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Webcast Evaluation Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Webslides: Cross-Border Investigations and Litigation InfoPAK: Canadian Competition Law Presenter Bios Transcript

Presented by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP

This webcast will provide an overview of the management of a cross-border investigation. The webcast will have a specific focus on cross-border antitrust investigations and related litigation issues involving regulators in the US and Canada, and will draw from the content of the Osler ACC InfoPAK on Competition & Antitrust Law.

Key topics that will be addressed:

•    Potential antitrust offences and risks in the US and Canada, and how to manage them;
•    The differences in investigative/evidence gathering techniques in Canada versus the US;
•    The discovery of misconduct and the need for an internal investigation;
•    The role of in-house counsel and the identity of the client;
•    The structure of the internal investigation and steps to protect privilege;
•    Key differences in the law of privilege in the US and Canada;
•    Managing coordinated immunity/leniency in the US and Canada;
•    Managing regulatory cooperation on both sides of the border;
•    Civil litigation – key differences between the class action regimes in Canada and the US;
•    How to protect the fruits of your cooperation from civil plaintiffs;
•    Recent lessons in cross-border litigation – The Hollinger & Nortel cases.  

 ACC will not seek CLE credits for this webcast

Presenters:

    Christopher Naudie,  Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
    Graham Reynolds, Q.C. Partner, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
    Carla Swansburg, Senior Counsel, Royal Bank of Canada
 

Moderator: 

    Peter Franklyn, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP