Competition/Antitrust, Investment and Trade
MLT Aikins has a broad range of experience dealing with matters relating to Canadian competition/antitrust, foreign investment and trade laws. We are a nationally and internationally recognized practice, including by leading publications Chambers Canada and Chambers Global.
Our team will help you to understand and comply with these regulatory regimes so that you can focus on running your business. For trade associations or industry groups, compliance issues are always a concern.
Our lawyers have the experience to assess what issues are relevant to businesses and trade associations and create a plan of action to address them. Whether your concerns are ongoing compliance issues or regulatory issues that arise when buying, selling or starting a business in Canada, MLT Aikins can help.
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Our competition/antitrust law practice focuses on:
- Supporting business through the Competition Bureau’s merger notification and review process, including responses to Supplementary Information Requests (SIRs) and court orders under section 11 of the Competition Act
- Defending businesses and trade associations in connection with the civil provisions and related investigations under the Competition Act, including its abuse of dominance, refusal to deal, price maintenance and deceptive marketing provisions
- Advising businesses and trade associations on compliance issues under the criminal and civil provisions of the Competition Act, including the development of readiness protocols with respect to possible inquires or investigations by the Competition Bureau
- Working with businesses and trade associations on complaints or private rights of action against other market participants
Our foreign investment law practice focuses on:
- Supporting foreign investors and Canadian businesses with the notification and review regimes of the Investment Canada Act, including national security and cultural sector review regimes
- Working with investors and Canadian businesses on structuring and risk mitigation
- Advising investors and Canadian businesses regarding sector-specific foreign investment regimes (e.g. uranium production, telecommunications, financial institutions, etc.)
Our trade law practice focuses on:
- Representing businesses in trade remedy proceedings, including anti-dumping/countervailing duties, safeguard measures and retaliatory tariffs
- Advising businesses regarding government communications and security, including access to information requests and lobbying registration compliance
- Advising businesses in connection with internal investigations and preventative compliance, including foreign anti-corruption, economic sanctions, export controls and controlled goods
MLT Aikins also has the depth of knowledge to assist domestic and international clients in communications law matters, including telecommunications licensing, broadcasting licensing, spectrum management, foreign ownership restrictions, policy matters and competitive disputes before Canadian courts and regulatory bodies such as the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) and Ad Standards Canada.
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