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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

Competition/Antitrust

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Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

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Competition/Antitrust - Canada

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Borden Ladner Gervais possesses a solid competition practice group that assists blue-chip clients with the Competition Act and Investment Canada Act aspects of proposed corporate transactions. The law firm is also active in contentious competition law matters, representing clients in class actions involving allegations of participation in cartels and abuses of dominant position, as well as advising clients on contested merger processes. The team has a number of clients from the e-commerce and technology industries.

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Work Highlights

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  • Borden Ladner Gervais acted for Amazon in a Competition Bureau investigation into its marketing practices, including the use of reviews, ratings and related features which may influence product rankings and consumer trust.

Strengths

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  • The team's communication skills make them great to work with.

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  • The team provides client-oriented service.

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  • BLG has excellent breadth and depth of knowledge and experience overall and in antitrust in particular.

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  • BLG is an experienced and responsive team with the ability to rapidly identify key issues and provide strategic solutions.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Subrata Bhattacharjee
    Subrata Bhattacharjee

    Subrata Bhattacharjee

    Subrata Bhattacharjee assists high-profile international clients with Competition Bureau reviews and FDI aspects of multi-jurisdictional mergers. He also advises technology companies and e-commerce companies on competition law compliance.

    • The level of customer service Subrata Bhattacharjee provides is unparalleled.

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    • Subrata understands our business and the specificities of the Canadian market.

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    • He has excellent insight and client skills.

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    • He tells clients how to accomplish their goals.

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    • We have found him to be eminently practical and very conscious about the support he provides to us.

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  • Caitlin Sainsbury
    Caitlin Sainsbury

    Caitlin Sainsbury

    Caitlin Sainsbury defends clients accused of price fixing and other anti-competitive conduct in class action proceedings. She currently serves as the firm's Toronto head of the class actions practice group.

    • Caitlin Sainsbury is one of the most knowledgeable attorneys I have worked with.

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  • Denes Rothschild
    Denes Rothschild

    Denes Rothschild

    Denes Rothschild provides support and guidance to clients seeking regulatory approval for proposed mergers. His recent mandates include files in the real estate, construction and energy sectors.

    • He's a pleasure to work with and is an expert in his field.

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    • I especially appreciate his high level of engagement and pragmatic approach.

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