Haven Interactive Studios Inc., 2022

Acted as Canadian counsel for Haven Entertainment Studios Inc., Montréal-based video game studio, in its sale to a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC.

ENGIE, 2022

Acting as Canadian regulatory counsel to ENGIE in the EUR7.1-billion sale of its global multi-technical services division, EQUANS, to Bouygues.

Thales Group, 2022

Acting as Canadian regulatory counsel to Thales Group in the EUR1.66-billion sale of its Ground Transportation Systems Global Business Unit to Hitachi Rail.

Hillrom, 2021

Acting as Canadian competition counsel to Hillrom, a global medical technology leader, in its proposed US$10.5-billion sale to Baxter International Inc., a leading global medical products company.

Ali Holding S.r.l., 2021

Acted as Canadian regulatory counsel to Ali Holding S.r.l. in its US$3.5-billion merger with Welbilt, Inc.

Medline Industries, Inc., 2021

Acted as Canadian regulatory counsel to Medline Industries, Inc., the largest U.S.-based privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare supplies with 2020 revenue of US$17.5 billion, in an investment by a private equity consortium comprising funds managed by Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman.

Knighthead Capital Management LLC and Certares Opportunities LLC, 2021

Acted as Canadian regulatory counsel to Knighthead Capital Management LLC and Certares Opportunities LLC in their successful US$6-billion bid with Apollo Capital Management, LP to acquire Hertz Corp.

Tech Data Corporation and Apollo Global Management, Inc., 2021

Acting as Canadian competition counsel to Tech Data Corporation and Apollo Global Management, Inc. in Tech Data's proposed $7.2-billion merger with SYNNEX Corporation to create the world's largest IT distributor.

Ceská zbrojovka Defense SE, 2021

Acted as Canadian counsel for Ceská zbrojovka Group SE (CZG), a firearms manufacturer based in the Czech Republic, in its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding equity interest in Colt Holding Company LLC, the parent company of the storied U.S. firearms manufacturer Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC, as well as its Canadian subsidiary, Colt Canada Corporation.

WESCO International Inc., 2021

Acted for WESCO International Inc. in the sale of its legacy WESCO Utility business in Canada to Rexel Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of France's Rexel Group.

Wattpad Corp., 2021

Acted for Wattpad Corp., a global multi-platform storytelling entertainment company headquartered in Canada, in its acquisition by Naver Corporation, a public South Korean Internet conglomerate. This transaction is valued at more than US$600 million.

Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., 2021

Acted as Canadian competition counsel for Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., a global biopharmaceutical company focused on rare disorders therapies, in its US$39-billion acquisition by AstraZeneca plc, a UK-based biopharmaceutical company focused on prescription medicines.

TRATON SE, 2021

Acted as Canadian competition counsel for TRATON SE, a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG and a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer, in its US$3.7-billion acquisition of Navistar International Corporation, a leading commercial trucks, buses and engines manufacturer.

WESCO International Inc., 2021

Acted for WESCO International Inc. in the sale of its legacy WESCO Datacom business in Canada to Guillevin International, a Canadian distributor of industrial products.

S&P Global Inc., 2020

Acted for S&P Global Inc. on Canadian regulatory matters in connection with its US$44-billion all-stock merger with IHS Markit.

WESCO International, Inc., 2020

Acted as Canadian competition counsel to WESCO International, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based distributor of electrical, industrial, and communications products, in its US$4.5-billion acquisition of Anixter International Inc.

Google LLC, 2020

Acted for Google LLC on competition matters relating to its acquisition of Fitbit, Inc., a leader in wearable health-focused technology.

The Blackstone Group Inc., 2019

Acted for real estate funds managed by The Blackstone Group Inc. and their affiliates in Blackstone's $6.2-billion all-cash acquisition of Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust and the separation of its external asset manager, Dream Asset Management.

Total System Services Inc. (TSYS), 2019

Acted for Total System Services Inc. (TSYS), a leading global payments provider, on competition matters related to its US$26-billion merger of equals with Global Payments Inc., to create a global technology-enabled payments company.

HyLife Investments Ltd., 2019

Acted as lead competition law counsel for HyLife Investments Ltd., coordinating global merger approvals in connection with its $498-million sale to CPF Canada Holdings Corp., a subsidiary of Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl, Thailand's largest agriculture conglomerate.

Celgene Corporation, 2019

Acted for Celgene Corporation, an integrated global biopharmaceutical company, on competition matters related to its US$74-billion sale to Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.

Pfizer Inc., 2019

Acted for Pfizer Inc. on competition matters in the combination of its consumer healthcare business with GlaxoSmithKline, one of the world's leading research-based pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, to create a new Joint Venture with combined sales of approximately US$12.7 billion.

TransDigm Group Incorporated, 2019

Acted for TransDigm Group Incorporated, a global aerospace components manufacturer, on competition matters related to its US$4-billion acquisition of Esterline Technologies Corporation.

Barrick Gold Corporation, 2019

Acted for Barrick Gold Corporation in its recommended US$18.3-billion share-for-share merger with Randgold Resources Limited. This complex and multijurisdictional transaction created an industry-leading gold company with the greatest concentration of tier one gold assets in the industry and a diversified asset portfolio positioned for growth.

Nexeo Solutions, Inc., 2019

Acted for Nexeo Solutions, Inc., a leading global chemicals and plastics distributor, on competition and regulatory matters in its sale to Univar Inc. for approximately US$2 billion.

