March 7, 2012 - The C.D. Howe Institute is pleased to announce the appointment of The Hon. Konrad W. von Finckenstein, Q.C. as an Institute Senior Fellow. Mr. von Finckenstein's areas of focus are communications law, dispute resolution, competition law, and mergers and acquisitions.
"Konrad von Finckenstein possesses extraordinary policy depth and range. His record of public leadership is remarkable and his deep knowledge base will add tremendous capacity to our research program," said Finn Poschmann, the Institute's Vice President, Research. "We are absolutely delighted to have Konrad on board."
Von Finckenstein served as Chair of the Canadian Radio and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) from 2007 to 2012. A Federal Justice from 2003 to 2007, and Commissioner of Competition from 1997 to 2003, he is also an accomplished trade negotiator and diplomat. He was Senior General Counsel in the Trade Negotiations Office during the Canada-US free trade negotiations in 1987 and 1988. In that position he was responsible both for negotiating the dispute settlement provisions and overseeing the drafting of the Canada US Free trade Agreement as well as its implementation legislation.
He has also held senior positions in the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of Industry, and Department of Justice.
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