Global Canada Competition/Antitrust: Litigators

Donald Houston is an eminently respected member of the Canadian competition Bar, with an impressive career that has seen him represent clients in both regulatory enforcement and litigation. He also has significant experience in merger and investment review files.

John Rook KC is a veteran of numerous competition-related disputes and continues to feature on a range of class action suits.

Katherine Kay is a highly experienced litigator, frequently at the forefront of the country's most significant antitrust disputes. She also assists clients in responding to regulatory inquiries and enforcement actions.

Linda Plumpton is an outstanding litigator who is recognised for her representation of clients in significant competition-related class actions. She is also very highly rated for her commercial litigation work. She is based in Toronto.

Randal Hughes continues to play a prominent role in some of the country's most significant antitrust regulatory investigations. He also offers significant experience in merger reviews, particularly those involving issues of national security.

Robert Kwinter is a highly respected Toronto-based competition lawyer with experience covering major antitrust investigations and disputes, as well as proficiency in merger review cases. As a litigator, he has an impressive track record defending corporate clients in competition-related class action cases.

Toronto-based Sandra Forbes is a skilled class actions and antitrust lawyer who has experience defending an impressive range of competition-related cases, including deceptive marketing and criminal cartel matters. She also has an active commercial litigation practice.

David Kent is an established Toronto-based competition litigator with a solid track record acting for clients on significant class actions and regulatory enforcement files. His experience includes playing a key role in prominent antitrust disputes in the automotive and banking industries.

Eliot Kolers is a highly respected litigator who has considerable experience leading high-profile antitrust single-plaintiff and class action proceedings. He is the head of the firm's litigation and dispute resolution group.

Nikiforos Iatrou is an experienced litigator and antitrust lawyer with significant experience advising on abuse of dominance and misleading advertising cases. He particularly impresses for his work in the technology and e-commerce sectors.

Toronto-based Antonio Di Domenico continues to grow his reputation for his work on competition litigation, including class action proceedings. He also advises on high-profile regulatory investigations and mergers. "Antonio has great experience and is able to easily translate that into practical advice for the client." "He is knowledgeable, practical, pragmatic and proactive."

Christopher Naudie is a Toronto-based litigation lawyer who is considered an expert in a number of key antitrust areas, including price fixing, bid rigging and cases of misleading advertising. He has represented clients in several major class actions in the banking and consumer products sectors.

Davit Akman is a well-regarded competition litigator based in Cassels Brock & Blackwell's Toronto office. He regularly represents clients in cartel class actions, as well as advising on competition clearance for international transactions.

Randall Hofley is a well-recognised lawyer in the competition field, particularly in relation to litigation and regulatory enforcement. His experience covers a wide range of issues, from price-fixing class actions to abuse of dominance cases. Hofley rejoined the firm in January 2020 following a two-year secondment as general counsel and senior enforcement adviser at the Canadian Competition Bureau.

Danielle Royal is a skilled litigator with experience covering price fixing and conspiracy. She also provides advice and support to clients involved in a range of regulatory investigations.

Emrys Davis acts for clients on a number of significant antitrust cases, including price-fixing class actions and abuse of dominance inquiries.

Ottawa and Montréal-based Guy Pinsonnault is an experienced lawyer who wins particular recognition for his expertise in commercial crime and international cartel matters. He is a former senior prosecutor at the Competition Bureau.

Robert Russell is a seasoned Toronto-based lawyer with considerable experience representing clients in a range of competition cases, including those involving issues of price fixing and misleading advertising.

Michael Osborne is a Toronto-based lawyer who has considerable experience representing clients implicated in price-fixing and abuse of dominance class action litigation. He has played a significant role in a number of prominent competition class actions.