David Dueck

• Secure Energy Services Inc. on its CAD$2.3-billion enterprise value merger with Tervita Corporation before the Competition Bureau, Competition Tribunal and Federal Court of Appeal

• Tilray, Inc. in connection with its business combination with Aphria Inc., having an implied pro forma equity value of C$5.0-billion (US$3.9-billion)

• Nasdaq, Inc. on its US$2.75-billion acquisition of Verafin Inc., Canada's largest software transaction since 2007

• Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners on its acquisition of Xplornet Communications Inc.

• Fitbit, Inc. on its proposed US$2.1-billion purchase by Google LLC

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

• Sappi Canada Enterprises Inc. on its acquisition of Rayonier A.M. Canada Enterprises Inc.'s pulp mill and related assets in Quebec

• Digital Colony Partners and EQT Infrastructure IV Fund on their US$14.3-billion proposed acquisition of Zayo Group Holdings, Inc.

• Nevsun Resources Ltd. on its C$1.86-billion sale to Zijin Mining Group Co. Ltd.

• Superior Plus Corp. in connection with its C$412-million acquisition of the retail propane business of Gibson Energy Inc.

• Agrium Inc. on its US$36-billion merger of equals with Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

• Superior Plus Corp. in connection with the Canadian Competition Bureau's approval of its proposed acquisition of Canexus Corporation for an enterprise value of C$932-million

• Office Depot Inc. on its proposed acquisition by Staples Inc. for C$6.3-billion

• General Electric on its acquisition of ALSTOM's Power and Grid businesses

David is recognized as a leading practitioner by the following publications:

• Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Canada – 2021–2024 (Competition/Antitrust Law)

• Global Competition Review's GCR FIC 40 Under 40

David is a member of the Canadian Bar Association and is vice-chair of the Mergers Committee of the Canadian Bar Association's National Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section. He is also a member of the Law Society of Ontario, the Ontario Bar Association and the American Bar Association.

• Co-author: Major developments in Canadian Competition Law
  Legal Industry Reviews, Canada, Vol. 2, June 2023.
• Co-author: Canada’s Efficiency Defence: Why Ignoring Section 96 Does More Harm Than Good for Economic Efficiency and Innovation
  Canadian Competition Law Review, Vol. 32, No. 1, May 2019.

• Speaker: Breaking it Down: Calculating and Incorporating Efficiencies 2.0
  CBA Competition Law Section, Toronto, Ontario, March 2, 2021.

Admitted to the Ontario Bar – 2014
JD, University of Toronto – 2013
MA (Economics), University of Toronto – 2013
BA (With Distinction, Hon., Economics), University of Calgary – 2010