Pre-merger notification, substantive merger analysis under new structural presumptions, and Competition Tribunal litigation experience, including contested proceedings.
The 2024 amendments introduced structural presumptions and repealed the efficiencies defence, fundamentally changing the merger review landscape in Canada. Every transaction with a Canadian competition dimension warrants careful upfront analysis.
We advise on pre-merger notification filings, substantive merger analysis, remedies, and Competition Tribunal litigation. Our deal-focused approach integrates competition counsel seamlessly into transaction timelines - identifying risk early and providing clear, actionable advice throughout the process.
Joshua has acted in contested merger proceedings before the Competition Tribunal, including for Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited in its acquisition of grain elevators from Louis Dreyfus Company.
The repeal of the efficiencies defence and the introduction of structural presumptions require a more sophisticated upfront analysis of market share and concentration than was previously necessary. We help transaction teams build that analysis into deal structuring from day one.