Kirsten Embree has been recommended in Chambers Global 2008: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business.
FMC's communications group has been ranked among Canada's leading firms in Chambers Global 2008 Guide.


Communications
Developments in telecommunications and broadcasting are rapid. New entrants into the field need a law firm that knows the regulatory landscape and can guide them through it quickly and effectively. When their legal concerns expand into tax or intellectual property, they need a full service firm that can speedily pull together the exact expertise needed. And when they’re operating in more than one province, in a federally regulated industry, they need a national law firm.

The Communications Group at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP consists of lawyers who have held senior positions in the industry, who know how communications companies think, and who can tailor their work product to the client’s specific needs. We know the industry players and the regulators: we regularly appear before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and make frequent representations to Industry Canada and other federal government departments. At any point we can call on the expertise of our well connected colleagues in our Public Policy Group, our Tax Group, or our Intellectual Property Group. And with offices across Canada, we are able to serve their legal needs promptly in different jurisdictions.

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REPRESENTATIVE WORK
Providing advice and assistance on the incorporation and establishment of a telecommunications business in Canada, including the financing, regulatory and foreign ownership aspects of Canadian/U.S. joint ventures in the local, long distance, and international telecommunications services markets as well as the fixed and mobile wireless markets
Drafting submissions and making representations to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission ("CRTC") on virtually all regulatory matters affecting new entrants in Canadian telecommunications markets
Making applications to the federal Department of Industry ("Industry Canada") for radio spectrum licenses under the Radiocommunication Act and assisting our clients in spectrum auctions
Providing ongoing regulatory advice to leading local and long distance telecommunications carriers, Internet service providers, Internet portal providers, VOIP providers, competitive access providers and other new entrants in the Canadian telecom market
Offering comprehensive and strategic advice on Canadian competition law, including mergers and acquisitions, take-overs, marketing and business practices
Providing International Trade law advice on the Canadian policy and legislative frameworks applicable to telecommunications service provider



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