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Cassandra Brown

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Representative matters of public record in which Cassandra has been involved include:

  • WestJet in connection with its C$5.0-billion acquisition by Onex Corporation

  • The Stars Group Inc. in connection with its announced US$15-billion enterprise value merger of equals with Flutter Entertainment Inc.

  • PayPal Holdings, Inc. on its US$400-million acquisition of Hyperwallet Systems Inc.

  • Pembina Pipeline Corporation in connection with its US$9.7-billion acquisition of Veresen Inc.

  • Trican Well Service Ltd. on its C$637-million acquisition of Canyon Services Group Inc.

  • Foster Wheeler AG on its US$3.2-billion acquisition by AMEC

  • Agrium Inc. on its proposed US$38-billion merger of equals with Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

  • Suncor Energy Inc. on its purchase of all of the shares of Canadian Oil Sands Limited valued at C$6.6-billion

  • Agrium Inc. in connection with a series of acquisitions related to its retail agriculture and fertilizer businesses in Alberta and Saskatchewan

  • Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), as Canadian counsel, on its acquisition of 40% of Glencore Agricultural Products (Glencore Agri), valuing Glencore Agri at US$6.25-billion

  • Holcim Ltd on its divestment of North American cement, ready-mix, aggregates and construction facilities to CRH plc

  • Holcim Ltd on its $50 billion merger with Lafarge S.A.

  • Marine Harvest ASA on its acquisition of a significant minority interest in Grieg Seafood ASA

  • Pembina Pipeline Corporation on its US$650-million acquisition of the cross-border Vantage Pipeline and Mistral Midstream extraction plant from Riverstone Holdings and Mistral Midstream

  • Synthes, Inc. on its US$21.3-billion sale to Johnson & Johnson

  • Continental Airlines on its US$6.2-billion merger with United Airlines

  • Nestlé S.A. in connection with its sale of a 52.5% interest in Alcon, Inc. to Novartis A.G.

  • Nestlé S.A. in connection with its acquisition of Kraft Foods Inc.'s frozen pizza business in the U.S. and Canada for US$3.7-billion

  • Nestlé Professional in connection with its acquisition of Vitality Foodservice Inc.

Awards & Recognition

Cassandra is recognized as a leading competition lawyer by the following publications:

  • The Best Lawyers in Canada – 2021–2024 (Competition/Antitrust Law)

  • Who's Who Legal: Global – 2019–2023 (Competition)

  • The Legal 500 Canada – 2018–2023 (Next Generation Partner: Competition and Antitrust)

  • Chambers Canada: Canada's Leading Lawyers for Business – 2021–2023 (Competition/Antitrust)

  • Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business – 2021–2023 (Competition/Antitrust)

  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory – 2021–2023 (Competition Law)

  • Who's Who Legal: Canada – 2021–2022 (Competition)

  • Who's Who Legal: Competition – Future Leaders – 2017–2018 (Profiles the foremost practitioners in the competition community aged 45 and under)
Professional Activities

Cassandra is co-author of Competition and Antitrust Laws in Canada: Mergers, Joint Ventures and Competitor Collaborations and co-author of the Canada chapter of The Foreign Investment Regulation Review, Third Edition.

She was also a sessional adjunct professor of competition regulation at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Publications
  • Co-author: Canada Chapter
    The Merger Control Review, Law Business Research, 13th Edition, 2022.
  • Co-author: Canada Chapter
    Cartels - Enforcement, Appeals & Damages Actions, 10th Edition, Global Legal Insight, 2022.
  • Co-author: Competition Act: Commentary and Annotation, 2022 Edition
    LexisNexis Canada, December 14, 2021.
  • Co-author: Canada Chapter
    The Merger Control Review, 12th Edition, Law Business Research, pp. 128-138, August 2021.
  • Co-author: Canada Chapter
    Cartels - Enforcement, Appeals & Damages Actions, Ninth Edition, Global Legal Insights, 2021.
  • Co-author: Refusal to Deal Chapter
    Fundamentals of Canadian Competition Law, 4th Edition, CBA Competition Law Section, 2021.
  • Co-author: Competition and Antitrust Laws in Canada: Mergers, Joint Ventures and Competitor Collaborations
    LexisNexis Canada, 2020 (Third Edition).
Professional Appearances
Education

Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2009
LLB/BCL, McGill University – 2008
BComm, University of Alberta – 2005

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