LAWYER PROFILE

Julie Soloway

Canada 2026

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/Antitrust

Nationwide - Canada

10 years ranked

About

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Canada

Practice Areas

Julie is Co-Chair of Blakes’ award winning Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Ranked as one of Canada’s Most Influential lawyers, she is on the cutting edge of guiding businesses and investors under the Competition Act and Investment Canada Act, with an emphasis on cross-border transactions.

Career

Julie is ranked in all leading directories as one of the top competition lawyers in Canada, and as one of the world’s top 100 Women in her field. Canadian Lawyer Magazine previously named Julie as one of Canada’s Top 25 Most Influential Lawyers, and in 2023, she was shortlisted for Dealmaker of the Year at the Global Competition Review Awards. Clients value her concise and pragmatic approach, noting she is “very bright, experienced and makes the trickiest regulatory filings easy to understand with her practical and commercially-minded advice.”

Professional Memberships

Julie is a recognized thought leader. She has been active in the ABA’s Section of Antitrust Law for more than a decade and currently co-chairs the Foreign Investment and National Security Committee. Julie is co-founder of Canadian Women in Competition Law, a group devoted to competition law and mentoring young lawyers. Julie is co-author of the ground-breaking book: Leading the Way: Canadian Women in the Law (LexisNexis) about the inspiring journey of 50 Canadian women who, like Julie, have lead the way for women in the legal profession.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Canada Guide

Competition/Antitrust - Nationwide - Canada

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Based in Toronto, Julie Soloway has a strong reputation for assisting clients from the TMT sector with obtaining competition law approval for high-value and often multi-jurisdictional mergers. She serves as the co-chair of the firm's competition, antitrust and foreign investment group.

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Strengths

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She is one of the most thorough practitioners in her space.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide
Julie has a huge amount of experience and is extremely responsive.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide
Julie understands the competition sector and is able to translate that understanding into actionable advice.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide