Y. Beth Riley

Practice Areas

Beth is widely regarded as the leading competition lawyer in Alberta. Beth has been instrumental in securing merger clearances for hundreds of transactions – including the most significant M&A transactions in the energy sector – in addition to advising clients in respect of conduct under the Competition Act. With extensive capital markets experience and experience as a case officer at the Competition Bureau, Beth is able to offer unique insight into addressing complex business issues and the needs of clients. Beth recently joined McMillan to be part of a team with deep competition law expertise that values working in a collaborative environment across a truly national platform, at which time she commenced working with the Toronto and Vancouver offices on Domtar Corporation’s divestitures under a Consent Agreement with the Competition Bureau and an acquisition of a target company in a sensitive foreign investment sector. Beth has been teaching the M&A corporate/securities law course at the University of Calgary, Faculty of Law, since 2017.