Arlan Gates

Antitrust, Competition & Foreign Investment

Arlan regularly advises on Canadian and international merger control, foreign investment and national security in corporate and commercial transactions, including under the Canadian Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act. He also advises on competition investigations and inquiries by the Canadian Competition Bureau, and provides competition law advice on pricing policies, distribution arrangements, joint ventures and other competitor collaborations, cartels, abuse of dominance, and the implementation of industry-tailored compliance programs.

Advertising, Marketing & Regulatory

Arlan advises extensively on advertising and marketing law, including online, mobile, print, social media and broadcast advertising, deceptive marketing, contests, sweepstakes and promotions, consumer protection, data privacy and anti-spam laws, technology, communications and online sales regulation, environmental and product lifecycle regulation, and product regulatory compliance involving food, cosmetics, drugs, medical devices, and other consumer and industrial products and services, including commercial contracting and regulatory enforcement matters.

He has particular experience assisting international businesses with the commercial and regulatory aspects of expanding to Canada, and from Canada to other markets. He frequently coordinates regulatory advice across multiple practice areas and countries in both corporate transactions and commercial projects.

Law Society of Ontario

Canadian Bar Association (National Competition Law Section)

Ontario Bar Association

Ad Standards (Canada)

American Bar Association (Section of Antitrust Law)

Canada announces consultations on economic security measures

Canada: A New Dawn for Competition Law and Enforcement as Bill C-59 Passes

Canada: Government’s fight against junk fees, savings claims and greenwashing heats up with new proposed amendments

Co-author, "Canada: Competition Bureau seeks comments on the effects of artificial intelligence on competition", InsightPlus, April 2024

Co-author, "Canada: Mandatory filing, other reforms signal a new era for foreign investment," InsightPlus, April 2024

Co-author, "Canada: ADvantage – How recent competition act amendments impact advertising and marketing," InsightPlus, March 2024

Co-author, "Canada: Proposed Competition Act amendments will create new but uncertain form of class proceeding," InsightPlus, February 2024

Co-author, "Canada: Abuse of dominance takes center stage in the latest round of amendments to the Competition Act," InsightsPlus, February 2024

Co-author, "Canada: Long-awaited draft regulation under Québec's Bill 96 finally published – More questions than answers?," InsightPlus, January 2024

Co-author, "Canada: Merger review developments for 2024," InsightPlus, January 2024

Co-author, Lexology In-Depth: Dominance and Monopolies (formerly The Dominance and Monopolies Review), Canada chapter, Law Business Research, 2013-2024

Co-author, Canada chapter on Commercial Contracts in Lexology Panoramic (formerly Getting the Deal Through), 2019-2024

Co-author, Canada chapter on Dominance in Lexology Panoramic (formerly Getting the Deal Through), 2017-2024

Co-author, "Canada: Taking stock and looking ahead - Competition law and foreign investment 2023 year in review," InsightPlus, December 2023

Co-author, "Canada: Proposed amendments to modernize Canadian Competition Law," InsightPlus, September 2023