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Christopher Hersh

Christopher Hersh

Canada 2026

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Practice Areas

Chris Hersh is a business law partner based in Toronto and the Canadian head of our antitrust and competition practice. Chris provides strategic counsel to clients on all aspects of competition law, including mergers and acquisitions, criminal matters, abuse of dominance, marketing and advertising, as well as pricing and distribution issues.

He also regularly works with international clients to obtain approvals under the "net benefit," national security and cultural sector review provisions of the Investment Canada Act. In addition to his transactional and regulatory practice, Chris has an active competition litigation practice and acts for clients involved in matters before the Competition Tribunal, trans-border criminal investigations/prosecutions, as well as price-fixing class actions.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Canadian and American Bar Associations. Chair of the CBA Competition Law Section’s Policy and Legislation Committee and Co-Chair IBA Working Group on Private Antitrust Litigation.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Canada Guide

Competition/Antitrust - Nationwide - Canada

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Christopher Hersh has experience in merger filings and competition compliance matters. He is regularly engaged by clients in the energy sector for regulatory and policy advice.

Strengths

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  • He is very pragmatic and open to working with the client.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide
  • Christopher's attention to detail and deep expertise make him our trusted subject matter expert and he is deeply knowledgeable about our business.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide
  • He has a very strong customer service mindset.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide

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Alberta

British Columbia

Nationwide - Canada

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