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Dominic Thérien

Dominic advises clients on all aspects of competition law, including merger control, cartel defence, abuse of dominance, and advertising and marketing practices. He has solid experience with domestic and international criminal cartel and bid-rigging investigations. He also advises on foreign investment merger review and national security issues arising under the Investment Canada Act. From 2011 to 2013, Dominic acted as Assistant Deputy Commissioner for the Quebec and Atlantic regions with the Canadian Competition Bureau. In his role, he was responsible for criminal cartel and bid-rigging investigations, as well as investigations with respect to advertising and marketing practices. · McCarthy Tétrault

CanadaCompetition / Antitrust, Merger ControlEnglish, French

About

Dominic advises clients on all aspects of competition law, including merger control, cartel defence, abuse of dominance, and advertising and marketing practices. From 2011 to 2013 he served as Assistant Deputy Commissioner for the Quebec and Atlantic regions at the Canadian Competition Bureau, leading criminal cartel and bid‑rigging investigations; he also advises on foreign investment merger review and national security issues under the Investment Canada Act.

Practice areas

Competition / AntitrustMerger ControlCartel DefenceAbuse of DominanceAdvertising & MarketingForeign Investment / National Security

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Expertise

Criminal cartel and bid-rigging investigationsBid‑rigging defenceAdvertising and marketing complianceForeign investment merger reviewInvestment Canada Act / national security issues

Languages

EnglishFrench