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Jonathan Bitran

Jonathan Bitran
Jonathan Bitran Partner | Toronto
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Jonathan has advised:

  • A large chemical company on its multibillion-dollar merger with another leading chemical company

  • A large Canadian energy company on its multibillion-dollar acquisition of a U.S. energy company

  • A multinational food company on its multibillion-dollar merger with a major food processing company

  • A Canadian brewing company on its multibillion-dollar acquisition of a U.S. brewing company

  • A European-headquartered building-products business on its multibillion-dollar merger with a global building solutions company

  • A Canadian furniture retailer on its multimillion-dollar acquisition of another furniture retailer

Awards & Recognition

Jonathan is recognized as a leading competition lawyer by the following awards and publications:

  • Business Law & Regulatory Portfolio Excellence Award, Department of Justice, 2023

  • Readers' Choice Award for Best Business Articles: Mergers, Antitrust Writing Awards, 2022

  • Who's Who Legal: Competition – Future Leaders – 2019–2022

  • Euromoney’s Rising Stars Expert Guide – 2021–2022 (Competition and Antitrust)

  • The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory 2021 (Repeatedly Recommended)

  • Financier Worldwide's Power Players: Future Stars 2020

Professional Activities

Jonathan is former chair of both the Mergers Committee and the Economics and Law Committee, as well as former vice-chair of the Marketing Practices Committee, of the National Competition Law Section of the Canadian Bar Association.

Jonathan taught Canadian competition law and policy at Western University Law School.

He is a member of the Law Society of Ontario, the Canadian Bar Association, the Ontario Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

Publications
  • Author: Competition Chapter
    Franchising Q&A: Canada, Thomson Reuters Practical Law, 2021.
  • Co-author: Allocating competition law risk in merger agreements
    Financier Worldwide, August 2021.
  • Co-author: Allocating competition law risk in merger agreements
    Financier Worldwide, August 2021.
  • Co-author: Canada Chapter
    Foreign Investment Review, Tenth Edition, Law Business Research, January 2021.
  • Co-author: Canada Chapter
    Foreign Investment Review, Tenth Edition, Law Business Research, January 2021.
  • Author: Competition Chapter
    Franchising Q&A: Canada, Thomson Reuters Practical Law, 2021.
Professional Appearances
  • Panellist: Online Reviews – The Next Frontier
    Canadian Bar Association, December 6, 2021.
  • Panellist: Online Reviews – The Next Frontier
    Canadian Bar Association, December 6, 2021.
  • Speaker: Buying and Selling a Business: A Comprehensive Guide
    Webcast, Ontario Bar Association, September 21, 2021.
  • Speaker: Buying and Selling a Business: A Comprehensive Guide
    Webcast, Ontario Bar Association, September 21, 2021.
Education

Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2012
JD/MBA, University of Toronto – 2011
BSc (Hon., Medical Sciences), University of Western Ontario – 2007
Law Exchange Program, University of Hong Kong – 2010

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