Competition/Antitrust
Global Guide 2024 : Canada
Band 4
Contact number
+1 416-367-6000Chambers Review
Borden Ladner Gervais possesses a solid competition practice group that assists blue-chip clients with the Competition Act and Investment Canada Act aspects of proposed corporate transactions. The law firm is also active in contentious competition law matters, representing clients in class actions involving allegations of participation in cartels and abuses of dominant positions, as well as advising clients on contested merger processes. The team has a number of clients from the e-commerce and technology industries.
Work Highlights
- Borden Ladner Gervais represented Amazon.com in a consumer class action concerning Amazon's most favoured nation clause in certain agreements.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Every person I spoke to was clear, informed and knowledgeable."
"The team was extremely responsive, friendly and very willing to help."
"The lawyers are good in quality and responses are timely."
"Every person I spoke to was clear, informed and knowledgeable."
"The team was extremely responsive, friendly and very willing to help."
"The lawyers are good in quality and responses are timely."
Notable Practitioners
Subrata Bhattacharjee assists high-profile international clients with Competition Bureau reviews and FDI aspects of multi-jurisdictional mergers. He also advises technology companies and e-commerce companies on competition law compliance.
"He is a wonderful lawyer to work with."
"Subrata is very responsive, concise, understands the issues and knows the market in depth."
"Subrata was helpful, clear and very knowledgeable."
"He is very clear, insightful and really brilliant - he understands what the client needs."
Robert Russell represents clients in competition law litigation around allegations of price fixing and in disputes concerning contested mergers.
Denes Rothschild provides support and guidance to clients seeking merger regulatory approval, including matters with national security implications. His recent mandates include files in the real estate, construction and energy sectors.
"Denes was responsive, proactive and clear throughout the process. He was excellent with the clients and made everyone feel at ease."
Ranked Lawyers at
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP
Canada