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Mr Gregory Kane KC
Work Department
Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Public Policy and Regulation; and Communications
Position
Counsel
Career
Greg has been practising law since 1973, and recently joined Dentons’ Communications and Public Policy Law Practice Groups in 2012. His practice involves all aspects of domestic and international electronic and telecommunications sectors including regulatory, transactional and privatization mandates in telephony, satellite, wireless, Internet, broadcasting, broadcasting distribution and copyright. He has appeared before a number of federal and provincial regulatory agencies, including the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission and the Copyright Board.
Greg’s practice extends to regulatory and appellate litigation most recently in the transportation and health care regulated sectors. He advises with respect to federal lobbying, conflicts and ethics issues. He has made appearances before government departments, including Industry Canada, Canadian Heritage, Transport Canada, the Canadian Transportation Agency and the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner. He has also appeared before the Federal Court of Canada and the Supreme Court of Canada in judicial proceedings to review department and agency decisions. He has served as legal advisor to tribunals and has acted on specific mandates for government departments.
Prior to joining Dentons, Greg practised with another national law firm, served as Associate General Counsel (Telecommunications) to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission, counsel to the General Legal Council in Ghana, West Africa under the auspices of the Canadian University Service Overseas and the Canadian International Development Agency, and as General Counsel to the Consumers’ Association of Canada.
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Languages
English
Memberships
Education
University of Ottawa (LL.B., 1969)
Lawyer Rankings
Canada > Telecoms
The expertise of the practice at Dentons encompasses telecoms matters involving mobile satellite systems, online streaming services, user generated content platforms and cloud-based computing systems. Domestic and foreign satellite operators, broadcasters and tech companies regularly feature on the group’s client roster. Ottawa-based Monica Song steers the department; her practice has a particular emphasis on the satellite and wireless industries and cloud-based technology companies, with an increasing focus on earth observation satellite service licensing and broadband expansion projects. Key counsels include Gregory Kane KC, who represents telecoms clients in regulatory and appellate litigation, and Margot E Patterson, who advises multinational media companies on broadcasting regulatory matters.
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Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation
- Business immigration
- Construction
- Energy and natural resources > Oil and gas
- Telecoms
- Cannabis
- Capital markets
- Dispute resolution: Alberta
- Dispute resolution: Ontario
- Dispute resolution: Quebec
- Environment
- Indigenous law
- Insurance
- International trade
- Labour and employment
- Energy and natural resources > Mining
- Transport > Other transport
- Pensions
- Energy and natural resources > Power
- Public procurement
- Real estate
- Banking and finance
- Competition and antitrust
- Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution: British Columbia
- Infrastructure projects
- Restructuring and insolvency
- Tax
- Technology