Cases
Representative Work: Acting a counsel for Loblaw Companies Limited, George Weston Limited
certain of their affiliates in class actions across Canada alleging price fixing in respect of wholesale
retail sales of fresh commercial bread
in the related Bureau conspiracy investigation.
Acting as Canadian counsel for KEMET Corporation
KEMET Electronics Corporation in multiple class actions alleging price fixing in respect of sales of capacitors, including with respect to cross-border issues arising out of parallel U.S. class actions
international antitrust investigations.
Acting as Canadian counsel to AmeriPride Services Inc. on competition
regulatory matters in connection with its US$1.0 billion acquisition by Aramark.
Acted as counsel for Loblaw Companies Limited (LCL) in connection with the Canadian Competition Bureau's abuse of dominance investigation in respect of certain of LCL's supplier policies.
Acted for Eli Lilly
Company in successfully striking a competition counterclaim for damages by Mylan Pharmaceuticals ULC in patent
trademark infringement litigation in respect of tadalafil (CIALIS ).
Acted as Canadian counsel to Stone Canyon Industries LLC on competition
regulatory matters in connection with its US$2.4 billion acquisition of BWAY Corp.
Acted as Canadian counsel to Stone Canyon Industries LLC on competition
regulatory matters in connection with its US$2.3 billion acquisition of Mauser Group NV.
Acted as Canadian counsel to Sumitomo Corporation on competition
regulatory matters in connection with its 751 million acquisition of Fyffes plc.
Acted as Canadian counsel to Securian Financial Group on competition
regulatory matters in connection with its US$142 million acquisition of the Affinity business of ivari .
Acted for eBay Canada Limited
Marktplaats BV in successfully opposing an application by Audatex Canada, ULC to the Competition Tribunal for leave to apply for an order under the refusal to deal provision in section 75 of the Competition Act .
Acted for Innovative Medicines Canada (formerly Rx&D) - the national association of leading research-based pharmaceutical companies -
several of its members in respect of the updating of the Competition Bureau's Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines .
Acted for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce before the Supreme Court of Canada in the leading antitrust class action appeal in Sun-Rype v Archer Daniels Midl
.
Acted for the Commissioner of Competition before the Competition Tribunal in the price maintenance case brought against Visa
MasterCard.
Acted for BCE Inc.
Bell Canada in the l
mark case in the Supreme Court of Canada involving the proposed $51.7 billion privatization of BCE - the largest leveraged buyout in history.
Acted as Canadian counsel to Hewlett-Packard on competition
regulatory matters in connection with its $40 billion acquisition of Compaq.
Acted as Canadian counsel for Mars Canada
Mars, Incorporated in multiple class actions alleging price-fixing in respect of sales of chocolate confectionery products, including with respect to cross-border issues arising out of parallel U.S. class actions,
in a related criminal investigation by the Canadian Competition Bureau.
Acted as Canadian counsel for Whirlpool
Embraco in multiple class actions alleging price fixing in respect of sales of compressors, including with respect to cross-border issues arising out of parallel U.S. class actions,
in a related criminal investigation by the Competition Bureau.
Acted as Canadian counsel for Beijing Matsushita Color CRT Company, Ltd. in multiple class actions alleging price fixing in respect of sales of cathode ray tubes, including with respect to cross-border issues arising out of parallel U.S. class actions.
Acted for Rogers
Microcell in defending a series of class actions throughout Canada concerning so-called system access fees charged by Rogers, Microcell
many other telecommunications companies. These include some of the largest class actions in Canadian history.
Acted for DIRECTV, Inc. in the Supreme Court of Canada in Bell Express Vu Limited Partnership v Rex , a leading decision on the interpretation of the federal Radiocommunication Act
, more generally, the principles governing the interpretation of statutes.
Acted for Canada Pipe Company Ltd. before the Competition Tribunal, Federal Court of Appeal
Supreme Court of Canada with respect to the leading abuse of dominance case in Canada.
Acted for a target in the criminal investigation by the Commissioner of Competition into an alleged conspiracy in the Canadian carbonless paper industry.
Acted for Agricore United in proceedings before the Competition Tribunal to rescind a consent agreement filed in connection with the merger of United Grain Growers Ltd.
Agricore Cooperative Limited, to form Agricore United.
Acted for the Commissioner of Competition as special counsel in connection with contested proceedings relating to a Consent Order in respect of Abitibi-Consolidated Inc.'s acquisition of Donahue Inc.
Acted as special advisor to the Commissioner of Competition concerning proposed amendments to the Competition Act (including the criminal conspiracy provision in section 45).
Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in defending successfully claims asserted against Barrick by Newmont Mining Corporation
St. Andrew Goldfields Ltd. in respect of royalty
other agreements entered into in connection with the sale of a sizeable operating mine in Northern Ontario.
Acted for the Special Committee of Patheon Inc. in its response to a hostile bid made by JLL Partners Inc., valued at US$600 million, including in proceedings before the Ontario Securities Commission
in an action by Patheon for, among other things, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of confidence, breach of contract, conspiracy
oppression.
Acted pro bono for the Federation of Associations of Canadian Tamils in the Supreme Court of Canada in a Charter of Rights
Freedoms challenge to the federal Immigration Act in Suresh v Canada .
