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Calvin S. Goldman, Q.C.
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Toronto
Toronto: 416-863-2280
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Cal is Co-chair of the Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group. He began his professional career at Blakes in 1976, after he clerked for Justice Spence of the Supreme Court of Canada. He remained with Blakes specializing in antitrust litigation until 1986, when he was appointed to be the Director (since renamed "Commissioner") of the Competition Bureau in the Canadian government. He returned to private practice in 1990.
Cal's practice covers all aspects of Canadian competition law, including domestic and international mergers, abuse of dominance, cartels, civil reviewable matters and counselling on trade practices, as well as representation in foreign investment reviews under the Investment Canada Act.
SELECT EXPERIENCE
Most recently, Cal has represented:
- Maple Group Acquisition Corporation, as co-counsel in connection with its acquisition of TMX Group Inc. in a transaction valued at C$3.7-billion
- BHP Billiton PLC on its US$40-billion offer to acquire Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
- CTVglobemedia Inc. in connection with its acquisition by Bell Canada for C$3-billion
- Merck & Co., Inc. on its US$41-billion merger with Schering-Plough Corporation
- Nestlé S.A. in connection with the sale of a 52 per cent interest in Alcon, Inc. to Novartis A.G. for US$28.1-billion
- Sinopec International Petroleum Exploration and Production Company in its acquisition of a 9.03 per cent stake in Syncrude Canada Ltd. from ConocoPhillips for US$4.65-billion
- Yellow Media Inc. in connection with its acquisition of Canadian Phone Directories Holdings Inc. (Canpages) from an investor group led by private equity firm HM Capital Partners
- Suncor Energy Inc.'s C$43-billion merger with Petro-Canada
- CTVglobemedia Inc. in connection with its C$1.7-billion acquisition of CHUM Ltd.
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
Cal is recognized as a leading competition lawyer in the following publications:
- Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business 2013 (only Canadian competition lawyer recognized as a "star individual," which is the highest possible ranking and honour he has held for a number of years)
- The Best Lawyers in Canada 2013
- The 2013 Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
- PLC Which Lawyer? 2012
- The 2012 Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada
- The 2012 Lexpert Guide to the Leading US/Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada
- The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2012
- Law Business Research's The International Who's Who of Competition Lawyers & Economists 2012
- Law Business Research's The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers 2012 (in 2010, was among the top 20 "Most Highly Regarded Individuals")
- Law Business Research's Who's Who Legal: Canada 2012
- Legal Media Group's Guide to Leading Practitioners: China 2011
Cal was appointed Queen's Counsel (Ontario) in 1987.
PUBLICATIONS
Co-author:
Canada Chapter
The Cartels and Leniency Review, Law Business Research, pp. 50-67, February 2013.
Author:
Contemporary US-Canada Cross-Border Merger Review: Tradeoffs in Policy Objectives between Harmonization, Simplification and Accountability
European Competition Law Annual 2010: Merger Control in European and Global Perspective, Hart Publishing, pp. 165-173, February 2013.
Canadian Competition Law Review, The Canadian Bar Association, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 522-539, 2012.
Co-author:
Promoting Fairness in Competition Law Enforcement, Lessons from Multilateral Organizations and the Canadian Experience
Antitrust in the Americas Conference, Presented by the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law and IBRAC, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil, June 16-17, 2011.
Author:
Contemporary US-Canada Cross-Border Merger Review: Tradeoffs In Policy Objectives Between Harmonization, Simplification, and Accountability
15th Annual EU Competition Law and Policy Workshop Merger Control in European and Global Perspective, Florence, Italy, November 12, 2010.
Co-author:
Contemporary Canadian Merger Review: New Challenges in Multi-Jurisdictional Transactions
International Bar Association 2010 Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 5, 2010.
Co-author:
The Intersection Between Intellectual Property Rights and Competition Law: A Canadian Primer
Presented at the IBA's 21st Annual Communications & Competition Law Conference, Barcelona, Spain, May 17-18, 2010.
Co-author:
Due Process in Competition Law Enforcement: A Dialogue on Best Practices Between Agencies and Business
International Chamber of Commerce Roundtable, Istanbul, Turkey, April 30, 2010.
Co-author:
The Institutional Design of Canadian Competition Law: The Evolving Role of the Commissioner
Loyola University Chicago School of Law, Chicago, Illinois, September 11, 2009.
PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCES
Moderator:
NGA Contributions to Effective Competition Laws: Practical Examples
ICN 12th Annual Conference, Warsaw, Poland, April 25, 2013.
Panellist:
Stock Exchange Mergers in Canada, the U.S. and EU
Canadian Bar Association 2012 Annual Competition Law Fall Conference, Gatineau, Quebec, September 20, 2012.
Speaker:
Regulatory Implications of a Large Foreign Transaction
Insight Advanced Mergers & Acquisitions, St. Andrew's Club and Conference Centre, Toronto, Ontario, May 30-31, 2011.
Speaker:
What Weight Is and Should Be Given to Hypothetical Entry/Repositioning Arguments?
GCR's Antitrust Law Leaders' Forum, Miami, Florida, February 3-5, 2011.
Presenter:
Contemporary US-Canada Cross-Border Merger Review: Tradeoffs In Policy Objectives Between Harmonization, Simplification, and Accountability
15th Annual EU Competition Law and Policy Workshop Merger Control in European and Global Perspective, Florence, Italy, November 12, 2010.
Presenter:
Contemporary Canadian Merger Review: New Challenges in Multi-Jurisdictional Transactions
International Bar Association 2010 Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, October 5, 2010.
Presenter:
The Institutional Design Of Canadian Competition Law: The Evolving Role Of The Commissioner
Loyola University Chicago School of Law Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, September 11, 2009.
Presenter:
Due Process in Competition Law Enforcement: A Dialogue on Best Practices Between Agencies and Business
International Chamber of Commerce Roundtable, Istanbul, Turkey, April 30, 2010.
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