LAWYER PROFILE

Jason Gudofsky

Canada 2027

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/Antitrust

Nationwide - Canada

11 years ranked

About

Provided by McCarthy Tétrault LLP

Canada

Practice Areas

Jason is the Head of McCarthy Tétrault’s Competition/Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group. He has over 25 years of experience advising on all aspects of competition law, including mergers, joint ventures and alliances, and both civil and criminal investigations. Significant transactions in which he was involved before the Competition Bureau include: Paramount Skydance/Warner Bros. Discovery, AkzoNobel/Axalta, McCormick/Unilever, Novo Holdings/Catalent, Tapestry/Capri Holdings, Keyera/Plains Midstream, Sunoco/Parkland, AstraZeneca/Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Aon/Willis Towers Watson, AbbVie/Allergan, and Harris Corporation/L3 Technologies. Jason also advises on foreign investment/national security reviews under the Investment Canada Act, including the following significant transactions: Glencore/Teck (Elk Valley Resources), LS Power/Algonquin Power (large scale energy power), Cleveland-Cliffs/Stelco, Cineworld/Cineplex, Zijin Mining/Continental Gold, CCCI/Aecon and CNOOC/Nexen. Jason is regularly relied upon to provide risk assessments, internal audits, and navigate sensitive matters through the relevant Canadian governmental authorities. Jason previously worked for three years at a leading international law firm in Brussels.

Career

Ontario, 1998

Professional Memberships

Past Chair and Vice-Chair of CBA committees, and active member of the ABA.

Publications

Authored numerous articles and regularly speaks at major international conferences. Global Competition Review editorial board and Co-Chair, Annual GCR Antitrust Law Leaders Forum

Personal

BA, LLB, MES and Postgraduate Diploma in EC Competition Law

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Canada Guide

Competition/Antitrust - Nationwide - Canada

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Jason Gudofsky is highly regarded for his impressive experience advising clients on the merger clearance aspects of high-value, multi-jurisdictional corporate transactions. He also offers expertise in matters concerning foreign direct investment.

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Strengths

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Jason is a star. He is a very good expert, always available, very pragmatic and always happy to help.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide
Jason provides incredible, no-nonsense advice and his experience is probably unrivaled, or only rivaled by a handful of others. His knowledge of the inner workings of the bureaucracies that are his client's audience is exceptional.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide
He's excellent counsel, he's top notch.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide
Jason is a leading light of the Canadian antitrust Bar and a strong person to have on your side in front of the Bureau.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide
Jason has been our trusted adviser on Canadian merger control and FDI matters. His advice has always been timely, accurate and pragmatic. We consider Jason our best advisor in Canada for merger control matters.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide