Ms Rebecca Wagner > Torys > Toronto, Canada > Lawyer Profile

Torys
79 WELLINGTON STREET WEST, SUITE 3000
BOX 270, TD CENTRE
TORONTO, ONTARIO
Canada
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Work Department

Competition & Foreign Investment Review

Position

Rebecca’s practice involves all aspects of competition law and foreign investment review. She assists clients on matters requiring Competition Act compliance, including complex merger transactions, reviewable (civil) matters, criminal matters and related inquiries by the Competition Bureau. She also advises clients on compliance with and reviews under the Investment Canada Act. Rebecca’s recent experience includes work on both domestic and multi-jurisdictional merger transactions, matters involving the interface between competition and intellectual property law, advice on compliance with the marketing and advertising provisions of the Competition Act, and competition law compliance programs.

Career

Ontario, 2013

Memberships

Rebecca was a professional beach volleyball player for six years, representing Canada in over 20 international tournaments and training for the Olympic Games. She was also the president, director and co-founder of Dig Deep Inc., a company that she started to campaign for corporate sponsorship for professional athletes and which grew to run corporate wellness events.

Lawyer Rankings

Canada > Competition and antitrust

(Leading associates)

Rebecca Wagner – Torys

The practice group at Torys is well-versed in providing financial, retail, energy and healthcare-sector clients with strategic competition advice for M&A transactions, as well as representing them in competition law disputes. Dany Assaf, Omar Wakil and Linda Plumpton co-lead the practice from Toronto. Assaf and Wakil take care of the range of competition law and foreign investment matters; Plumpton majors on class action defence and competition and securities litigation. Litigator James Gotowiec and senior associate Rebecca Wagner, who handles Competition Act compliance, including complex merger transactions, are additional key contacts. All lawyers mentioned are based at the Toronto office.