Competition/Antitrust - Canada
What the team is known for
Dentons benefits from close collaboration with the firm's corporate team and with its impressive global network of offices to advise clients on multi-jurisdiction merger clearance filings. Its lawyers offer particular prowess in securing competition and foreign investment clearance for cross-border transactions in the energy and natural resources sector. The law firm's competition team is spread across its offices in Toronto and Edmonton.
Strengths
"We are extremely pleased with their ability to handle such a complex matter."
Work highlights
Dentons advised Millennial Lithium on the competition law review of its USD400 million acquisition by Lithium Americas.
Notable practitioners
Sandra Walker is particularly active in merger control mandates in the mining and natural resources sector. "She has a good way of simplifying the matters for us so we can understand. She is very practical in her approach and business-minded and is creative when coming up with different alternatives when faced with antitrust risks."
Adam Goodman offers notable expertise in the field of merger clearance. "Adam is a great guy to work with. He is a thorough lawyer with a down-to-earth attitude." "He is always pleasant and has a great sense of humour. He is extremely knowledgeable in his area of work."
Based in the firm's Edmonton office, Barry Zalmanowitz KC assists clients with investigations into possible anti-competitive conduct, both internally and before the Competition Bureau.
