Michael Laskey

First Year of Call
Ontario, 2012

Areas of Practice
Competition Law

Description
Mike Laskey is a partner in the Competition & Foreign Investment Group. His practice focuses on the review of transactions under the Competition Act and the Investment Canada Act.

Under the Competition Act, Mike regularly advises clients on the competition law risks of complex and high-profile transactions. Mike leads competition law reviews of some of the most involved transactions in Canada. Mike works with the Competition Bureau to resolve difficult and novel competition issues and negotiate complex remedial agreements. In addition to the review of transactions, Mike also advises clients on compliance matters (including compliance training and internal investigations) and provides guidance on misleading advertising issues.

Under the Investment Canada Act, Mike advises on precedent-setting economic, cultural and national security matters for clients across a broad range of industries. Mike also works with government relations and public relations advisors to secure approval for high-profile and complex transactions.

Professional Activities
Mike is an active member of the Canadian Bar Association (Competition Law Section) and the Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law and is involved in the leadership of the Canadian Competition Law Moot.

Background
Mike is fluent in both English and French.