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Bennett Jones LLP

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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

Other key lawyers

Adam Kalbfleisch, Emrys Davis