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A Guide to Canada’s New Proposed Privacy Law [Alert]

July 25, 2023

Publication - Business, Corporate, Technology, Privacy & Data Security

The Digital Charter Implementation Act would align existing federal privacy laws with global standards by implementing significant new powers and penalties.


Cozen O’Connor Picks Attorney Atoussa Mahmoudpour to Lead its New Canadian Life Sciences & Technology Practice

July 24, 2023

Press Release - Corporate, Health Care & Life Sciences

Atoussa Mahmoudpour has joined its North American Corporate Law group and will chair its new Canadian Life Sciences & Technology practice.


Antitrust Experts Say Competition Bureau Unlikely to Oppose Merger Between Postmedia and Key Torstar Assets

July 11, 2023

News - Antitrust & Competition

Michael Osborne was quoted in a Toronto Star article discussing the concern about the Toronto Star and Postmedia deal reducing competition in the media sector.


Regulation of Foreign Investment in Canada

July 06, 2023

Publication - Antitrust & Competition

Michael Osborne contributed a Practice Note to Thomson Reuters Practical Law, discussing the legal regime governing foreign investment companies and industries in Canada.


Canada Cartels 2023 [Chambers Global Practice Guide]

June 22, 2023

Publication - Antitrust & Competition, Commercial Litigation

Michael Osborne and Samuel Bogetti contributed the Canada chapter to the Chambers Cartels 2023 Guide.


Are Canada’s Competition Laws Outdated? Some Say It’s Time for Change

June 02, 2023

News - Antitrust & Competition

Michael Osborne was quoted in a CBC News article discussing the Commissioner of Competition Matthew Boswell’s efforts to reform Canada’s competition laws.


Lawsuit Over Cineplex’s Online Booking Fee Will Be an Uphill Battle for Competition Bureau

May 25, 2023

News - Antitrust & Competition

In a video interview with BNN Bloomberg, Michael Osborne, chair of the firm’s Canadian Competition Practice, discussed the Competition Bureau and Cineplex lawsuit over the theatre’s online ticket prices.


Glencore’s Bid for Teck Spurs Call for Canada Pensions to Up Domestic Equity Stake

May 16, 2023

News - Antitrust & Competition

Michael Osborne was quoted in a Reuters article discussing Canadian institutional investors wanting to push Canada’s most significant pension funds to limit their exposure to domestic companies.


Michael Osborne Elected to the Canada Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Board of Directors

April 27, 2023

Press Release - Antitrust & Competition

Cozen O’Connor is proud to announce that Michael Osborne has been elected to the board of directors for the Canada Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb).


Lack of Competition Allowing Major Players to Dominate Canada’s Business Landscape, Critics Say

April 10, 2023

News - Antitrust & Competition

Michael Osborne was quoted in a Globe and Mail article discussing critics’ opinions of increasing competition in Canada to fix the economy.


Champagne’s Threat: Can the Industry Minister Really Force Big Telcos to Lower Phone Bills?

April 05, 2023

News - Antitrust & Competition

Michael Osborne was quoted in a Financial Post article discussing Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s threat to seek further legislation and regulatory powers to drive down cellphone bills if they do not get cheaper with Videotron in the mix.


Cozen O’Connor Taps Litigator Andrea Piercy to Lead its Canadian Employment Law Practice Expansion

March 27, 2023

Press Release - Labor & Employment

As chair of the firm’s Canadian Employment Law Practice, Piercy will represent clients in employment law disputes, provide advice relating to employment agreements and terminations, and help clients develop and/or revise corporate-level employment policies and procedures.


Four Cozen O'Connor Attorneys Named to the 2023 Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory

March 14, 2023

Press Release - Antitrust & Competition, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Tax, Trademark & Copyright

Shane Hardy, Michael Osborne, Steven Weisz, and Kevin Zimka were named to the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for 2023.


Cozen O’Connor Continues its Canadian Expansion, Adding a Leading Securities and Capital Markets Team to its Toronto Office

February 01, 2023

Press Release - Capital Markets & Securities, Capital Markets & Securities — Canada, Corporate

Andrew Elbaz and Alexander Katznelson join as members and Zachary Janes and Michael Shafarenko as associates in the firm's Corporate Practice Group in Toronto.


Cozen O’Connor’s Canadian Buildout Continues with the Addition of John Tsiofas as Director of Canadian Operations

January 26, 2023

News

Tsiofas, who previously served as chief operating officer at Canadian firms Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP and Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP, will work out of the firm’s Toronto office.


Rogers and Shaw Win Merger Case at Federal Court of Appeal

January 25, 2023

News - Antitrust & Competition

Michael Osborne was quoted in a Toronto Star article discussing Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications’ victory at the Federal Court of Appeal, which upheld a ruling in favor of their merger.


Rogers-Shaw Deal Gets Lift as Court Rebuffs Antitrust Appeal

January 24, 2023

News - Antitrust & Competition

Michael Osborne was quoted in a Bloomberg article discussing the dismissed appeal by a Canadian appeals court in the Roger-Shaw Communications merger.


Opinion: Industry Committee Has No Business in Rogers-Shaw Merger Review [Financial Post]

January 24, 2023

Publication - Antitrust & Competition

Michael Osborne contributed an article to Financial Post discussing the new hearings held by the House of Commons Standing Committee in the Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications merger.


Supreme Court Unlikely to Want to Take On Rogers-Shaw Case: Competition Lawyer

January 24, 2023

News - Antitrust & Competition

In a video interview with BNN Bloomberg, Michael Osborne, chair of the firm’s Canadian Competition Practice, discussed the dismissal of the Competition Bureau’s appeal seeking to overturn the Competition Tribunal’s approval of Rogers Communications Inc.’s proposed merger with Shaw Communications Inc


Rogers-Shaw, Canada Regulator to Duke It Out in Federal Court Over C$20 Billion Bid

January 23, 2023

News - Antitrust & Competition

Michael Osborne was quoted in a Reuters article discussing the Rogers Communications and Shaw Communications’ appeal, which will be heard tomorrow in a Federal Court of Appeal in Ottawa.

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