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COMPETITION LAW
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Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers and International Academy of Trial
Lawyers. Head of the fi rm's Litigation Department in Toronto, with extensive
experience in complex, "high-stakes" litigation. Acted as counsel in a number of
leading cases in a wide range of areas, including commercial disputes, securities cases,
competition law and class actions. Recently acted as lead counsel for BCE Inc. in trial
and appellate proceedings in the Québec Superior Court, Québec Court of Appeal and
Supreme Court of Canada that were decided in favor of BCE (arising from the proposed
C$52-billion privatization of BCE). Named Canada's Competition Litigator of the
Year, 2013 by Benchmark Canada. Recognized repeatedly as one of Canada's leading
litigation counsel by, among others, Chambers Global, ! e Best Lawyers in Canada and
International Who's Who of Commercial Litigators. Named in Canadian Who's Who.
Listed repeatedly in ! e Lexpert®/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers
in Canada. Recipient of Martindale-Hubbell's highest ranking for legal ability and
integrity. Called to Ontario Bar in 1984.
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John Rook is a litigation partner at Bennett Jones LLP specializing in commercial,
administrative, class actions and competition law litigation. Rook appears in courts
throughout Canada in commercial and administrative law claims, including most
recently in Nova Scotia and Manitoba. He is recognized by Chambers Global as "among
the most sought-a er 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 chair of the St. Andrew's College Foundation, and a member of the boards of St.
Andrew's College and St. George's Golf Club.
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Co-head of Torys' Competition and Foreign Investment Review Practice Group.
Author of ! e 2014 Annotated Competition Act and ! e Annotated Investment Canada
Act 2014, speaks frequently at universities and professional conferences in Canada and
abroad and is the Vice Chair of the Foreign Investment Review Committee of the CBA's
National Competition Law Section. In 2008 named by Global Competition Review as
one of the world's 40 leading competition lawyers under the age of 40. Solicitor, England
& Wales, 2003; Ontario Bar, 1996; LLB, 1994, University of Toronto; BA, 1991,
University of Western Ontario.
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Barry Zalmanowitz is a partner of Dentons Canada LLP's Edmonton offi ce and
co-Chair of the fi rm's National Competition Law Group. He advises and represents
clients in all aspects of the Competition Act, including mergers and notifi able
transactions, conspiracy and other criminal provisions, private damage actions,
reviewable practices and misleading advertising. He also represents clients in compliance
with the Investment Canada Act and establishes competition and antitrust compliance
programs and policies. Barry has been competition law counsel in many signifi cant
transactions providing pre-transaction advice, compliance with pre-notifi cation fi lings
and obtaining clearances from the commissioner of competition. He is experienced in
representing clients in contested merger proceedings and defense of clients in criminal
cartel prosecutions and deceptive marketing proceedings.
Kent E.
Thomson
Davies Ward
Phillips &
Vineberg LLP
Tel: (416) 863-5566
Fax: (416) 863-0871
Toronto
John F.
Rook, QC
Bennett
Jones LLP
Tel: (416) 777-4885
Fax: (416) 863-1716
Toronto
Omar K.
Wakil
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-0040
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
Barry
Zalmanowitz,
QC
Dentons
Canada LLP
Tel: (780) 423-7344
Fax: (780) 423-7276
Edmonton
kentthomson@dwpv.com
rookj@bennettjones.com
owakil@torys.com
barry.zalmanowitz@dentons.com
