Bennett Jones LLP

Bennett Jones LLP‘s practice handles merger and foreign investment review, as well as competition litigation. Leadership of the group is shared between Washington, DC-based Melanie Aitken, who previously acted as Canada’s Commissioner of Competition, and Toronto-based Randal Hughes. Both specialize in global antitrust and competition law, as well as litigation. Additional key contacts include Adam Kalbfleisch, who manages foreign investment review and regulatory matters; and litigator Emrys Davis, who focuses on criminal and civil investigations and class action defences. May 2023 saw the opening of a new office in Montréal under the leadership of office managing partner Pascale Dionne-Bourassa, who handles litigation, including claims involving alleged competition law violations.