Canada Guide 2027 : Nationwide - Canada
Ranked Individuals
Provided by Goodmans LLP
Goodmans Competition and Foreign Investment Group represents clients in some of the highest-profile merger reviews and contentious matters under the Competition Act.
Our lawyers work together and seamlessly with other practice areas to provide cutting-edge advice in all areas of Canadian competition and foreign investment law, including:
• Negotiating regulatory terms of M&A agreements
• Notifying mergers to, and obtaining approvals from, the Canadian Competition Bureau
• Notifying foreign investments to, and obtaining approvals from, the Canadian government under the Investment Canada Act
• Responding to investigations by the Canadian Competition Bureau, including misleading advertising, abuse of dominance and cartel matters
• Representing clients in private competition law litigation
• Counselling clients regarding compliance matters
Our lawyers have deep experience in a broad set of industries, including leading involvement in challenging telecommunications, intellectual property, industrial, and marketing and consumer protection matters.
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Goodmans enjoys a strong reputation for its competition practice, advising on a broad range of transactional, regulatory and class action matters. The team offers additional strengths in foreign investment issues.
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Goodmans stands out because it pairs commercial accessibility with deep substantive engagement. They deliver the efficient and to-the-point guidance clients need while engaging with the complexities that are inherent to antitrust law.
They're professional, highly responsive, and very knowledgeable on Canadian business and competition issues.
They are an amazing law firm. They are extremely responsive and are always there to hold our hand in an area where we have limited expertise.
Goodmans brings independence, governance expertise and deep capital markets knowledge to conflicts-sensitive mandates. Goodmans is consistently responsive and well-organised, and communicated clearly throughout.
Goodmans provides practical and strategic advice, and guidance on a reasonable path forward. They are diligent and practical in their advice, exceptionally responsive and service-oriented, and provide very strong knowledge.
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Toronto-based David Rosner of Goodmans operates a well-respected antitrust and foreign investment practice, with particular expertise in domestic and cross-border merger review files. He also leads the firm's competition and foreign investment practice group.
He is very strong in economic analysis and translating it for courts and regulators. He works really well with other counsel with no ego, and is open to engaging with others, which is highly appreciated.
He's a great communicator and has great relationships with the regulator, and when we need something we're put in front of the right people. His communication style, even on very technical issues, has been critical to the success we've had.
David delivers clear, commercially actionable advice on competition and regulatory clearance - without overcomplicating.
Kate McNeece wins plaudits for her competition law practice, which sees her advise clients on a broad range of regulatory and private litigation matters.
Kate is knowledgeable and responsive. Her advice is practical and finds the right balance for our company.
Competition/Antitrust
Competition/Antitrust
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