Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Subrata Bhattacharjee joins Borden Ladner Gervais, (Feb 6, 2014)
Organizations Mentioned:Borden Ladner Gervais, LLP | Province of Ontario
Leading antitrust and competition attorney Subrata Bhattacharjee has joined Borden Ladner Gervais (BLG) as a partner and national vice-chair of the firm’s Competition and Foreign Investment Review Group, the firm recently announced. Bhattacharjee is based in the firm’s Toronto office. His experience in competition and foreign investment matters is expected to strengthen the firm’s antitrust and competition practice.
Bhattacharjee focuses his practice in the area of antitrust, foreign investment, and regulatory litigation. He routinely provides advice on major international and domestic cartel investigations, merger clearance and other matters under the Competition Act, including class actions relating to the same. He also carries on an extensive foreign investment practice and advises non-Canadian investors on Canadian foreign investment issues. He has appeared as counsel in all levels of courts in the Province of Ontario, the Federal Court and the Supreme Court of Canada.
He has consistently been recognized as one of Canada’s leading competition/foreign investment lawyers in Chambers Global, International Who’s Who of Competition Lawyers and Economists, Lexpert and other major peer surveys. Prior to joining BLG, Bhattacharjee was a partner in the Toronto office of Heenan Blaikie where he was head of the firm’s competition and foreign investment practice.
“We are delighted to have Subrata join our growing competition law practice,” said Sean Weir, national managing partner and CEO of BLG. “His unique background and international experience is an asset to our current client base and will prove to be a strong addition to our group as they continue to build the practice on a national and international basis.”
Borden Ladner Gervais LLP is a full-service law firm focusing on business law, commercial litigation and intellectual property solutions for our clients. With more than 750 attorneys, intellectual property agents and other professionals in six Canadian cities, BLG assists clients with their legal needs, from major litigation to financing and patent registration.
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