"The recent merger with … Lang Michener LLP has only added to the already considerable size and experience of McMillan LLP's competition group."
Global Competition Review 2011
"Great in cartels and mergers work. A key presence in this field with impressive depth of expertise." Chambers and Partners 2011 "The team at McMillan LLP boasts one of the most well-respected private litigation practices in the country."Global Competition Review 2010 Recognized internationally as one of Canada's leading competition law practices, our Competition Group has acted for both domestic and international clients in both of Canada's official languages on any competition/antitrust matter, in every major market in Canada. The capabilities of our highly-ranked competition/antitrust lawyers are extensively and widely acknowledged. We have the intellectual depth and proven experience to achieve top level results.
McMillan Competition lawyers can assist you in a variety of areas, including:
- Cartels and Price Fixing Defence
- Merger Review and Litigation
- Abuse of Dominance / Unilateral Conduct
- Advertising, Marketing and Promotion
- Risk Management: Compliance Programs and Audits
- Competition Bureau Investigations
- Pricing and Distribution
- Consumer Protection and Privacy Laws
- Public Policy Advocacy
Representative Matters Highlights:
- Counsel to Oracle Corporation in connection with Oracle's acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Inc. (the Competition Group won the inaugural Global Competition Review award for Matter of the Year for its work on this transaction)
- Counsel to MasterCard in connection with the Competition Bureau's challenge to its Operating Rules
- Counsel to Novartis in connection with its acquisition of a majority ownership interest in Alcon
- Counsel to The Coca Cola Company in connection with its acquisition of Coca-Cola Enterprises
- Counsel to Kraft Canada in connection with its acquisition of Cadbury
- Counsel to Live Nation Inc. in its merger with Ticketmaster
- Representing clients in connection with criminal investigations and class actions in numerous industries including air cargo, DRAM, hydrogen peroxide, chocolate, autoparts and retail gasoline
Publications/Presentations Highlights:
- Campbell, Merger Law and Practice: The Regulation of Mergers Under the Competition Act (Carswell) (author)
- Musgrove, Fundamentals of Canadian Competition Law , CBA/Carswell, (1st and 2nd editions) 2007/2010 (general editor)
- Low and Halladay, Cartel Enforcement in Canada (forthcoming, Carswell) (authors)
- Rowley & Baker, International Mergers – the Antitrust Process (Sweet & Maxwell) (co-authors and editors)
- Markowitz, Manuel de droit de la concurrence (Les Éditions Yvon Blais) (co-author)
- Young and Fraser, Canadian Advertising & Marketing Law (co-author)