Jason Gudofsky
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Band 1 : Competition/Antitrust
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About
Provided by Jason Gudofsky
Practice Areas
Jason is the Chair of McCarthy Tétrault’s Competition/Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group. He has over 20 years of experience advising on all aspects of competition law, including mergers, joint ventures and alliances, and both civil and criminal investigations. Significant recent mandates include: Parkland/Husky, Parkland/Pétroles Crevier, Discovery/WarnerMedia, Hitachi Rail/Thales Ground Transportation Systems, NCR/Cardtronics, AstraZeneca/Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Aon/Willis Towers Watson AbbVie/Allergan, Harris Corporation/L3 Technologies, and Walt Disney/21st Century Fox. Jason also advises on foreign investment/national security reviews under the Investment Canada Act, including the following significant transactions: Cineworld/Cineplex, Zijin Mining/Continental Gold, CCCI/Aecon and CNOOC/Nexen. Jason is regularly relied upon to provide risk assessments, internal audits and navigate sensitive matters through the relevant Canadian governmental authorities. Jason previously worked for three years at a leading international law firm in Brussels.
Professional Memberships
Past Chair and Vice-Chair of CBA committees, and active member of the ABA.
Publications
Authored numerous articles and regularly speaks at major international conferences. Global Competition Review editorial board and Co-Chair, Annual GCR Antitrust Law Leaders Forum
Personal
BA, LLB, MES and Postgraduate Diploma in EC Competition Law
Chambers Review
Global
Jason Gudofsky is highly regarded for his impressive experience advising technology sector clients on the merger clearance aspects of high-value, multi-jurisdictional corporate transactions. He also offers expertise in matters concerning foreign direct investment.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is a really strategic lawyer who thinks outside the box."
"He is the best competition lawyer in Canada."
"I go to Jason Gudofsky because he is super-responsive, quick, efficient and really business-friendly."
"He has a high degree of technical expertise in relation to the regulatory matters for which he was engaged."
"He is a really strategic lawyer who thinks outside the box."
"He is the best competition lawyer in Canada."
"I go to Jason Gudofsky because he is super-responsive, quick, efficient and really business-friendly."
"He has a high degree of technical expertise in relation to the regulatory matters for which he was engaged."
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