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Jason Gudofsky

Jason is the Chair of McCarthy Tétrault’s Competition/Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group. He has over 25 years of experience advising on all aspects of competition law, including mergers, joint ventures and alliances, and both civil and criminal investigations. Significant recent mandates include: Parkland/Husky, Parkland/Pétroles Crevier, Discovery/WarnerMedia, Hitachi Rail/Thales Ground Transportation Systems, NCR/Cardtronics, AstraZeneca/Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Aon/Willis Towers Watson AbbVie/Allergan, Harris Corporation/L3 Technologies, and Walt Disney/21st Century Fox. Jason also advises on foreign investment/national security reviews under the Investment Canada Act, including the following significant transactions: Cineworld/Cineplex, Zijin Mining/Continental Gold, CCCI/Aecon and CNOOC/Nexen. Jason is regularly relied upon to provide risk assessments, internal audits and navigate sensitive matters through the relevant Canadian governmental authorities. Jason previously worked for three years at a leading international law firm in Brussels. · McCarthy Tétrault

CanadaCompetition / Antitrust, Foreign Investment / National Security

About

Chair of McCarthy Tétrault’s Competition/Antitrust & Foreign Investment Group with over 25 years' experience advising on competition law, including mergers, joint ventures and civil and criminal investigations. Advises on foreign investment and national security reviews under the Investment Canada Act, provides risk assessments and internal audits, and previously worked three years at a leading international law firm in Brussels.

Practice areas

Competition / AntitrustForeign Investment / National SecurityMergers & Acquisitions

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Expertise

Competition law: mergers, joint ventures, civil and criminal investigationsForeign investment reviews under the Investment Canada ActRisk assessments and internal compliance auditsRegulatory strategy and engagement with Canadian governmental authorities

Education

  • BA
  • LLB
  • MES
  • Postgraduate Diploma in EC Competition Law