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Barry Zalmanowitz is based in the Edmonton office of Dentons Canada LLP.
Zalmanowitz is a member of the Firm's National Competition Law Group. His practice
focuses on competition and antitrust law, providing both advisory services and represen-
tation in litigation and administrative law hearings. He represents clients in all aspects
of the Competition Act, including mergers and notifiable transactions, cartels, abuse of
dominance, and deceptive marketing provisions of the Act. Zalmanowitz also advises
clients with respect to compliance with the Investment Canada Act. Zalmanowitz has
extensive experience representing clients in the Energy and Energy Service industries.
Zalmanowitz 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. Zalmanow-
itz 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.
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 acqui-
sitions, corporate finance, corporate governance and continuous disclosure compliance.
In her Competition Act and Investment Canada Act practice, she regularly advises both
domestic and foreign clients engaged in mergers, joint ventures and other forms of strategic
alliances in connection with the notification and clearance provisions of the Compe-
tition Act and the Investment Canada Act. She also advises clients in connection with
conspiracy and other criminal provisions of the Competition Act and potentially anticom-
petitive business practices, and in the development of corporate compliance policies and
compliance with such policies. She speaks and writes on competition and foreign invest-
ment matters for the Canadian Bar Association and American Bar Association. Prior
to practicing law, Riley worked as an officer in the Mergers Branch of the Competition
Bureau assessing mergers under the Competition Act.
Ed Babin has been practicing complex litigation in Canada for over 25 years. Prior to
creating his own successful boutique firm in 2009, Babin was for many years a senior
partner in the highly ranked litigation departments of two prominent Canadian law
firms. Over the course of his career, Babin has gained significant experience in many
areas, both in individual and class-action proceedings. Babin works in a very broad range
of complex legal areas, and has acted for numerous national and international clients in
competition, contract, securities, corporate governance, oppression, investment advisor,
executive employment, insolvency, consumer, franchise, conspiracy and fraud-related
matters. Babin has also handled numerous cross-border sports-related matters, including
on behalf of several National Hockey League Clubs and the Canadian Football League,
and on behalf of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) in the
Ben Johnson case. Babin earned his law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School, and his
Master of Law degree from the London School of Economics.
Barry
Zalmanowitz,
QC
Dentons
Canada LLP
Tel: (780) 423-7344
Fax: (780) 423-7276
Edmonton
Y. Beth
Riley
Bennett
Jones LLP
Tel: (403) 298-3096
Fax: (403) 265-7219
Calgary
Edward J.
Babin
Babin Bessner
Spry LLP
Tel: (416) 637-3294
Fax: (416) 637-3243
Toronto
barry.zalmanowitz@dentons.com
rileyb@bennettjones.com
ebabin@babinbessnerspry.com
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