Arlan Gates

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Advertising, Marketing & Regulatory: Arlan advises extensively on advertising and marketing law, including online, mobile, print, broadcast and social media advertising, deceptive marketing, advertising standards, contests, sweepstakes and promotions, consumer protection, data privacy and anti-spam laws, public/government procurement laws, extended producer responsibility laws, technology, communications and online sales regulation, and product regulatory compliance involving food, cosmetics, drugs, medical devices, and other consumer, health and industrial products and services, including commercial contracting, packaging and labelling, complaints and regulatory enforcement matters.

He has particular experience assisting international businesses with the commercial and regulatory aspects of expanding to Canada, and from Canada to other markets. He frequently coordinates regulatory advice across multiple practice areas and countries in both corporate transactions and commercial projects.

Antitrust, Competition & Foreign Investment: Arlan regularly advises on Canadian and international merger control, foreign investment and national security in corporate and commercial transactions under the Canadian Competition Act, the Investment Canada Act and related legislation. He also advises on competition investigations and inquiries by the Canadian Competition Bureau, and provides competition law advice on pricing policies, distribution arrangements, joint ventures and other competitor collaborations, cartels, abuse of dominance, and the implementation of industry-tailored compliance programs.

Professional Memberships

Law Society of Ontario

Canadian Bar Association (National Competition Law Section)

Ontario Bar Association

Ad Standards (Canada)

American Bar Association (Section of Antitrust Law)

Publications

Co-author, "Canada: Competition Bureau releases enforcement guidelines for wage-fixing and no-poach agreements," InsightPlus, June 2023

Co-author, "Canada: Marketing's dirty laundry ̶ greenwashing, climate washing and the growing legal risks of environmental marketing", InsightPlus, June 2023

Co-author, "Canada: The price is right…now - Pricing your products & using urgency cues," InsightPlus, April 2023

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Canada

Languages Spoken

English, French

Education