We offer a range of services in relation to the conspiracy provisions of the Competition Act and competitor collaborations, including advice in relation to trade association activities, joint ventures and strategic alliances, joint negotiations, joint marketing, joint buying, research and development and other competitor-competitor collaborations and activities. Our services include:
- Application of the Competition Act‘s criminal conspiracy provisions
- Application of the Competition Act’s civil agreements provision
- Structuring agreements and joint ventures to comply with the Competition Act
- Competition law compliance programs for companies and trade associations
- Guidelines for meetings, information exchanges and benchmarking projects
- Application of the Competition Bureau’s Immunity and Leniency Programs
- Applications for binding advisory opinions
Representative Matters
Advising a major mining company on the application of Canadian competition law to mining joint ventures.
Acting for a private plaintiff in a price-fixing and concerted refusal to deal (boycott) civil action against a number of major suppliers.
Acting as Canadian counsel for a U.S. client in a Canadian price-fixing investigation.
Acting as defence counsel in a domestic price-fixing investigation and obtaining immunity for our client.
Advising associations and purchasers on the boundaries of collective negotiation for association member services.
Competition law advice for many trade and professional associations including in relation to the criminal conspiracy, bid-rigging, misleading advertising, abuse of dominance and price maintenance provisions of the Competition Act.
Competition compliance presentations for many trade and professional associations; recent projects include presentations for associations in the real estate, construction and pharmacy industries.
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We provide federal competition and foreign investment law services to clients across Canada and internationally.
For more see: Conspiracy and Competitor Collaborations
OUR BOOKS
The Competition Law Guide for Trade Associations in Canada is a practical and concise summary of Canadian competition law as it applies to trade, professional and other associations.
OUR COURSES
Competition Law and REALTORS®: What You Say and Do Matters was designed by ACRE with the assistance of CREA to help Canadian REALTORS® understand and comply with Canadian competition law.
This course is available
to members of Canadian
real estate boards.
For more information see ACRE