David Elder

Bio

Highly-regarded senior telecommunications lawyer and manager with 19 years experience in Canadian broadcasting and telecommunications, privacy and lawful access. Expert advisor, strategist, team leader and relationship builder with proven track record of public policy leadership and success in securing favourable regulatory and legislative treatment for client groups. David formerly practised regulatory law with Bell Canada, where he was most recently Vice President, Regulatory Law. He also acted as Bell Privacy Ombudsman, the equivalent of Chief Privacy Officer, and served throughout his tenure at Bell as Regulatory Counsel to Bell ExpressVu (now Bell TV). David spent the first 6 years of his career as legal counsel to the CRTC. David has been an active member of the Information Technology Association of Canada and the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association, is the former chair of the Lawful Access Committee of the Canadian Association of Internet Providers and a former member of the Steering Committee of the 45th Circuit program of the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation. He is a Member of the Steering Committee for the biennial LSUC/CBA Communications Law and Policy Conference. He is also a member of the Canadian Bar Association.