Former Canadian AG to Join Baker & McKenzie

Former Canadian attorney general Peter MacKay will join Baker & McKenzie, effective, Feb. 1, the law firm said on Monday.

MacKay, who was also Minister of Justice, Minister of National Defense and Minister of Foreign Affairs, will work in Baker & McKenzie’s Toronto office. He will advise on regulatory enforcement and compliance matters and advise Canadian companies on doing business globally.

Even though MacKay announced he would leave his post in spring of last year, he said he was prohibited from discussing his employment at a private law firm until November, when the new Canada minister of justice and attorney general ...