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Civil Law · Ontario, Canada

Oliver Anthony Jaakkola

Lawyer · Sirius XM Canada Inc. · Toronto

135 Liberty St, 4th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M6K 1A7
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About

Oliver Jaakkola joined the company in 2008 and as Vice President and General Counsel is responsible for overseeing management of all legal and regulatory matters involved in SiriusXM Canada’s provision of premium satellite digital audio entertainment and information services to consumers across Canada. Oliver provides counsel and leadership to senior management with respect to the negotiation of key contracts, corporate and securities law, corporate finance transactions, copyright licensing, broadcasting regulations, and government relations. Oliver has appeared with the company before the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission at the Sirius and XM Canada merger hearing, and more recently, at our successful broadcasting license renewal hearing. He also works directly with the company’s board of directors advising on strategic risk management, corporate governance and public company business. Oliver began his legal career as a business law associate at McCarthy Tétrault LLP and as an articled clerk at Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP. He is a graduate of the University of Toronto (Trinity College) (B.A.) and the University of Western Ontario Faculty of Law (LL.B).