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Partner of the fi rm and Chair of its Competition & Antitrust Law Practice Group, Kev-
in Wright practices civil litigation, with particular emphasis on competition and intellec-
tual property law. He has appeared before various courts and tribunals, including the
Competition Tribunal and the Supreme Court of Canada, in competition cases. He has
advised and represented businesses, individuals, trade associations and public bodies with
respect to competition law issues involving cartel investigations, class-action defense, ac-
quisitions, pre-notifi cation fi lings, compliance programs, franchising and distribution,
commercial agreements, and marketing and trade practices. He is a Vice-chair of the Eco-
nomics and Law Committee of the Canadian Bar Association's National Competition
Law Section, and Adjunct Professor at the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law
(teaching competition law). Wright is recognized in the International Who's Who of Busi-
ness Lawyers (Competition Lawyers & Economists) and e Canadian Legal Lexpert®
Directory (Competition Law).
Co-chair of the fi rm's Competition and Foreign Investment Review Group. Advises do-
mestic/international clients on all aspects of competition law and on foreign investment
reviews under the Investment Canada Act. Author of the Annotated Competition Act and
Annotated Investment Canada Act, speaks frequently at universities and professional con-
ferences in Canada and abroad and is the Chair of the Foreign Investment Review Com-
mittee of the CBA's National Competition Law Section. In 2008 named by Global Com-
petition 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.
Beth Riley practices a wide range of corporate and securities law matters in addition to
competition and foreign investment matters. She advises in respect of mergers and acquisi-
tions, corporate fi nance, corporate governance and continuous disclosure compliance. In
her Competition Act and Investment Canada Act practice, she regularly advises both do-
mestic and foreign clients engaged in mergers, joint ventures and other forms of strategic
alliances in connection with the notifi cation and clearance provisions of the Competition
Act and the Investment Canada Act. She also advises clients in connection with conspiracy
and other criminal provisions of the Competition Act and potentially anticompetitive busi-
ness practices, and in the development of corporate compliance policies and compliance
with such policies. She speaks and writes on competition and foreign investment matters
for the Canadian Bar Association and American Bar Association. Prior to practicing law,
Riley worked as an offi cer in the Mergers Branch of the Competition Bureau assessing
mergers under the Competition Act.
Barry Zalmanowitz is based in the Edmonton offi ce of Dentons Canada LLP. Zalmanow-
itz is a member of the fi rm's National Board and is Co-chair of its National Competition Law
Group. His practice focuses on competition and antitrust law, providing both advisory ser-
vices and representation in litigation and administrative law hearings. He represents clients in
all aspects of the Competition Act, including mergers and notifi able transactions, cartels,
abuse of dominance, and deceptive marketing provisions of the Act. Zalmanowitz also ad-
vises clients with respect to compliance with the Investment Canada Act. Zalmanowitz has
extensive experience representing clients in the Energy and Energy Service industries. Zal-
manowitz taught competition law at the University of Alberta law school for several years.
He was a member of the executive committee of the National Competition Law section of
the CBA from 2003–09 and was Section Chair in 2008–09. Zalmanowitz has attended
ICN meetings as the Competition Bureau's non-government advisor. Zalmanowitz was
called to the Bar in 1980 and appointed Queen's Counsel in 2002.
J. Kevin
Wright
Davis LLP
Tel: (604) 643-6461
Fax: (604) 605-3577
Vancouver
Omar K.
Wakil
Torys LLP
Tel: (416) 865-7635
Fax: (416) 865-7380
Toronto
Y. Beth Riley
Bennett
Jones LLP
Tel: (403) 298-3096
Fax: (403) 265-7219
Calgary
Barry
Zalmanowitz,
QC
Dentons
Canada LLP
Tel: (780) 423-7344
Fax: (780) 423-7276
Edmonton
jkwright@davis.ca
owakil@torys.com
rileyb@bennettjones.com
barry.zalmanowitz@dentons.com
COMPETITION LAW
