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Lawson A.W. Hunter is Executive Vice-President and Chief Corporate Officer of BCE Inc. and Bell Canada. In this role, he oversees regulatory and competitive affairs as well as a broader agenda of public policy issues, with a particular focus on Bell Canada's operations.
Previously a Partner with Stikeman Elliott, Lawson is one of Canada's leading competition and trade lawyers. He has extensive experience in both the public and private sectors.
In the public sector, Lawson served as Director of Investigation and Research under the Competition Act and as Deputy Minister of Industry responsible for the Bureau of Competition Policy. He is viewed as the primary author to the Canada's Competition Act, which became law in 1986.
During his career in the private sector, Lawson advised a wide array of national and multi-national corporations on competitive and regulatory law. He also provided consulting services to a number of federal government departments including Industry Canada and Transport Canada.
Lawson is a member of the Ontario and New Brunswick bars. He is a graduate of The University of New Brunswick (LLB) and Harvard University (LLM). | 