Dentons is pleased to introduce its newly-expanded Government Affairs and Public Policy group. With a new US President and newly-shuffled Canadian cabinet, the Firm’s world-class team of former politicians, policy leaders and leading lawyers knows the legislative and political “pulse” across Canada and around the globe, offering clients a unique insight into the rapidly-changing world around us.

Over the past two years, the Government Affairs and Public Policy team, led by Partner Joe Lougheed, has been joined by Former Industry Minister James Moore, public policy and strategic affairs professional Dr. Robert Murray, and former Canadian Ambassador to the US Gary Doer; and has developed an affiliation with The Right Honourable Stephen Harper.

Adding to Dentons’ robust team—comprising The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien, former Premier of Alberta David Hancock, former Québec Minister Gil Rémillard, and other highly-respected professionals—the group assists clients with their policy, business, legislative, legal, political and regulatory needs at local, provincial, national and international levels. The team leverages our full-service legal platform to achieve our clients’ goals, and strategically address complex issues and mitigate risk in an increasingly complex policy and regulatory landscape.

We offer services to clients across our six Canadian offices, with support from our leading Public Policy and Regulation practice in the US and around the globe. With more than 7,700 lawyers and strategic advisors in 61 countries, Dentons is your global legal and strategy advisor in any market.

The team has a broad range of experience, including advising on removing foreign ownership restrictions in the Canadian market; providing specialized telecommunications regulatory advice; and advising on successful advocacy efforts to reform Canada's copyright and intellectual property regime.

“Dentons is consistently recognized for delivering quality, value and innovation in new and different ways. An important dimension of this is our recognition of the opportunity to better serve our clients by being and offering more than the traditional law firm,” said Chris Pinnington, Canada Chief Executive Officer. “Our impressive ability to guide our clients through opportunities and challenges, deals and disputes, at the critical intersection of law, business, government and cross-border relations is unrivalled and is yet another demonstration of how Dentons is disrupting the traditional legal services model.”

For more information on how our group can help you, please read our Government Affairs and Public Policy capabilities document.

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