Don’t Miss the Online Symposium!

Welcome to a New CBA Year

As we kick off the 2021-2022 CBA year, the Section Executive would like to thank 2020-2021 Past Chair, Huy Do, and this year’s Past Chair, Navin Joneja, for their hard work and many contributions to the Section. The Section would not be where it is today without them! The Executive would also like to welcome Dominic Thérien as Secretary for 2021-2022.

CBA Competition Law Fall Online Symposium

Have you registered yet? Join us from wherever you are on October 18-20, 2021 for the CBA Competition Law Fall Online Symposium – Canada’s preeminent event for competition law and policy professionals. This fall’s symposium brings together all segments of the competition law community and many voices from outside it to share knowledge, experience and advice regarding Canada’s competition laws as they apply today, and to discuss how Canada’s competition laws might evolve over the next few years.

Check out the Symposium registration page for full program descriptions. We look forward to seeing you there (virtually)!

Missed the spring program? Recordings are available on-demand.

James H. Bocking Memorial Award Winner

The Section is pleased to announce Shruti Ramesh as the winner of the 2021 James H. Bocking Memorial Award for her paper, “Getting to the Root of India’s Farmers’ Protests: Reflections for Canadian Competition Policy”. The award is presented annually to a law school student or early career lawyer, and consists of a cash prize and complimentary attendance to the upcoming Fall Online Symposium. Shruti Ramesh’s essay will also be published in an upcoming edition of the Canadian Competition Law Review. Congratulations Shruti!

Section Committee Activities

The Section’s 12 committees are gearing up for another busy year of bringing our members engaging seminars and providing accredited professional development opportunities. Stay informed on upcoming brown bag seminars and Section Roundtables by subscribing to any of the Section committee listservs, or join the Section’s LinkedIn group to receive notices for Section events. Listings of upcoming Section events are also available on the Section’s Professional Development page.

Don’t miss the launch of an exciting project by our Digital Media committee next month – stay tuned!

As always, the Section welcomes your involvement:

• Submit a paper to the Canadian Competition Law Review
• Sign up for a Section committee listserv, present an idea for a brownbag or webinar, or consider organizing a virtual social event
• Join the Diversity and Inclusion Network, aimed at providing mentoring and networking opportunities for members of all backgrounds. The Network’s first event, a panel discussion with Dr. Antara Dutta and Dany Assaf is scheduled for September 27^th at 11:00 am ET. Visit the program page, “Diversity and Inclusion and the Practice of Competition Law” for more information and to register today!
• Help draft advocacy submissions on behalf of the Section, e.g., in response to requests for consultations on draft guidance materials by the Competition Bureau

All the best,

Omar Wakil
Chair, CBA Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section