LAWYER PROFILE

Zirjan Derwa

Canada 2026

Bennett Jones LLP

Ranked in 1 practice area

Competition/Antitrust

Nationwide - Canada

5 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.

Career

Accepted to the Ontario bar, 2012.

Personal

Zee is an active member of the Canadian Bar Association and the American Bar Association. He is a Vice Chair of the Mergers Committee, and former Chair of the Economics and Law Committee of the National Competition Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Canada Guide

Competition/Antitrust - Nationwide - Canada

Band 4

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

He takes the time to guide you through the process. He's very thorough and never leaves you wondering.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide
Zirjan has a very high level of understanding of Canadian competition issues.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide
Zirjan is simply a great lawyer who is knowledgeable, responsive and easy to work with.
Competition/AntitrustChambers Canada Guide