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Norton Rose Fulbright

Competition/Antitrust

Canada Guide 2027 : Nationwide - Canada

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Norton Rose Fulbright

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Our antitrust and competition lawyers in Canada advise Canadian and international clients on all aspects of competition and antitrust law, including competition litigation, foreign investment reviews, and related regulatory work. With lawyers drawn from our business law and litigation groups located in Montréal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver, we are one of the few truly national competition practices in Canada able to meet our clients’ needs across the country in both English and French.

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Competition/Antitrust - Nationwide - Canada

Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Norton Rose Fulbright is an international firm with offices across Canada, offering competition services relating to non-contentious matters, such as merger review and the development and implementation of competition compliance programmes. The competition/antitrust group has additional strength in litigation matters, including cartel investigations and class action proceedings. The team also advises on potential misleading advertising matters.

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Work Highlights

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  • Norton Rose Fulbright acted for Parkland on competition law issues arising in its acquisition by Sunoco for USD9.1 billion.

Strengths

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  • Norton Rose Fulbright achieves the balance between the excellence required of a top tier firm and the ability to translate that work into actionable recommendations for businesses. They maintain a very high standard but also understand the importance of providing concise and practical advice.
    Competition/Antitrust respondentCanada
  • The team at Norton Rose Fulbright had an excellent knowledge of the law and how it applies to this transaction. They had a deep knowledge of the Competition Bureau and guided us through the best approach to get through their review process. Norton Rose Fulbright had a clear strategy that made everything go smoothly.
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  • The lawyers are well experienced and seasoned. They understand and can handle complex matters. This team provides quality service and is very responsive.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Eric C Lefebvre
    Eric C Lefebvre

    Eric C Lefebvre

    The Québec-based Eric Lefebvre enjoys a growing reputation for his role in high-profile price-fixing and market allocation class actions. He also represents clients in Competition Bureau investigations.

    • He knows the subject matter inside out and is very responsive.

      Competition/Antitrust respondentCanada

    • Eric is super helpful, pragmatic and responsive.

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    • Eric is bright, business-savvy and knows how to get to the root of a problem.

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    • Eric understands the business, looks ahead to determine the appropriate strategy and provides excellent support to in-house counsel.

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  • Matthew Boswell
    Matthew Boswell

    Matthew Boswell

    Matthew Boswell is a deeply experienced competition law practitioner who advises clients on a broad spectrum of transactional matters, regulatory investigations and wider contentious work. Clients benefit from his prior experience serving as Canada's Commissioner for Competition.

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