Bennett Jones LLP
The practice at Bennett Jones LLP demonstrates skill in both merger review and competition litigation. The group is co-directed by Washington, D.C.-based former Commissioner of Competition Melanie Aitken, who specializes in litigation, and global antitrust and competition law. Alongside her, noted litigator Randal Hughes co-leads from Toronto. Additional key partner-level names to note include Adam Kalbfleisch, who is experienced in foreign investment review and regulatory matters; and litigator Emrys Davis, who has focused his practice on criminal and civil investigations, in addition to class action defence.
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Key clients
- Abbott Laboratories
- Air Transat
- Alleghany
- Amazon.com
- American Airlines
- Bridgestone
- British Columbia Investment Management Corporation
- Broadridge Financial Solutions
- Canadian Pacific Railway
- Cardinal Health
- Flair Airlines
- Gibson Energy ULC
- Godiva
- JP Morgan Chase & Co.
- HEXO
- The Nielsen Company and NielsenIQ
- Panasonic
- Pharmascience
- Premier Gold Mines
- Premium Brands Holdings
- Quebecor
- Riverstone Holdings LLC
- Shopify
- Softbank
- Staples Canada
- Sycamore Partners
- Tempur Sealy International
- Time Warner
- Total Energy Services
- Videotron
- Volkswagen
- Walgreens
Work highlights
- Acted for Quebecor and its subsidiary Videotron in connection with the Competition Bureau's application to block Rogers Communications's $26bn acquisition of Shaw Communications.
- Acted for Alleghany Corporation and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, as Canadian competition counsel, in the $11.6bn acquisition of Alleghany by Berkshire Hathaway.
- Acted for Pharmascience, Aurobindo Pharma USA, Auro Pharma and Dr. Reddys in a generic pharmaceuticals price-fixing conspiracy class action.
Lawyers
Leading individuals
Next Generation Partners
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Melanie L. Aitken, Randal Hughes