• Thirty years of experience in increasingly responsible litigation, diplomatic, legal advisory, policy and senior executive positions• Strong people, financial and client management skills• Proven track record of strategic thinking and service delivery, especially in respect of complex and sensitive files, under extreme time pressures• Deep and broad experience in diplomatic and stakeholder relationsInternational Trade Law and Policy Specialist providing strategic, policy, and legal advice to public and private sector interests on a range of access, regulatory, litigation, and institutional issues. In addition to deep and broad experience as trade diplomat and litigator in private practice, with the government of Canada, and with an international organization, I served as General Counsel in the Department of Finance Canada after the financial crisis, as well as in shorter assignments at Privy Counsel Office and Treasury Board to round out policy, executive, and strategic litigation management experience.I served in the Competition Bureau in two assignments, first as investigator and Special Adviser, and then as the first Deputy Commissioner for Competition Promotion to set up the new branch.
Listed skills include International Trade Law, International Trade Agreements, Financial Regulation, International Financial Institutions, and 10 others.