Julia Potter (she, her, hers) Partner | Toronto

About Julia

Julia is a Partner in our Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. She advises clients on all aspects of competition law, including mergers and acquisitions, criminal and civil investigations, and regulatory compliance matters. She also advises on foreign investment merger review under the Investment Canada Act.

Julia has advised international and Canadian clients on a wide variety of competition law matters, and has been involved in a number of large, high-profile mergers in a variety of industries including financial services, energy, consumer products and manufacturing.

In 2014, she was seconded to a multinational package delivery company, where she worked on a variety of corporate and commercial matters.

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Recent representative transactional matters include:

Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. on its acquisition of Stelco Holdings Inc., a transaction representing an enterprise value of approximately C$3.4-billion
Advent International Corporation on its US$6.3-billion acquisition of Nuvei Corporation, a Canadian fintech payment platform
Royal Bank of Canada on its C$13.5-billion acquisition of HSBC Bank of Canada
Equinix, Inc. on its C$1.04-billion acquisition of 25 data-centre facilities across Canada from BCE Inc.
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated on its US$7.6-billion purchase of Bayer AG's animal health business
Praxair Inc. in connection with its US$33.9-billion combination with Linde AG
Zodiac Aerospace on its US$7.7-billion acquisition by Safran
The Washington Companies on its US$1.2-billion acquisition of Dominion Diamond
Brand Energy & Infrastructure in its merger with Safway Group Holding LLC
Syngenta AG in Canada on its indirect acquisition by an affiliate of ChemChina for approximately US$43-billion
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV in connection with its approximately £71-billion acquisition of SABMiller plc and in connection with the US$12-billion on-sale of the Miller Brands business to Molson Coors
Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV on its US$417-million acquisition of a portfolio of brands and related assets from the Mark Anthony Group of Companies
Holcim Ltd. on its C$50-billion merger with Lafarge S.A.
Standard Life on the C$4-billion sale of its Canadian insurance business to Manulife
Deutsche Bank AG in connection with the C$580-million sale of its Fairview Container Terminal to Dubai Ports Worldree

Professional Appearances

Co-speaker : Five Critical Things Not to Be Overlooked in Real Estate Purchase Agreements
Blakes Business Class Seminar, June 4, 2025.
Co-speaker : Navigating Competition Law and Regulatory Compliance in a Highly Charged Political Environment
Blakes Business Class Seminar, May 14, 2025.
Moderator : Governance in Turbulent Times with Poonam Puri
Canadian Women in Competition Law Event, May 7, 2025.
Speaker : Expanding Merger Control Tools for Non-Traditional Deals and Non-Traditional Theories of Harm
GCR Live: Women in Antitrust Conference, November 12, 2024.
Co-speaker : Examining E-Discovery in Competition Law
Episode 33, Blakes Sound Business Podcast, June 12, 2024.
Moderator : Double Jeopardy? Intersection of Competition Act and Sector Specific Merger Reviews: Financial Services, Telecom and Transportation
Mergers Committee of the CBA Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section Brown Bag, March 21, 2024.

Media Activities

Quoted : Chinese surveillance company appeals Canadian shutdown order
Article by Charles McConnell, Global Competition Review, July 9, 2025.
Quoted : Ontario seeks national security powers over foreign investments
Article by Charles McConnell, Global Competition Review, April 29, 2025.
Quoted : Canada fortifies investment screening framework amid escalating trade tensions
Article by Charles McConnell, Global Competition Review, March 6, 2025.
Quoted : Canada orders two businesses to close after national security review
Article by Charles McConnell, Global Competition Review, May 28, 2024.