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Randal T. Hughes

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Co-Head of Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment Practice

Co-Head of Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment Practice | Email

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Randy Hughes is well respected for his extensive experience and credibility with the Competition Bureau and antitrust authorities around the world.

Chambers Canada

"Randal Hughes is 'one of the leading competition lawyers in Canada. He's very responsive and gives very practical advice. We feel we get good value for money and excellent counsel,' say clients. His peers are quick to highlight him as being 'top-notch in cartel work.'"

Randy Hughes is co-head of the firm's competition and antitrust practice. He has successfully handled the competition law and Investment Canada aspects of numerous domestic and international mergers and acquisitions and represented clients before the courts in criminal proceedings under the Competition Act and before the Competition Tribunal in reviewable matters.

Randy represents clients in domestic and international conspiracy investigations and prosecutions involving the Competition Bureau in Canada and other competition authorities around the world. He also represents clients in substantial civil actions, including leading class actions, by those claiming damages as a result of anticompetitive conduct. Randy has acted as counsel for the Commissioner of Competition and for private sector clients in leading merger and abuse of dominance cases before the Competition Tribunal.

Who's Who Legal

"Randal T Hughes is appreciated by clients as 'a guiding light along treacherous paths'. He earns praise for his 'responsiveness and impressive knowledge of the Canadian class action system'."

Randy has also represented clients in high-profile Canadian Commissions of Inquiry. The first was the Dubin Inquiry into the Use of Drugs and Banned Practices Intended to Increase Athletic Performance (hearings held in 1989 and Report issued in June 1990). The second was the Krever Inquiry on the Blood System in Canada (hearings held from 1993 to 1995 and Report issued in November 1997), in connection with which Randy appeared in the Supreme Court of Canada. 

Randy has served as Canadian non-governmental advisor (NGA) at the International Competition Network (ICN) of enforcement agencies Cartel Workshops and Annual Conferences, on the faculty of the ABA/IBA International Cartel Workshops and as a member of the ABA Antitrust Section International Cartel Task Force. He was formerly Vice Chair of the Section's Cartel and Criminal Practice Committee and is currently an Officer of the IBA Antitrust Committee.

Chambers Canada

"Peers have a 'huge amount of respect' for Randal Hughes and clients say: 'He has personality in spades.'"

Randy is widely recognized nationally and internationally in numerous leading legal directories including Chambers Global, Chambers Canada, The Legal 500: Canada, Global Competition Review: GCR 100, Who's Who Legal: Canada, Lexpert/The American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada, the Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory, the Competition Cross-border Handbook, the Guide to the World's Leading Competition and Antitrust Lawyers, and Expert Guides.

Education

University of Toronto, BComm, 1977 University of Toronto, LLB, 1980 

Bar Admissions

Ontario, 1982

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Merger Review
Competition Litigation
Cartel Investigations
Katz Group, in its sale of Rexall Health to McKesson Corporation for approximately $2.9 billion
TRW Automotive Holdings Corp., in the acquisition of TRW by ZF Friedrichshafen AG for US$ 13.5 billion
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP and Alleghany Corporation, as Canadian competition counsel, in the US$11.6-billion acquisition of Alleghany by Berkshire Hathaway
Parkland Fuel Corporation, in its approximately $378-million acquisition of the assets of Pioneer Energy, and the Commissioner of Competition's application to the Competition Tribunal challenging the acquisition of Pioneer's retail gasoline assets in certain local communities
Osisko Mining Corporation, in its response to Goldcorp Inc's unsolicited offer and subsequent agreement with Yamana Gold Inc. and Agnico Eagle Mines Limited to jointly acquire 100% of Osisko's issued and outstanding common shares for total consideration of $3.9 billion
Energizer Holdings Inc., in its US$185-million acquisition of the Stayfree pad, Carefree liner, and o.b. tampon feminine hygiene brands from Johnson & Johnson, Inc.
Safeway Inc., in the $5.8-billion sale of substantially all of its Canadian assets to Sobeys Inc.
Glencore International, in its acquisition of all the outstanding shares of Viterra for approximately $6.1 billion by way of a plan of arrangement and the sale of certain assets of Viterra to each of Agrium and Richardson International for aggregate proceeds of approximately $2.6 billion
Maple Leaf Sports + Entertainment Ltd. (MLSE), in the acquisition by BCE Inc. and Rogers Communications Inc. of a net 75% ownership interest in MLSE from the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan for $1.32 billion
Canadian counsel to TMX Group Limited, in the $931-million acquisition of London-based Trayport Holdings Limited, and its US-based affiliate, Trayport Inc., and its sale of Natural Gas Exchange Inc. and Shorcan Energy Brokers Inc.
Gibson Energy Inc., in the $412-million sale of Canwest Petroleum’s retail propane business to Superior Plus
Holtzbrinck/Macmillan Publishers, in litigation arising from a challenge to the Consent Agreements reached with the Competition Bureau and registered with the Competition Tribunal related to E-books and in class actions that were initiated against Apple, Macmillan and other publishers
Brewer's Retail, Inc., in the successful defence of a $1.4-billion competition class action alleging conspiracy in the distribution and sale of beer in Ontario. The claim was dismissed on summary judgment in March 2018 and that decision and the costs award were upheld on appeal in April 2019

ITWAL Limited, in the successful defence of the prosecution of ITWAL, Nestle, Mars and three individuals in the Ontario Superior Court of Justice for conspiracy to lessen competition in the chocolate products industry under section 45 of the Competition Act. Charges were stayed in September, 2015.

The Bennett Jones' Competition group was awarded Global Competition Review: Behavioural Matter of the Year - Americas for successfully representing ITWAL.

Recent Recognition

Hughes Randal
Recognized as one of Canada's leading lawyers in litigation
Chambers Canada
Ranked Band 1, Competition/Antitrust: Litigators
Ranked, Competition/Antitrust
Chambers Global

Band 1, Competition/Antitrust: Litigators (Canada)
Band 3, Competition/Antitrust (Canada)

Who's Who Legal: Thought Leaders
Competition
The Legal 500: Canada
Leading Lawyer, Competition and Antitrust Law
Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory
Most Frequently Recommended, Competition Law
Best Lawyers: Canada
Recognized for Bet-the-Company Litigation; Class Action Litigation; Competition/Antitrust Law; Corporate and Commercial Litigation
Expert Guides
The Best of the Best (Global)
Competition and Antitrust
Benchmark Litigation: Canada
Recognized as a Litigation Star
LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell
Peer Review Rating
Lexpert/American Lawyer Guide to the Leading 500 Lawyers in Canada
Ranked, Competition
Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Corporate Lawyers in Canada
M&A
Lexpert Guide to the Leading U.S./Canada Cross-border Litigation Lawyers in Canada
Competition Law
Lexpert/Report on Business Special Edition: Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers
Litigation
Lexpert Special Edition—Canada's Leading Finance and M&A Lawyers
Recognized as a leading Finance and M&A lawyer
Who's Who Legal: Canada
Competition
Who's Who Legal: Competition
Recognized globally as a leading Competition lawyer in Canada
Global Competition Review: GCR 100
Competition Law (Group)

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