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Michael Caldecott

Michael Caldecott

Canada 2027

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About

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Canada

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Mike is a Partner in our Competition/Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group in Toronto. Specializing in the review of cross-border transactions and other governmental antitrust investigations, Mike assists clients to achieve their most important commercial objectives, in particular by devising and executing complex antitrust M&A strategies, including the negotiation and implementation of remedies before the Competition Bureau and Competition Tribunal.

He has extensive experience in a wide range of industries, in particular in telecommunications, media and technology, consumer products, infrastructure and transport, pharmaceuticals and financial services.

Having practiced for six years in the London office of a major international law firm – which included secondments in Brussels and Washington D.C. - Mike is well-versed in the global competition and foreign investment law landscape.

Career

Ontario, 2019

Ireland, 2016

England and Wales, 2012

Professional Memberships

Former Chair, Mergers Committee, Canadian Bar Association’s National Competition Law Section

Former Chair, Foreign Investment Review Committee, Canadian Bar Association’s National Competition Law Section

American Bar Association – Antitrust Section

International Bar Association – Antitrust Section

Publications

Co-author, the Canada chapter of GCR’s Foreign Direct Investment Regulation Guide (2021-present)

Co-author, the UK chapter of Getting the Deal Through: Merger Control (2015 to 2018)

Personal

Father of two; cricket fanatic.

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Chambers Canada Guide

Competition/Antitrust - Nationwide - Canada

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Michael Caldecott assists clients with obtaining Competition Bureau approval for sale and purchase agreements and other high-value transactional matters.

Strengths

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  • Mike is an excellent lawyer. He knows the law inside and out, he provides pure strategic advice and he takes the time to learn the underlying commercial drivers behind the legal work.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide
  • He is always well versed on any question you ask and, while competition issues are difficult, he makes it look easy. It's always a pleasure to deal with him.

    Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide

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