John F. Rook, Q.C., Lawyer
Contributing Editor
Federated Press Contributions
| Contributing Editor, Corporate Liability (CorpL) 1993– |
| "The Prosecution of Directors and Officers for Criminal Offences Under the Competition Act" (1994) 1 CorpL 65 (co-authored with John M. Hovland) |
| "Supreme Court of Canada to Claim for Damages for Pure Economic Loss" (1996) 2 CorpL 125 |
| "Economic Loss and Duty to Warn in the Supreme Court of Canada" (1997) 4 CorpL 206 |
Biography
| Born 19 November 1946 |
| Educated Queen's University B.A. (Hons., Econ.) 1968; University of Toronto LL.B. 1971 |
| Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP 1990– |
| Associate (1973-76), then Partner (1977-89), Holden, Murdoch & Finlay |
| Special Counsel, Federal Department of Justice 1983-85 |
| Appointed Queen's Counsel 1984 |
| Called to the Bar of Ontario 1973 |
| Articled, Arthur Maloney, Q.C. 1971-72 |
| Member, Canadian Bar Association (Competition Law Section), Advocates' Society, University Club of Toronto |
| Author, various legal articles and papers on competition and telecommunications law |
Practice Description
| Mr. Rook acts as counsel in corporate, commercial and administrative law matters, and has appeared in numerous proceedings in the courts in several provinces as well as the federal courts and the Supreme Court of Canada. He is known for his work as counsel in competition and telecommunications law proceedings before the Competition Tribunal, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission and the courts. |
Address
| Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP |
| Box 50 |
| 1 First Canadian Place |
| Toronto, Ontario M5X 1B8 |
| Telephone: (416) 862-4280 |
| Telecopier: (416) 862-6666 |
| E-mail: jrook@osler.com |
| Web: www.osler.com |