With offices across Canada, McMillan LLP advises on high-stakes competition litigation, in addition to large mergers and transactions. Practice co-head Neil Campbell has a proven track record in cartel cases and merger clearances under the Competition Act and ICA. He leads the group alongside James Musgrove, who stands out for his work advising on class actions. Joshua Chad is another active member of the team, has a notable emphasis on cartels and price fixing defence.
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Key clients
- Bunge
- Apple
- Meta / Facebook
- FTAI Aviation
- Mastercard
- Westlake Corporation
- “K” Line (Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd.)
- Continental Tire
- Symrise Inc.
- Conexus Credit Union
- Assiniboine Credit Union
- Viatris (formerly Mylan Pharmaceuticals)
Work highlights
Acted as Canadian counsel in Bunge’s $34bn merger with Viterra to create an innovative global agribusiness positioned to meet increasingly complex market demands
Acting for Meta in a proposed class action in the Federal Court of Canada against Meta and Google alleging a conspiracy and bid-rigging for digital display advertising, which was struck in October 2024.
Representing Apple Inc. and Apple Canada Inc. in a class action claim seeking to re-characterize the monopolization cases against Google in the US related to internet advertising and search engines.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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James Musgrove
Practice head
Neil Campbell; James Musgrove
Other key lawyers
Joshua Chad