acquisition and implementation. I work directly with clients to review, negotiate and draft MSAs and other framework documents for business-to-business commercial transactions, as well as Terms of Service and related policies and warranties in business-to-consumer contexts. In my regulatory work, I help clients navigate complex legal frameworks applicable to telecommunications and technology by advising on an array of licensing, corporate ownership and control, certification, enforcement and dispute resolution matters. I provide strategic advice to telecommunications service providers, broadcasters, radio equipment and hardware vendors, satellite service and IoT/M2M connectivity providers, app developers, as well as social media and digital services companies, among others. I also assist clients on international telecommunications matters, including regulatory reviews for multifaceted physical infrastructure projects such as international terrestrial and submarine fiber-optic cable networks. I routinely act for these clients in a range of formal and informal proceedings before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) and other federal departments and agencies. I collaborate with Fasken's team of TMT professionals on cybersecurity, privacy, metadata, lawful interception and market access issues, as well as telecommunications-based marketing practices and anti-spam laws (CASL). I edit numerous TMT publications, including Chambers and Partners’ TMT 2024 Canada Chapter, as well as the International Communications Law Guide’s 2024 "Telecoms, Media & Internet" Canada chapter and I am a member of the International Institute of Communications (IIC), the Federal Communications Bar Association (FCBA), and Canadian Technology Law Association (CAN-TECH).

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