James B. Rooney, Q.C. is former legal counsel with Dentons Canada LLP (retired). Mr. Rooney is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario and earned his law degree from Dalhousie University (1970). His practice was primarily based on securities litigation and regulation issues. He represented three national investment banks on litigation and regulatory issues, has chaired Alberta Securities Commission inquiries, and has previously been a public member of the Investment Dealers Association (now Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC)).