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About
Provided by Randal T Hughes
Practice Areas
Randy is co-head of the firm's competition and antitrust practice. He has successfully handled the competition law and Investment Canada aspects of numerous domestic and international mergers and acquisitions and represented clients before the courts in criminal proceedings under the Competition Act and before the Competition Tribunal in reviewable matters. Randy represents clients in domestic and international conspiracy investigations and prosecutions involving the Competition Bureau in Canada and other competition authorities around the world. He also represents clients in substantial civil actions, including leading class actions, by those claiming damages as a result of anti-competitive conduct.
Randy has served as Canadian non-governmental advisor (NGA) at the International Competition Network (ICN) of enforcement agencies Cartel Workshops and Annual Conferences, on the faculty of the ABA/IBA International Cartel Workshops and as a member of the ABA Antitrust Section International Cartel Task Force. He was formerly Vice Chair of the Section's Cartel and Criminal Practice Committee and is currently an Officer of the IBA Antitrust Committee responsible for liaison with competition authorities around the world.
Career
Admitted to the Ontario bar, 1982.
Personal
University of Toronto, BComm, 1977; University of Toronto, LLB, 1980
Chambers Review
Global
Randal Hughes boasts a broad competition law practice, assisting clients with both contentious and non-contentious matters. He has notable strength in competition law litigation, representing clients in allegations of bid rigging and price fixing. On the non-contentious side, he is well known for advising on Canada Investment Act matters and merger control reviews.
Randal Hughes boasts a broad competition law practice, assisting clients with both contentious and non-contentious matters. He has notable strength in competition law litigation, representing clients in allegations of bid rigging and price fixing. On the non-contentious side, he is well known for advising on Canada Investment Act matters and merger control reviews.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He is absolutely top-notch - the right person to handle the most complex antitrust challenges."
"Randal is incredibly knowledgeable, exceedingly practical and extremely experienced in dealing with the Bureau."
"He is absolutely top-notch - the right person to handle the most complex antitrust challenges."
"Randal is incredibly knowledgeable, exceedingly practical and extremely experienced in dealing with the Bureau."