Bar Fellowship
of the American Bar Foundation (in recognition of outstanding dedication to the welfare of the community, the traditions of the profession and the advancement of the objectives of The American Bar Association)
Directorships, Memberships & Professional Activities
• American Bar Association, Section of International Law (immediate past co-chair, International Transportation Committee)
• Canada-United States Law Institute, Advisory Board
• U.S. Transportation Lawyers Association, past president
• Canadian Transport Lawyers' Association, past president
• Canada - China Lawyers Foundation, Board of Directors
• Canadian Foundation for Chinese Heritage Preservation, Board of Directors
• Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (chartered member)
• International Aviation Women's Association (past vice president, International Affairs)
• Canadian Bar Association, Competition Law Section and National Air & Space Law Forum
• American Bar Association, Antitrust and International Law Sections and the Forum on Air and Space Law
• Canada China Business Council
Publications & Seminars
• Co-author with Kevin Wright & Jonathan Gilhen, "Canada Enacts Significant Changes to its Foreign Investment Laws" in Competition Policy International Antitrust Journal (August 2010).
• Exporting in a Tough Economy: Letters of Credit in International Transactions - What Exporters Need to Know. Presenter, Seminar held in conjunction with Export Development Corporation - Toronto ON, December 2009.
• The Aviation Industry's Struggle to Strike a Balance in Troubled Times: The Canadian Perspective- Presenter, International Bar Association Annual Conference - Madrid, Spain, October 2009.
• Author, Liberalization of Foreign Ownership Rules- Air Transport Sector. International Law Office - Aviation Newsletter, September 2009.
• Co-author with Mark Katz and James Dinning, Open Skies and Airline Mergers: What Will Become of the Global Airline Industry? Presenter, American Bar Association Annual Conference, Section of International Law - Chicago IL, July 2009.
• Foreign Investment in Canada Just Got More Complicated. Co-presenter, International Mergers and Acquisitions Subcommittee, Business Law Section, American Bar Association Annual Conference - Chicago IL, July 2009.
• Author, Canada - Proposed Air Passenger Rights Legislation: Bill C-310. International Law Office - Aviation Newsletter, June 2009.
• Co-author, Major Changes to Canada's Foreign Investment Laws: Bill C-10. Special Bulletin. February 2009
• Canada's New Foreign Investment Laws and State Owned Enterprises Guidelines. Presenter, "Invest in Canada" Seminar held in conjunction with the Third Chinese Enterprises Outbound Investment Conference, Beijing PRC, April 2009
• Inter-Agency Merger Review and Scope of Regulated Conduct Defence: New Canada Transportation Act Merger Review Provisions. Presenter, Canadian Bar Association Fall Conference on Competition Law. Gatineau QC, September 2008.
• Co-author with Robert E. Milnes, Update on Canada's Foreign Investment Law: Canadian Government blocks U.S. firm's offer to buy Canada's leading space business, April 2008.
• Co-author with James Longwell, The Transnational Community as Innovation Linkage, presented at a Workshop jointly hosted by Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and Ted Rogers School of Management, Ryerson University. Toronto ON, June 2008.
• Canada Seeks Open Skies Agreement with European Union in International Law Office - Aviation Newsletter, 2007.
• Canada/China Trade: Inbound and Outbound Gateway, Transportation and Logistics. Presenter, Doing Business with China: Opportunities and Challenges, sponsored by Chambers of Commerce of Hamilton, Burlington, Oakville and Brantford.
• Investment Canada Act - Proposed Amendments and Implications for Foreign Investment in Transportation M&As in The Transportation Lawyer, 2006.
Publications
Canada Enacts Significant Changes to its Foreign Investment Laws