Canadian Chamber of Commerce, 2019

Acted for The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, an intervener, in appeals heard by the Supreme Court of Canada in December 2018 arising from class action proceedings alleging a global, criminal price-fixing cartel in respect of optical disc drives, which resolves the standard for class certification in indirect purchaser cases, and settled long standing issues concerning the applicability of limitation periods to the cause of action under s. 36 of the Competition Act and whether "umbrella purchasers" have a cause of action.

The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, 2019

Acted for the Canadian Chamber of Commerce, an intervener, in appeals decided by the Supreme Court of Canada on September 20, 2019, arising from class action proceedings alleging a global, criminal price-fixing cartel in respect of optical disc drives, which clarified the standard for class certification in competition class actions, and settled long-standing issues concerning the applicability of limitation periods to the cause of action under s. 36 of the Competition Act and whether "umbrella purchasers" have a cause of action.

Return Path, Inc., 2019

Acted for Return Path, an email deliverability firm, in the sale of its business to Validity, a specialist in customer data management.

McKesson Canada and Well.ca, 2019

Advised McKesson Canada Corporation and Well.ca ULC, a licensed producer under the Cannabis Act, on regulatory and commercial matters relating to market access under the Cannabis Act and the distribution of medical cannabis through various channels.

Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc., 2018

Acted for Cooper-Standard Automotive Inc. on competition matters in the US$265.5-million sale of its anti-vibration unit to Continental AG, a German automotive manufacturing company.

Getty family and Getty Images Inc., 2018

Acted as Canadian counsel to the Getty family and to Getty Images Inc. on competition and regulatory matters in the Getty family's acquisition from The Carlyle Group of a majority stake in Getty Images, a global leader in visual communications.

Canopy Growth Corporation, 2018

Acted for Canopy Growth Corporation on competition and regulatory matters in relation to the $5-billion investment in Canopy made by Constellation Brands Inc.

BASF SE, 2018

Acted for BASF SE on competition matters in the merger of its paper and water chemicals business with Solenis LLC to create a global specialty chemical company.

ESCO Corporation, 2018

Acted for ESCO Corporation, the world's leading provider of ground engaging tools for surface mining and infrastructure, on competition matters in its US$1.3-billion acquisition by The Weir Group PLC.

Prysmian SpA, 2018

Acted for Prysmian SpA on competition and regulatory matters in its $1.5 billion acquisition of General Cable Corporation.

Monsanto Company, 2018

Acted for Monsanto Company on competition and regulatory matters in its US$66-billion acquisition by Bayer AG.

Publicly-traded Canadian licensed cannabis producer, 2018

Providing competition, anti-corruption and anti-bribery compliance training to a publicly-traded Canadian licensed cannabis producer.

Airbus SE, 2017

Acted as co-counsel to Airbus SE, a European leader providing tanker, combat and transport aircraft, as well as a global leader in aeronautic, space and related services, in its divestiture of Vector Aerospace Holding SAS to StandardAero Aviation Holdings, Inc.

Axium Infrastructure Inc., 2017

Acted for Axium Infrastructure Inc. in its $540-million acquisition of TransCanada's Ontario solar portfolio, consisting of eight facilities totalling approximately 105 MW of installed capacity.

Rogers Sugar Inc., 2017

Acted for Rogers Sugar Inc. in connection with the $160.3 million acquisition of L.B. Maple Treat Corporation; and the issuance of $69.2 million subscription receipts on a bought deal basis, and $57.5 million of extendible convertible unsecured subordinated debentures.

PSP Investments, 2017

Acted for PSP Investments in its strategic initiatives with Pattern Energy Group Inc., including (i) the acquisition of a 9.9% interest in Pattern Energy; (ii) the joint venture between PSP and Pattern Energy to co-invest in various renewable projects; (iii) the joint acquisition with Pattern Energy of a 51% and 49% interest, respectively, in the 179 MW Meikle wind project in British Columbia and the 143 MW Mont Sainte-Marguerite wind project in Québec; and (iv) the acquisition of 49% of the Class B interests held by Pattern in the Panhandle 2 wind project in Texas.

Whole Foods Market Inc., 2017

Acted for Whole Foods Market Inc. on competition and regulatory matters in its $13.7-billion acquisition by Amazon.com Inc.

Safran SA, 2017

Acted for Safran SA on competition matters in its $8.7 billion takeover of Zodiac Aerospace.

Medtronic plc, 2017

Acted as Canadian counsel to Medtronic plc on competition and regulatory matters in the US$6.1-billion acquisition of its patient care, deep vein thrombosis and nutritional insufficiency business by Cardinal Health.

TIO Networks Corp., 2017

Acted for the Special Committee of the board of directors of TIO Networks Corp., in connection with its $304-million acquisition by PayPal Holdings, Inc. TIO is a North American cloud-based multi-channel bill payment processing and receivables management company.

Reckitt Benckiser, 2017

Acted as Canadian counsel to Reckitt Benckiser, a global consumer health and hygiene company, on competition and regulatory matters in connection with its US$17.9-billion acquisition of U.S.-listed Mead Johnson Nutrition Company, a global leader in pediatric nutrition.

WestRock Company, 2017

Acted for WestRock Company on competition and regulatory matters in its $1.39 billion acquisition of Multipackaging Solutions International Ltd.

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, 2017

Acted as co-counsel for the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants in respect of trademark claims and antitrust defences against certain provincial Chartered Accountant and Chartered Professional Accountant institutes in Federal Court.