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McMillan LLP

Competition/Antitrust

Canada Guide 2027 : Nationwide - Canada


McMillan LLP

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About

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McMillan boasts Canada’s only integrated national competition / antitrust practice with partners in all five major economic centres: Toronto, Montréal, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver.

Our lawyers across all offices routinely work together on matters that draw on their technical, industry and practice expertise to meet client needs. Our team is recognized internationally as one of Canada’s leading competition law practices by multiple global legal directories.

We offer an all-encompassing range of services:

  • Our team defends clients across industries against allegations of anti-competitive practices, such as price fixing and misleading advertising claims.
  • We regularly act for both domestic and international clients in all types of merger matters. Our lawyers have extensive experience obtaining merger clearances under the Competition Act, including adept management of second requests for information and coordinating their interactions with Canadian regulators with client teams in other jurisdictions.
  • Our national presence and active involvement in class actions results in a seamless and effective approach to multi-jurisdictional cases, typical of class actions. We have worked with many of Canada’s leading companies and have defended claims of varying sizes and degrees of complexity.
  • We provide our clients with support on developing internal risk management programs and executing internal compliance audits.

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Competition/Antitrust - Nationwide - Canada

Band 2

Band 2


What the Team is Known For

Clients benefit from the broad spread of McMillan's experts across Canada, with lawyers based in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, Montréal and Calgary. The law firm operates a well-known competition and antitrust practice that is widely recognised for its significant experience in class actions, frequently defending clients in allegations of anti-competitive behaviour and cartel involvement. The firm has a solid track record of advising on merger and foreign investment review files, often acting for multinational clients on mandates in the technology and transport sectors, as well as assisting private equity houses.

Work Highlights

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  • McMillan defended Apple in the first case brought under the 'public interest' test bringing private proceedings to the Competition Tribunal, alleging anticompetitive agreements between Google and Apple.

Strengths

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  • McMillan has always impressed with excellent industry knowledge and a very good commercial instinct. I would use them for my most complex matters.

    Competition/Antitrust respondentCanada
  • McMillan provides excellent responsiveness and consideration of client input and requirements.
    Competition/Antitrust respondentCanada
  • They have clear expertise, are practical and they are incredibly responsive as well.

    Competition/Antitrust respondentCanada
  • McMillan has a deep bench of competition law experts. McMillan's team provided expert analysis of the competition law at issue, as well as detailed industry information and analysis.

    Competition/Antitrust respondentCanada
  • The team at McMillan is incredibly responsive and they always take time to explain the "why" behind legal requirements. They go the extra step to provide supporting materials and background information, which supports overall confidence in the process. The firm exceeded my expectations, fully addressed the brief, ahead of schedule and within budget.

    Competition/Antitrust respondentCanada

Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 1Neil Campbell
    Band 1Neil Campbell

    Neil Campbell

    Neil Campbell has notable experience assisting clients with merger clearance filings, with a strong track record in advising corporates on complex, highly contested competition law issues arising in domestic and cross-border M&A.

    • He is a true leader in his field and is great to partner with.
      Competition/Antitrust respondentCanada
  • Band 2James Musgrove
    Band 2James Musgrove

    James Musgrove

    James Musgrove advises clients on obtaining competition law clearance for complex transactions. He is also entrusted by clients to defend their interests in competition class actions, including cases based in foreign jurisdictions.

    • James is excellent.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentCanada
    • James' extensive experience was apparent in how he cut right to the heart of the issues at hand.
      Competition/Antitrust respondentCanada
  • Band 4Mark Opashinov
    Band 4Mark Opashinov

    Mark Opashinov

    Mark Opashinov is a Toronto-based partner in McMillan's competition, antitrust and foreign investment group. He has a strong track record representing clients before the Competition Bureau.

    • His experience and practical approach to matters really stands out. He leaves you with clear, practical advice and is responsive, with a wealth of knowledge that is impressive.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentCanada
    • He's very astute and responsive.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentCanada
    • Mark provided regulatory insights, offered resources to support the process, and was highly competent in responding to complex questions regarding competition law issues in our industry.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentCanada
  • Band 5Y. Beth Riley
    Band 5Y. Beth Riley

    Y. Beth Riley

    Beth Riley assists clients with merger clearance mandates, often acting for private equity houses. She is based in the firm's Calgary office.

    • Beth was always very prepared, demonstrated a thorough understanding of the issues, the business and industry, and described the path forward clearly in detailed work product.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentCanada
  • Up and ComingJoshua Chad
    Up and ComingJoshua Chad

    Joshua Chad

    Joshua Chad is experienced in assisting clients with an array of competition and antitrust matters, with particularly strong proficiency on merger approvals.

    • He's an excellent lawyer and he has great knowledge.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentCanada
    • He has a very acute understanding of the business we are in and the broader Canadian landscape and issues impacting our business.
      Competition/Antitrust respondentCanada

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