LAWYER PROFILE

Zirjan Derwa

Canada 2027

Bennett Jones LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/Antitrust

Nationwide - Canada

6 years ranked

About

Provided by Bennett Jones LLP

Canada

Practice Areas

Zirjan (Zee) Derwa's practice focuses on Canadian competition law and foreign investment matters, including national security.

Zee regularly advises clients on all aspects of Canadian competition law in connection with complex mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other strategic alliances. Zee also has extensive experience advising clients on potentially anti-competitive business practices, as well as compliance under the Competition Act. He regularly provides advice to clients on the misleading advertising provisions of the Competition Act.

In his foreign investment review practice, Zee advises clients across a broad range of industries on net benefit, national security and cultural sector reviews under the Investment Canada Act.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Canada Guide

Competition/Antitrust - Nationwide - Canada

Band 3

Individual Editorial

Zirjan Derwa is held in high esteem for advising clients from the financial services and technology sectors on merger clearance and foreign direct investment mandates.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

His ability to understand complex regulatory issues and his knowledge of the Competition Bureau ensured we could navigate a very challenging transaction. His advice and strategic vision is unparalleled and was absolutely critical to the transaction’s success.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide
He’s fantastic. He's dedicated to the industry, gives good advice, has a good approach to regulatory matters, and provides catered solutions to what we’re trying to accomplish.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide