Competition and Antitrust Laws in Canada: Mergers, Joint Ventures and Competitor Collaborations, 4th Edition + E-Book

Third Edition cited multiple times in the Competition Tribunal decision Canada (Commissioner of Competition) v Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited.

Since the previous third edition, Canadian competition law has continued to move quickly – through substantial amendments to the Competition Act, evolving views on efficiencies and productivity, and new global trade frictions that will spotlight the role of tariffs and Canada’s status as a small country focused on international trade in merger analysis.

The only up-to-date source on navigating mergers and joint ventures through the Competition Bureau process, Competition and Antitrust Laws in Canada: Mergers, Joint Ventures and Competitor Collaborations, 4th Edition is an essential tool for anyone involved in Canadian mergers and acquisitions (M&A). Brian A. Facey and Cassandra Brown offer superior analysis and pragmatic guidance to in-house counsel, courts, private practitioners, businesses, economists, academics and government agencies.

What’s New in This Edition

• The latest amendments to the Competition Act – new risks and opportunities in merger review and collaboration planning, including how to use productivity goals and remedies to expedite merger reviews
• Tariffs and merger review – when and how tariff regimes should be incorporated into the competitive effects and efficiencies analysis, with practical examples across trade-exposed sectors
• Efficiencies and remedies – how efficiencies have been weighed in contested matters, plus a usable playbook for building or critiquing a modern efficiencies case, including burden, quantification pitfalls and dynamic-efficiency claims
• Designing compliant collaborations that capture value – how to structure agreements so they pursue efficiencies and international objectives within Canadian law, including drafting tips, information-sharing guardrails and governance patterns that will survive scrutiny

Who Should Read This Book

• Corporate/commercial and competition lawyers who must advise their clients on mergers, pricing, advertising and marketing practices
• Any lawyer or expert who advises the Competition Bureau, the Commissioner of Competition and the Competition Tribunal, all of which who must interpret and enforce merger law
• International corporate/commercial and competition lawyers who are engaged to work on mergers affecting cross-border and international (especially U.S.) aspects
• Law students who are looking for authoritative reference materials for competition law courses