We offer a wide range of strategic and efficient Canadian competition/antitrust law, compliance, education and policy services for companies, associations, individuals and government agencies.
Our Canadian competition law services include:
ACADEMIC
Competition law compliance programs and policies; academic, position and policy papers; industry courses and seminars; advocacy and other submissions on proposed guidelines and legislative changes; Competition Bureau submissions; competition law educational materials, papers and articles.
ADVERTISING
Anti-spam legislation (CASL); CASL compliance programs; Competition Bureau complaints; advice under the general civil and criminal misleading advertising provisions of the Competition Act; Internet, new media and social media advertising and marketing; promotional contests/sweepstakes; and sales and other promotions.
We also offer advice relating to specific types of Canadian advertising issues, including performance claims, testimonials/endorsements, influencer marketing and influencer agreements, disclaimers and online disclosures; drip pricing; native advertising; astroturfing; and advertising and marketing related agreements (e.g., influencer, co-sponsor and list sharing agreements).
ASSOCIATIONS
Trade association competition law compliance programs; competition law compliance seminars and talks for association executives; audits and compliance reviews of association activities; Competition Act advice and opinions; vetting trade association meetings, conventions and communications; reviewing association rules, bylaws, policies and voluntary codes of conduct; filing and defending against Competition Bureau complaints and investigations; general competition law and compliance advice; conduct of meeting guidelines; search and seizure guidelines; information exchange guidelines; advice in relation to surveys and benchmarking; and assisting with marketplace and competitor issues.
COMPLIANCE
Competition law compliance programs and policies; competition law compliance guidelines; competition law seminars for companies, trade associations and other organizations; competition law talks and lunch-and-learns for companies and law firms; guidelines for board meetings, conferences and other meetings; conduct of meeting guidelines; search and seizure guidelines; information exchange guidelines; advice for surveys and benchmarking involving competitors; competition law compliance audits; and document retention programs.
COMPETITION LITIGATION
We have frequently worked with litigation counsel in relation to competition law matters. Our counsel may involve advising clients of their rights or defences in regulatory investigations, options and strategies for using competition, advertising or other laws for litigation or working to negotiate settlements or resolve disputes.
COMPETITOR COLLABORATIONS
Advice on the application of the criminal conspiracy (cartel) and civil agreements provisions of the Competition Act to commercial activities; 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; standard-setting projects; buying groups; collective negotiations; trade and professional association activities; and applications for Competition Bureau written opinions.
COMPLAINTS & ADVOCACY
Competition Bureau complaints; advice and strategy in relation to complaints; research and opinions to assess the strength of a Competition Act complaint; advice in relation to dealing with the Competition Bureau; advice relating to Competition Bureau advocacy; drafting and filing advocacy submissions to the Competition Bureau.
CONTESTS
Advice in relation to the application of the Competition Act and Criminal Code to Canadian promotional contests/sweepstakes; CASL (Canadian anti-spam law) advice for collecting consents and later marketing; short and long contest rules and statutory disclosures; reviewing promotional contest marketing and advertising materials; winner releases and companion releases; compliance with the misleading advertising provisions of the Competition Act; compliance with social media sites terms of use; and drafting contest/sweepstakes related agreements (e.g., influencer, co-sponsor or contest indemnity agreements).
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Do you need contest rules and forms for a
Canadian contest/sweepstakes?
We offer a selection of Canadian contest rules and forms for random draw, skill and other common types of Canadian contests (i.e., contest precedents and forms). For more information see: Contest Forms.
CRIMINAL COMPETITION LAW MATTERS
INVESTIGATIONS
Advice in relation to criminal and civil searches; criminal investigations and inquiries; compulsory production orders (section 11 orders); the Competition Bureau’s Immunity and Leniency Programs; search and seizure guidelines; and document retention programs.
PRICING AND DISTRIBUTION MATTERS
REFUSALS TO DEAL
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SERVICES AND CONTACT
We are a Toronto based competition and advertising law firm offering business and individual clients efficient and strategic advice in relation to competition/antitrust, advertising, Internet and new media law and contest law. We also offer competition and regulatory law compliance, education and policy services to companies, trade and professional associations and government agencies.
Our experience includes advising clients in Toronto, across Canada and the United States on the application of Canadian competition and regulatory laws and we have worked on hundreds of domestic and cross-border competition, advertising and marketing, promotional contest (sweepstakes), conspiracy (cartel), abuse of dominance, compliance, refusal to deal and pricing and distribution matters. For more information about our competition and advertising law services see: competition law services.
To contact us about a potential legal matter, see: contact
For more information about our firm, visit our website: Competitionlawyer.ca