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About Jonathan

A skilled and trusted advisor, Jonathan is highly respected by his clients who look to him to navigate their complex competition, antitrust and foreign investment needs.

As a Partner in our Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group, Jonathan is known for his expertise in advising clients on competition, antitrust and Investment Canada Act review clearances for their mergers and acquisitions. He has advised on some of the most complex and high-stakes domestic and global mergers across a diverse array of industries.

Jonathan is also a trusted advisor to those seeking advice regarding compliance with the Competition Act (such as trade practices, advertising, competitor collaborations) and the Investment Canada Act, including national security. Additionally, he acts for clients in investigations and litigation relating to the Competition Act.

Jonathan also advises on a variety of communications law topics, such as telecommunications, broadcasting and spectrum management.

He recently completed a two-year secondment at the Canadian Competition Bureau with the Competition Bureau Legal Services of the Department of Justice. While there, he litigated major merger cases in the telecommunications sector and waste management industry on behalf of the Commissioner of Competition.

Select Experience

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.
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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