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About
Provided by David W Kent
Practice Areas
David Kent, senior litigator in McMillan’s Advocacy and Class Action practices and in its Competition/Antitrust group. Practice involves complex litigation in competition, IP, commercial and regulatory disputes. Lead defence counsel in over 70 competition, consumer, securities, privacy and product liability class actions, including over 50 competition cases involving matters such as sub-sovereign agency bonds, online advertising, credit cards, Gmail, auto parts, e-books, tech components, DRAM, chemicals and vitamins. Matters at the Competition Tribunal include cartels, unilateral conduct, mergers and misleading advertising. Advised Competition Bureau on proposed Google/Yahoo! tie-up and BHP Billiton/Potash transaction. Advises and represents music and movie/TV streaming services, social media sites, broadcasters, cable networks and studios/distributors on Canadian copyright matters, including 30+ fully litigated rate hearings. Appears at all levels of Canadian courts including Supreme Court of Canada. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.
Chambers Review
Canada
David Kent is an acclaimed Toronto-based litigator with a top-tier contentious practice. He is sought out for his representation in a number of high-profile class actions, particularly in the competition space on issues such as price fixing and false advertising. He acts for a number of notable national and international tech and financial services companies.
David Kent frequently defends clients in high-value class actions alleging bid rigging and price fixing. He is particularly popular with clients in the technology sector.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"David is one of the finest litigators in Canada. He really understands competition stuff and is terrific on his feet."
"His strength is his ability to come up with the appropriate argument. He's done a very good job of taking some of our primary arguments and applying them."
"David has a commanding understanding of legal, procedural and other issues at play."
"David is one of the finest litigators in Canada. He really understands competition stuff and is terrific on his feet."
"His strength is his ability to come up with the appropriate argument. He's done a very good job of taking some of our primary arguments and applying them."
"David has a commanding understanding of legal, procedural and other issues at play."
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