I.H. Fraser

Experience

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  Mitchel-Lincoln Packaging Ltd.

  Jan 1975 - Jan 1977

  Personnel Manager

  Mitchel-Lincoln designs and manufactures corrugated boxes, containers, and displays. In the mid-70s, it also manufactured plastic hangers and other display items, as well as distributing a wide variety of packaging and shipping materials.

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  Non-Academic Staff Association - NASA (at the University of Alberta)

  Jan 1978 - Jan 1981

  Research & Grievance Officer

  As Grievance Officer, responsible for processing all bargaining unit grievances and presenting the union case in arbitration if the grievance proceeded to that stage. As Research Officer, responsible for preparing and supporting negotiating proposals for interest arbitration.

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  Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1990

  Associate [1986-1990], Articling Student [1984-1985]

  General advocacy, with a significant labour & employment law focus, including collective bargaining, rights & interest arbitration, and applications for certification & decertification.

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  Faculty of Law - Common Law Section

  Jan 1991 - Jan 1992

  Visiting Professor

  A one-year full-time appointment teaching three courses (Constitutional Law, Property, and Business Associations) in the Common Law Section of the Faculty of Law.

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  Norton Rose Fulbright

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2006

  Managing Partner Ottawa Office [1998-2001], Partner [1995-2006], Associate [1993-1995]

  Commercial litigation, primarily in insurance, insolvency, shareholder disputes, and class action defence. Also counsel in labour & employment law matters, defamation actions, estates litigation, environmental claims, and federal & municipal elections challenges. Appeared before all Ontario & Federal courts, the Ontario Labour Relations Board, the Competition Tribunal, the Ontario Environmental Review Tribunal, and commercial arbitrators. Opinions on corporate, commercial, and constitutional law questions.As Managing Partner of the Ottawa office, I was responsible to the Executive Committee for all professional and administrative operations of the Ottawa office. I was also a member of the firm’s Management Committee, which had overall operational responsibility for the firm. Show less

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  Department of Justice Canada | Ministère de la Justice du Canada

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Senior Counsel

  General advocacy, primarily in commercial disputes, class action defence, and procurement litigation. Advice and opinions on commercial and administrative law questions and policy initiatives. Appeared for the Crown in the Federal courts as well as the Superior Courts and Courts of Appeal in several Provinces.

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  Fraser Advocacy Training & Consulting

  Jan 2008 - Dec 2016

  Advocacy Consultant

  Providing advocacy training and consulting services to private law firms and individual lawyers.

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  Northern Territory Government

  Nov 2014 - Dec 2014

  Senior Project Officer

  Policy research and analysis for the Northern Territory Government's Red Tape Abolition Squad.

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  Fraser Dispute Resolution Services

  Jun 2015 - Dec 2016

  Dispute Resolution Services

  Providing mediation or arbitration services for parties in commercial, professional, corporate, insurance, and estates matters.

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  Charles Darwin University

  Mar 2016 - Dec 2017

  Lecturer in Law

  My primary role was to manage the implementation of CDU's online LLM program.I also taught in the Moot Court program.

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  Government of Yukon

  Feb 2017 - now

  Counsel, Litigation Group