David Elder
Counsel at Stikeman Elliott LLP
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Summary
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Top SchoolDavid Elder is a seasoned privacy and communications lawyer based in Ottawa with more than 30 years of experience across Canadian broadcasting, telecommunications, privacy and lawful access. He leads Stikeman Elliott's Communications Law Group, serves as the firm's Chief Privacy Officer, and advises on regulatory, competition, privacy and public policy matters for clients in a fast-evolving digital landscape. A recognized authority in information technology, privacy and data protection law, he has a proven track record of securing favorable regulatory and legislative outcomes and driving policy leadership for client groups. His career includes senior roles at Bell Canada as Vice President of Regulatory Law and Privacy Ombudsman and earlier as Legal Counsel at the CRTC, providing a rare blend of private practice and regulator insight. He is the editor of Canadian Communications Law and has been retained as Special Digital Privacy Counsel to the Canadian Marketing Association, underscoring his influence at the intersection of law, policy, and industry.
17 years of coding experience
University of Ottawa
Github Skills (12)
simulations10
fusion10
simulation10
reactor10
fusion-reactor10
hydrodynamics9
c-plus-plus8
character-sheet5
data-processing4
javascript3
data-visualization3
data-management3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (4)
ORNL-Fusion/OEDGE
Oct 2008 - Jan 2023
OEDGE/DIVIMP/LIM plasma edge simulation codes for fusion reactor applications
Contributions:9 reviews, 494 commits, 8 PRs in 14 years 5 months
fusion-reactorreactorc-plus-plussimulationedge
jdelder/divimp3d
Jun 2023 - Jun 2023
Contributions:1 push, 1 branch in 1 day
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