Davit D. Akman
Global Guide 2024
Band 3 : Competition/Antitrust: Litigators
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Provided by Davit D. Akman
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Chair of the Competition & Foreign Investment Group at Cassels. Advises on all aspects of Canadian competition/antitrust and foreign investment review law, including mergers, cartel defence and civil matters. Has cleared major, multi-jurisdictional and domestic mergers in a wide array of industry sectors and advises non-Canadian investors on Canadian foreign investment issues under the Investment Canada Act and other federal legislation and policies, including the Canadian Critical Minerals Policy. Has acted as counsel for private parties and the Commissioner of Competition in numerous proceedings before the Canadian Competition Tribunal and in class actions and other complex competition litigation matters at all levels of court in Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada. LL.B. (with honours), University of Toronto, 1999. Law Clerk to the Honourable Louise Arbour, Supreme Court of Canada. Vice Chair of the Global Private Litigation Committee and Vice Chair of the AI Task Force of the ABA Antitrust Law Section.