Welcome!
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Dear friends and colleagues,
Over the past two decades, I have worked closely with visionary leaders and organisations.
I am grateful for those exceptional partnerships and always interested in finding new ways to work together.
I also extend a warm welcome to those who may be discovering my professional site for the first time. Please subscribe below if interested in receiving posts. Thank you.
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What I do
​Navigate policy and legal processes and manage change
Negotiate mutually beneficial outcomes based on your interests​
Advocate for legal or policy change
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How we work together
​Prepare a nimble, clear & concise* strategy, team, and budget based on your needs
​​Focused on people's interests, strive for a win-win where possible
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Work with you to identify the best advocate (it could be you), then prepare your case
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Experience
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Executive: made policy & legal change in government (D-G level). Increased sales 10x as a business owner. Led high-performance teams achieving cross-border investments and skilled worker recruitment reforms (proper scrutiny, shorter backlogs, improved employment outcomes). Strengthened Finance & Budget Processes (contributed to credit rating upgrade).
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Negotiation and legal: senior roles in private law firms (Counsel, led 200+ files), strategic advisory (Principal), and government legal affairs (Director/D-G level). Governance (Board) experience. Ethics and compliance investigations. Lead advisor to the federal government on judicial affairs (i.e. courts).
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Advocacy: winning political campaign "war rooms" ("surprise" majority governments). Communication strategy for PM, cabinet. ​​Legal advocacy for citizens v. governments.
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Education
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I enjoy learning from people, experience, and extensive reading to compare different perspectives.
Practical & Academic Rigour: two McGill Law degrees and a Harvard master's degree focused on economic policy and international negotiations.
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Bilingualism: I enjoyed 3+ years of university coursework in French and often work in the language.
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*Any content must be strategic or absolutely necessary. No superfluous or filler work will be done (or AI-generated) just to draft a longer product.