Hon. Ronald G. Atkey, P.C., Q.C., Lawyer
Contributing Editor
Federated Press Contributions
| Contributing Editor, North American Corporate Lawyer (NACL) 1993– |
| "Canada Blocks Application of U.S.-Cuban Democracy Act" (1993) 1 NACL 6 |
| "The Canadian Connection in Excluding Cultural Products from the GATT" (1994) 1 NACL 25 |
| "Viacom/Paramount/Blockbuster Approval in Canada Sets New Legal Precedents" (1995) 2 NACL 74 (co-authored with Peter H. Franklyn) |
| "Canada Strongly Opposes the Helms-Burton Bill" (1995) 3 NACL 102 (co-authored with Jennifer E. Tremblay) |
| "The Clumsy Canadian Caper on Magazines" (1996) 3 NACL 118 |
| "The U.S. Strikes Back at the World Trade Organization" (1996) 3 NACL 147 |
| "NAFTA Three Years Later: A Canadian View" (1997) 4 NACL 186 |
| "Canada-U.S. trade: Significant Issues in 1998" (1997) 4 NACL 234 |
Biography
| Born 15 February 1942 |
| Educated University of Western Ontario LL.B. 1965 (Gold Medallist); Yale University LL.M. 1966 |
| Senior Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP 1974– |
| First Chair, Security Intelligence Review Committee 1984-89 |
| Minister of Employment and Immigration 1979-80 |
| Member of Parliament, St. Paul's 1979-80, 1972-74 |
| Called to the Bar of Ontario 1969 |
| Articled, Robins & Robins 1966-67 |
| Director, Time Warner (Canada) Limited, Nikon Canada Inc., The Song Corporation, Lookout Group of Companies, Canadian Film Centre, Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Council for Canadian Unity, Canadian Civil Liberties Association, International Commission of Jurists |
| Member of the Board of Trustees, Motion Picture Foundation of Canada |
| Past President, The Albany Club (Toronto) |
| Member, Craigleith Ski Club, Royal Canadian Yacht Club, The Toronto Hunt Club |
| Author, The Chancellor's Foot (Little, Brown Canada 1995), Canadian Constitutional Law in a Modern Perspective (University of Toronto Press 1970); numerous articles dealing with federal-provincial relations, business law, government regulation, and international trade and investment |
Practice Description
| Mr. Atkey's practice consists of international business transactions and related regulatory issues such as competition, foreign investment and trade, with a special emphasis on arts, entertainment and media law. |
Address
| Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP |
| Box 50 |
| 1 First Canadian Place |
| Toronto, Ontario M5X 1B8 |
| Telephone: (416) 862-6421 |
| Telecopier: (416) 862-6666 |
| E-mail: ratkey@osler.com |
| Web: www.osler.com |
Entry updated August 2000