Michael Caldecott
Canada Guide 2025
Up and Coming : Competition/Antitrust
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About
Provided by Michael Caldecott
Practice Areas
Mike is a Partner in our Competition/Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group in Toronto. Specializing in the review of cross-border transactions and other governmental antitrust investigations, Mike provides clients with strategic competition law advice across all aspects of their activities, including mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, investigations into unilateral and coordinated conduct, distribution and supply-chain arrangements and deceptive marketing practices.
He has extensive experience in a wide range of industries, in particular in telecommunications, media and technology, consumer products, infrastructure and transport, pharmaceuticals and financial services.
Having practiced for six years in the London office of a major international law firm – which included secondments in Brussels and Washington D.C. - Mike is well-versed in the global competition and foreign investment law landscape
Career
Ontario, 2019
Ireland, 2016
England and Wales, 2012
Professional Memberships
Vice Chair, Mergers Committee, Canadian Bar Association’s National Competition Law Section
Former Chair, Foreign Investment Review Committee, Canadian Bar Association’s National Competition Law Section
American Bar Association – Antitrust Section
Publications
Co-author, the Canada chapter of GCR’s Foreign Direct Investment Regulation Guide (2021-present)
Co-author, the UK chapter of Getting the Deal Through: Merger Control (2015 to 2018)
Chambers Review
Canada
Michael Caldecott assists clients with obtaining Competition Bureau approval for sale and purchase agreements and other high-value transactional matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Michael's ability to navigate the various competition issues we had to deal with was outstanding."
"Michael is an excellent lawyer. He excels at substance, client service and strong advocacy."
"I am grateful for his timely and on-point advice and for helping us to bring the transaction to close."
"Michael's ability to navigate the various competition issues we had to deal with was outstanding."
"Michael is an excellent lawyer. He excels at substance, client service and strong advocacy."
"I am grateful for his timely and on-point advice and for helping us to bring the transaction to close."