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Omar Wakil

A leading lawyer in his field, Omar has deep understanding of competition law and foreign investment matters and extensive experience that spans industries, giving clients creative, tailored advice across business-critical transactions, discrete matters and investigations. Omar advises domestic and international clients on all aspects of competition law and foreign investment. In particular, he provides strategic advice to firms involved in mergers, cartel and abuse of dominance investigations under the Competition Act. In his foreign investment review practice, Omar advises clients on net benefit and national security reviews under the Investment Canada Act. He has represented numerous foreign investors, including state-owned enterprises, as well as domestic targets in acquisition transactions. Omar works with clients active in a wide range of business sectors, including automotive parts, agricultural products, chemicals, consumer products, energy, financial services, grocery retailing, manufacturing, media, metals and mining, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications and transportation. · Torys

CanadaCompetition & Antitrust, Foreign Investment

About

Omar Wakil is a leading lawyer advising domestic and international clients on competition law and foreign investment, including merger reviews, cartel and abuse of dominance investigations under the Competition Act, and net benefit and national security reviews under the Investment Canada Act. He represents foreign investors (including state-owned enterprises) and domestic targets across a wide range of industries.

Practice areas

Competition & AntitrustForeign InvestmentMergers & AcquisitionsInvestigations

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Expertise

Investment Canada Act reviews (net benefit and national security)Merger controlCartel and abuse of dominance investigationsAutomotive partsAgricultural productsChemicalsConsumer productsEnergyFinancial servicesGrocery retailingManufacturingMediaMetals & miningPharmaceuticalsTelecommunicationsTransportation

Admissions

  • Ontario Bar, 1996
  • Non-practising member, Law Society of England and Wales