Ranking tables
Global Canada Competition/Antitrust
Rankings overview for Departments
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Band 5
Senior Statespeople
Lawson Hunter KC Stikeman Elliott LLP17 Years Ranked- Calvin Goldman KC
Band 1
Brian A Facey Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP21 Years Ranked
Jason Gudofsky McCarthy Tétrault LLP16 Years Ranked
John Bodrug Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP23 Years Ranked
Neil Campbell McMillan LLP23 Years Ranked- Omar K Wakil Torys LLP16 Years Ranked
Paul Collins Stikeman Elliott LLP21 Years Ranked
Band 2
Anita Banicevic Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP12 Years Ranked
James Musgrove McMillan LLP23 Years Ranked- Michelle Lally Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP22 Years Ranked
Navin Joneja Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP12 Years Ranked
Oliver J Borgers McCarthy Tétrault LLP20 Years Ranked- Randal T Hughes Bennett Jones LLP23 Years Ranked
Subrata Bhattacharjee Borden Ladner Gervais LLP18 Years Ranked
Susan Hutton Stikeman Elliott LLP21 Years Ranked
Band 3
Casey W Halladay McCarthy Tétrault LLP11 Years Ranked
Christopher Hersh Norton Rose Fulbright18 Years Ranked
Elisa K Kearney Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP9 Years Ranked
Huy A Do Fasken15 Years Ranked
Julie Soloway Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP12 Years Ranked
Mark C Katz Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP18 Years Ranked
Michael Kilby Stikeman Elliott LLP12 Years Ranked- Shuli Rodal Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP8 Years Ranked
- Sandra Walker
Band 4
- Adam Kalbfleisch Bennett Jones LLP13 Years Ranked
- Dany H Assaf Torys LLP20 Years Ranked
Deborah Salzberger McCarthy Tétrault LLP6 Years Ranked
Kevin Ackhurst Stikeman Elliott LLP6 Years Ranked
Micah Wood Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP11 Years Ranked
Michael Laskey Stikeman Elliott LLP3 Years Ranked
Robert E Kwinter Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP18 Years Ranked
Band 5
Anthony Baldanza Fasken21 Years Ranked
Cassandra Brown Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP3 Years Ranked
Charles Tingley Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP4 Years Ranked
David Rosner Goodmans LLP4 Years Ranked
Dominic Thérien McCarthy Tétrault LLP3 Years Ranked- Kaeleigh Kuzma Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP4 Years Ranked
Mark Opashinov McMillan LLP13 Years Ranked
Y. Beth Riley McMillan LLP9 Years Ranked- Adam Goodman
- Arlan Gates
- Barry Zalmanowitz KC
All Departments profiles
Band 1
1 Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLPCompetition/Antitrust2023 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedBlake, Cassels & Graydon is a leading law firm with a wide-ranging competition practice that features notable regulatory expertise and adept representation of clients in competition litigation. Respected for its presence on leading M&A transactions, the competition, antitrust and foreign investment team has a strong track record in contested international mergers and precedent-setting Canadian deals. Its lawyers also offer expertise in antitrust inquiries in relation to cartels and abuse of dominance cases at the Competition Bureau. The firm has established a broad industry expertise, with impressive credentials in a range of sectors including technology, resources and life sciences.
1 Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLPCompetition/Antitrust2023 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedDavies Ward Phillips & Vineberg is a leading Toronto-based law firm with a premier competition department, identified for its skilful handling of international transactions and related competition matters. The firm fields a sizeable team that adeptly handles both litigation before the Competition Tribunal and competition reviews. Its lawyers also assist with civil and criminal investigations and abuse of dominance cases. The team demonstrates proficiency across a range of sectors including pharmaceuticals, mining and manufacturing.
1 McCarthy Tétrault LLPCompetition/Antitrust2023 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedMcCarthy Tétrault operates a dynamic and well-established competition law practice group, featuring considerable experience of investigations, transactions and disputes, as well as foreign investment. Clients appreciate the team's assistance and advocacy skill in dealings with the Competition Bureau. The law firm acts for clients on both criminal proceedings and civil matters, including cartel class actions, as well as compliance programmes. It represents a varied list of international and domestic clients, including household names in the transportation, telecommunications and entertainment sectors. The group has an impressive track record handling prominent, blue-chip cross-border merger files.
