Anita Banicevic
Global Guide 2024
Band 2 : Competition/Antitrust
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About
Provided by Anita Banicevic
Practice Areas
Anita is a partner in the Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment practice. She advises on all aspects of Canadian competition and foreign investment review law, with a particular emphasis on complex multinational mergers, criminal price-fixing investigations, as well as advertising-related investigations and general compliance issues. She has been involved in a number of the most closely watched and leading competition cases in Canada and assists clients with contested proceedings before the courts and the Competition Tribunal, as well as negotiated resolutions and consent agreements. Anita is a recognized leader in the competition bar in Canada and internationally, and has held leadership positions within the Canadian Bar Association and American Bar Association. She served as chair of the National Competition Law Section of the CBA in 2017–18 and is currently a member of the ABA Antitrust Section’s Long Term Planning Committee. Select Recognition: Chambers Global; Chambers Canada; GCR’s Women in Antitrust; GCR 100 Canada; GCR’s 40 Under 40; The Legal 500 Canada; The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory; The Best Lawyers in Canada; Who’s Who Legal: Competition; Lexpert Zenith Award.
Chambers Review
Global
Anita Banicevic advises clients on significant merger review files, as well as providing assistance with competition-related class actions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She delivers thoughtful, practical advice and she has an understanding of the efficiencies defence that makes her an essential adviser to any firm considering a merger."
"She is a sophisticated and thoughtful competition lawyer."
"Her strengths are that she is a great lawyer but also very practical, so gives good legal and strategic advice."
"She delivers thoughtful, practical advice and she has an understanding of the efficiencies defence that makes her an essential adviser to any firm considering a merger."
"She is a sophisticated and thoughtful competition lawyer."
"Her strengths are that she is a great lawyer but also very practical, so gives good legal and strategic advice."