Expertise Based Abroad
Provided by Melanie Aitken
Co-chair of the Competition/Foreign Investment practice and Managing Principal of Bennett Jones (US) LLP. Specializes in the Canadian aspects of global competition law and litigation. Melanie leads and litigates leading merger cases, both for and against the government, and represents clients in significant abuse and class action matters.
Melanie was Canada's Commissioner of Competition from 2009 to 2012, in charge of the Competition Bureau, and Headed merger review from 2007-2009. Melanie is widely recognized as one of Canada's leading competition lawyers.
University of Toronto BA, 1988; University of Toronto LLB, 1991, Dean's Key.
Provided by Chambers
