Charles brings a combination of expert knowledge in competition law and enforcement agency experience to his practice. He advises on Canadian competition and foreign investment review law, including mergers, abuse of dominance, cartel investigations, misleading advertising and general compliance matters.

Charles has significant expertise in securing competition and foreign investment approvals for complex M&A transactions. He also assists clients in major competition litigation and in negotiating resolutions with the Competition Bureau.

He brings a unique understanding of enforcement agency concerns to his clients’ matters. Before rejoining us in 2012, he was Deputy General Counsel of the New Zealand Commerce Commission, where he managed the Commission’s major litigation portfolio and acted as counsel in a variety of complex competition proceedings.

Charles holds leadership positions within the Canadian and American Bar Associations. He launched and co-hosts the Counterfactual podcast produced by the CBA’s Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section, and serves as vice-chair of the Unilateral Conduct Committee of the American Bar Association’s section of Antitrust law. He is a board member of the children’s Ready, Set, Play.

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