Mr. Rand received a Bachelor of Commerce degree (Honours Economics and Major Accounting) from McGill University in 1963, a Bachelor of Laws degree from Dalhousie Law School in 1966 and a Masters of Law degree from the London School of Economics in 1967. At present, Mr. Rand is an advisor to Canadian and international investors and entrepreneurs on taking companies public in Canada and advising on public offerings, private placements, asset acquisitions and dispositions, mergers, amalgamations and statutory arrangements. Mr. Rand has been associated with companies owned by a member of the Lundin Family since the late 1970s.