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COMPETITION LAW Robert E. Kwinter Advises corporate clients with respect to Competition Act, including conspiracy, bid-rigging, trade association activities, misleading advertising, mergers and other reviewable trade practices. Advises clients with respect to regulatory approval under the Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act. Acted as litigation counsel in cases under various provisions of the Competition Act, including extensive experience in class actions, including DRAM, Air Cargo, Hydrogen Peroxide, EPDM, Chocolate, LCD and Credit Cards. Recently represented Visa Canada as lead counsel before the Competition Tribunal in a contested price maintenance application. Developed a recognized proficiency in the misleading advertising field. Acted as counsel in some of the leading comparative advertising cases in Canada, including Church & Dwight v. Sifto Canada Inc. and UPS v. Purolator. Active contributor to the work of the International Competition Network as a non-governmental advisor. Vice Chair of Competition Law and Policy Committee of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. Admitted to Ontario Bar in 1986. Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP Tel: (416) 863-3283 Fax: (416) 863-2653 Toronto T F robert.kwinter@blakes.com La D. Martin Low, QC McMillan LLP Martin Low is a partner in McMillan's Competition Group. His practice focuses on Canadian and international cartel, merger and abuse of dominance matters. As Senior General Counsel at the Competition Bureau, Low prosecuted the major cartel cases of the 1990s. He also conducted significant merger and abuse of dominance matters in the banking, consumer products, transportation, waste services and intellectual property/ entertainment sectors. Low has represented major corporations in the transportation, retail, chemicals, financial services, engineering and high-technology sectors and defended leading competition class actions. Low provides counseling and policy advice on Canadian and foreign competition laws. He is recognized in the major professional directories for his international expertise in competition law and is a leader in competition law in professional associations in Canada and abroad. Tel: (416) 865-7100 Fax: (647) 722-6743 Toronto T F martin.low@mcmillan.ca John F. Rook, QC Bennett Jones LLP John Rook is a litigation partner at Bennett Jones LLP specializing in commercial, administrative and competition law. Rook appears in courts throughout Canada in commercial and administrative law claims, including most recently in Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Ontario. He is recognized by Chambers Global as "among the most sought-after competition litigators in Canada." He acts for the Commissioner of Competition in mergers and reviewable practices, as well as numerous clients in the private sector in both civil and criminal proceedings under the Competition Act. He writes extensively in his areas of expertise and is a frequent speaker. In the community, Rook is a director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival Endowment Foundation and Chair of the St. Andrew's College Foundation. Tel: (416) 777-4885 Fax: (416) 863-1716 Toronto rookj@bennettjones.com Kent E. Thomson Head of the Litigation Department of Davies in Toronto, with extensive experience in complex, "high stakes" litigation at the trial and appellate levels. Has acted as counsel in a number of leading cases in Canada in a wide range of areas, including commercial disputes, securities cases, competition law and class actions. Has recently argued successfully a number of appeals in the Supreme Court of Canada involving the law of oppression, plans of arrangement, the intersection of copyright and broadcasting law and the law of contested elections. Has also conducted complex domestic and international arbitrations in Canada, the US, Europe and Africa. Recognized repeatedly as one of Canada's leading litigation counsel, including in The Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada. Named Canada's leading competition litigator in 2013 by Benchmark. Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and recipient of Martindale-Hubbell's highest ranking for legal ability and integrity. Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP Tel: (416) 863-5566 Fax: (416) 863-0871 Toronto kentthomson@dwpv.com 70 | LEXPERT • June 2013 | www.lexpert.ca D-00-Bios.indd 70 13-05-16 1:50 PM T F