Deborah Salzberger
Canada Guide 2025
Band 3 : Competition/Antitrust
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About
Provided by Deborah Salzberger
Practice Areas
Debbie acts for clients in domestic and multinational mergers and acquisitions with respect to competition/antitrust law and foreign investment review matters. She also regularly provides competition law compliance advice in respect of criminal cartel matters and reviewable practices, including joint ventures, resale pricing, advertising and distribution issues.
Widely recognized in Canada and abroad for her experience working on complex domestic and multijurisdictional transactions, Debbie’s practice is marked by her pragmatic and solutions oriented approach, working with clients to achieve their objectives. Her deep knowledge of the Canadian competition/antitrust and foreign investment regimes is complemented by her understanding of a variety of industries, making her a valued business advisor.
Career
Ontario, 2002
Professional Memberships
Canadian Bar Association, American Bar Association
Publications
Co-author: Canada Chapter, Guide to Foreign Direct Investment, GCR Insight, (1st Ed. (2022))
Speaker: CBA Mergers Competition Bureau/Bar Roundtable, June 2024
Speaker: Competition Act Update – Bill C-59 Amendments, Client Seminar (Calgary), March 2024
Speaker: Private Equity Outlook Webinar, February 2024,
Speaker: Canada’s Foreign Investment and National Security Regimes in Today’s Geopolitical Climate, July 2021
Personal
Past Chair of the Canadian Bar Association Competition Law Section's Foreign Investment Review Committee; Chair of the American Bar Association’s Insurance and Financial Services Committee.
Chambers Review
Canada
Deborah Salzberger advises clients on the competition and foreign direct investment aspects of high-value corporate transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Deborah Salzberger is a force of nature. She is super smart with a great sense of direction and humour. She is amazingly organised and positive, and entirely focused on client goals and interests."
"Deborah helped us guide our team to prepare a complex filing and provided excellent support in our interactions with regulatory authorities."
"We could not have asked for better or more timely advice and assistance. Her insights on the approach that would be taken by the Competition Tribunal were accurate and helpful."
"She is a top-notch merger control expert with deep experience in front of the CCB."
"She is a pleasure to work with and a great partner to her clients."
"Deborah Salzberger is a force of nature. She is super smart with a great sense of direction and humour. She is amazingly organised and positive, and entirely focused on client goals and interests."
"Deborah helped us guide our team to prepare a complex filing and provided excellent support in our interactions with regulatory authorities."
"We could not have asked for better or more timely advice and assistance. Her insights on the approach that would be taken by the Competition Tribunal were accurate and helpful."
"She is a top-notch merger control expert with deep experience in front of the CCB."
"She is a pleasure to work with and a great partner to her clients."
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