Mar. 27, 2024 - Substantial amendments to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) were enacted on March 22, 2024, with the passing of Bill C-34, the National Security Review of Investments Modernization Act. These amendments, long in the works, will come into effect on a date to be fixed by Cabinet. It...
Eight Davies Lawyers Recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Competition 2021
Who’s Who Legal and Global Competition Review have named Davies lawyers George N. Addy, Anita Banicevic, John Bodrug, Sandra A. Forbes, Mark C. Katz, Elisa K. Kearney and Charles Tingley among the world’s best competition and antitrust practitioners in the 2021 edition of Who’s Who Legal: Competition. The guide also named Jim Dinning as a Future Leader.
Internationally known as first in its class, our competition team is consistently at the heart of the most complex multinational mergers and litigation. Recent highlights include advising:
- S&P Global Inc. on Canadian regulatory matters in connection with its C$44-billion all-stock merger with IHS Markit Ltd.;
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. in its US$39-billion sale to AstraZeneca plc., the largest biopharma acquisition of 2020; and
- Denso Corporation in defence of dozens of cross-border class actions alleging collusion in the auto parts industry, the largest antitrust investigation in history.
Who’s Who Legal: Competition features the top competition lawyers across the globe as determined by comprehensive, independent surveys of both clients and peers.
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