Whether facing a worldwide merger review or a global cartel investigation – in the increasingly global environment of merger regulation and antitrust enforcement – let our Dentons Canada Competition and Antitrust team provide you with the assistance you need. We work seamlessly with our global Competition and Antitrust group of more than 90 members located in our offices in the US, Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Russia, CIS and the Caucasus, and the UK.

Our team is involved in some of the most significant merger reviews and class actions in Canada and is consistently ranked “recommended” amongst Canada’s leading antitrust practices by Global Competition Review. The members of our team are rated as leading practitioners in the area by Chambers Global.

Members of the team are leaders in their field, holding leadership positions in the Canadian Bar Association – National Competition Law Section, the American Bar Association – Section of Antitrust Law and the International Bar Association. They also regularly speak at conferences and lecture on competition law in Canadian law schools.

We provide strategic advice and representation in all areas of competition law:

• Mergers and acquisitions: Pre-merger notification under the Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act, including some of the most contentious foreign acquisitions in Canada.
• Cartels: Acting in criminal investigations and proceedings, including dealing with navigating the Canadian Immunity and Leniency processes and defending clients facing criminal charges.
• Class actions: Representing in class actions based on allegations of breaches of Canadian competition law.
• Investigations: Assisting when faced with search warrants, “dawn raids” and information requests by the Competition Bureau.
• Compliance: Developing and delivering compliance programs tailored to your business and conducting internal investigations.
• Advice: Assisting you with gauging risks from joint ventures as well as distribution and pricing practices.
• Marketing and advertising: Advising regarding marketing and advertising initiatives, contests and the consumer protection provisions of the Competition Act.

When deciding to implement a MAP program, determining a class action strategy, entering into a competitively complex acquisition or joint venture, being accused of price fixing or concerned about a competitor’s conduct in the market, let our Competition and Antitrust group guide you every step of the way.

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Recognition

Dentons ranked in GCR Global Elite’s Top 20 Firms

December 16, 2022

GCR 100 has recognized Dentons in its Top 20 Global Elite firms. The GCR 100 Global Elite is a definitive list of the top 25 firms practicing competition law internationally. GCR has also placed our Firm in the Top 10 firms for Cartels.

Dentons ranked in GCR Global Elite’s Top 10 Firms

December 13, 2021

GCR 100 has recognized Dentons in its Top 10 Global Elite firms. The GCR 100 Global Elite is a definitive list of the top 25 firms practicing competition law internationally. GCR has also placed our Firm in the Top 2 firms for Cartels.

GCR 100 ranks Dentons among top law firms for competition law

December 18, 2020

GCR 100 has recognized Dentons in its Global Elite ranking, a definitive list of the top 25 firms practicing competition law internationally. GCR has also placed our Firm in the Top 10 firms for Cartels.

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Insights

2023 Competition Act and Investment Canada Act thresholds for Canadian M&A transactions

February 23, 2023

The Government of Canada has announced the 2023 financial thresholds for determining whether applicable transactions are subject to pre-closing review and clearance under the Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act.

Foreign investment trends to watch in 2023: Canada to batten down national security hatches

February 23, 2023

For 2023, the Canadian Government will continue battening down the hatches under the Investment Canada Act (ICA) to address national security threats arising from foreign investments. This renewed vigour in enforcement may, at least partially, reflect a response by the Government to criticism for not conducting a formal national security review in respect of the early 2022 acquisition by a Chinese state-owned enterprise (SOE) of a Canadian mining company with lithium assets in South America.

The Competition Bureau releases draft guidance on wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements

January 20, 2023

On January 18, 2023, the Competition Bureau (the Bureau) released for consultation draft enforcement guidance on wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements (the Guidance), describing its approach to enforcing subsection 45(1.1) of the Competition Act (the Act), which will come into effect on June 23, 2023.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons shortlisted in 26 categories in the Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2022

April 26, 2022

Dentons has been shortlisted in a total of 26 categories by Euromoney in the Women in Business Law Americas Awards 2022.

Acquisition of Transat A.T. Inc. by Air Canada: Dentons assists Transport Canada in the Government of Canada’s public interest assessment process

February 23, 2021

On February 11, 2021, the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, announced that the Government of Canada has approved the proposed acquisition of Transat A.T. Inc. by Air Canada.

Dentons sees significant increase in number of lawyers ranked in this year's The Legal 500 Canada

November 29, 2018

The Firm’s excellent results recognize 60 Dentons lawyers covering a total of 71 rankings as leaders in their respective practice/sector areas.

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