1 Stikeman Elliott LLPCompetition/Antitrust2023 | Band 1 | 20 Years RankedStikeman Elliott is a full-service law firm housing a superb competition practice group with notable expertise in contentious antitrust issues such as cartel investigations and competition class actions. The team also wins praise for its representation of blue-chip clients in connection with the competition aspects of global merger transactions. The firm has further expertise in criminal matters that span various sectors, including telecoms, retail, and banking and finance, among others. Its impressive client portfolio features Veolia, Air Canada and Canadian National Railway.
Band 2
2 Bennett Jones LLPCompetition/Antitrust2023 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedBennett Jones is a well-known law firm with a strong reputation in the field of competition law, featuring well-established enforcement and litigation expertise and an impressive global deal sheet. The team possesses notable experience handling cartel investigations, domestic and cross-border merger reviews and compliance issues. The firm is well known for its work in the energy and resources sectors, with additional expertise in other industries including pharma and technology. It benefits from the support of former Commissioner of Competition Melanie Aitken, who co-heads the team and advises on Canadian law from Washington, DC.
2 McMillan LLPCompetition/Antitrust2023 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedMcMillan operates a well-known competition and antitrust practice that is widely recognised for its significant experience of cartel investigations and class actions with additional strength in price-fixing cases and misleading advertising matters. The firm has a solid track record advising on merger and foreign investment review files, often acting for multinational clients on mandates in the cannabis and technology sectors, among others. Clients benefit from the broad spread of McMillan's experts across Canada, with lawyers based in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver and Montréal.
2 Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLPCompetition/Antitrust2023 | Band 2 | 20 Years RankedOsler, Hoskin & Harcourt is a respected law firm that is highlighted for its standout capabilities on the M&A side of competition and antitrust, providing guidance to notable clients in financial services, energy and technology. The Toronto and Calgary-based team also adeptly represents clients before regulatory bodies in competition disputes and civil enforcement proceedings. Its lawyers offer additional experience in cartel and criminal antitrust investigations.
Band 3
3 Torys LLPCompetition/Antitrust2023 | Band 3 | 19 Years RankedTorys' competition department leverages the market-leading strength of the firm's Toronto and Calgary-based corporate group to advise on major merger clearance issues, offering expertise and resources to guide high-end clients through sophisticated transactions. The team's work includes navigating clients through the foreign investment review process and other Canadian market regulations. The firm is prominent in litigation arising in the competition space, handling behavioural and cartel matters for clients in contested proceedings before the Competition Tribunal, as well as class action defence. It acts for clients in the energy, financial services and retail sectors, among others.
Band 4
4 Borden Ladner Gervais LLPCompetition/Antitrust2023 | Band 4 | 10 Years RankedBorden Ladner Gervais possesses a solid competition practice group that earns recognition for its increasing visibility in Canada. The team is noted for its presence and strength in competition litigation, specifically on cartel matters, including class actions. The law firm also offers competition and foreign investment advice in relation to mergers for multinational clients across various sectors. It also maintains a solid reputation among its counterparts in other jurisdictions, as well as for its work in the areas of technology and e-commerce.
4 FaskenCompetition/Antitrust2023 | Band 4 | 13 Years RankedFasken is an international law firm with a respected competition department in Canada. It has a strong track record advising a range of clients in various sectors, including agriculture and transportation. The team assists with cartel investigations, class action defence, transactions and competition compliance. Its lawyers also represent clients in litigation before the Competition Tribunal, with a growing focus on issues relating to the abuse of dominance. The law firm is also noted for its particular expertise in South African competition law. It benefits from the support of various practitioners with significant enforcement experience within the Bureau, including most recent Competition Commissioner John Pecman, who is a senior business adviser in the firm's Ottawa office.
Band 5
5 Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLPCompetition/Antitrust2023 | Band 5 | 9 Years RankedCassels Brock & Blackwell offers expertise in merger and foreign investment review, as well as a solid track record in competition dispute resolution. The firm's Toronto-based competition and foreign investment group is particularly well respected for its roster of blue-chip clients in the mining and natural resources sectors.
5 Norton Rose FulbrightCompetition/Antitrust2023 | Band 5 | 13 Years RankedNorton Rose Fulbright is an international firm with offices across Canada, offering a wide range of competition services relating to non-contentious matters, such as merger review and the development and implementation of competition compliance programmes. The competition/antitrust group has additional strength in litigation matters, including cartel investigations and class action proceedings. It has been particularly active advising on multibillion-dollar merger review files for institutional clients in the transportation and pharmaceutical sectors.