Biography: Competition

Co-leader of the firm's competition practice, Sheridan Scott assists clients in competition matters within Canada and with competition-related public policy initiatives.

Sheridan was Canada's commissioner of competition from 2004 to 2009. As the head of the Competition Bureau, she administered and enforced the Competition Act and oversaw the development of comprehensive amendments to the Act that were passed in 2009. Internationally, Sheridan led the Bureau's participation at the International Competition Network and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. She was elected chair of the ICN steering group, assuming leadership in early 2007.

Prior to her appointment with the Bureau, Sheridan was chief regulatory officer of Bell Canada, where she was responsible for overseeing all activities involving the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the copyright board and the Competition Bureau on behalf of Bell Canada. Sheridan previously held senior positions with the CBC and the CRTC. She clerked under Chief Justice Bora Laskin at the Supreme Court of Canada on the completion of her law degree.

In addition to her practice, she is a member of the editorial board of Competition Law International, the International Bar Association's journal dedicated to antitrust law and policy. She is also vice chair of the international committee of the American Bar Association's section of antitrust law.

In 2005, she was named one of Canada's 100 Most Powerful Women by the Women's Executive Network and was honoured with the Distinguished Alumni Award from the University of Victoria. In 2008, Sheridan received a special recognition award from the Canadian New Media Awards for her contributions to the new media industry. Sheridan received her BA (hons) from McGill University in 1973 and her LLB from the University of Victoria in 1981. She was admitted to the Ontario Bar in 1983.