Laurence J.E. Dunbar
Area Listed Most frequently recommended
Year called to the Bar: 1980
Chair of the firm’s Communications Law Group. Focuses on telecommunications, broadcasting regulation and related business issues. Advises Canadian and foreign carriers, public utilities, telecommunications service providers and investors in the telecommunications and broadcasting markets. Thirty years of experience with interconnection, licensing and tariff issues. Advises on trans-border telecommunications issues and on application of foreign ownership restrictions to investments in Canadian carriers and broadcasting undertakings. Advises on radio spectrum issues related to mobile wireless (cellular), fixed radio and satellite services. Also advises on Internet-related issues, including VoIP, ISP liability, e-commerce, and IP-TV. Coordinates international regulatory due diligence for manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and global service providers. Counsels regulators and domestic and foreign governments on legislative and policy issues related to privatization, competition and regulatory reform in the telecommunications and broadcasting sectors. Recognized by Chambers Global, The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, Who’s Who Legal, The Best Lawyers in Canada, and PLC Which Lawyer? Canadian Rhodes Scholar; LLB, Dalhousie; BCL, Oxford.
Laurence J.E. Dunbar is featured in The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
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