Corporate Counsel & Compliance

Mandate

The Corporate Counsel and Compliance Committee deals with competition law issues of interest for in-house lawyers and aims to help develop and sustain the legal and practical skills of in-house counsel in substantive and procedural aspects of competition law and policy, including in particular all competition compliance matters.

Upcoming Committee Events

Watch for details of upcoming sessions

Past Events

Unpacking the Process: A Brown Bag Session on 4 Ways to Challenge False Advertising launch (March 27, 2024)

Marketing & Advertising – Practical Guidance & Compliance Best Practices for In-House Counsel launch (September 18, 2023)

Competition Compliance in the Digital World: Algorithms, AI and Emerging Technologies launch (February 3, 2022)

Emerging Issues in Marketing and Advertising Law launch (February 1, 2022)

Online Reviews - The Next Frontier launch (December 6, 2021)

Corporate Counsel and Compliance Committee Roundtable: Recent Developments in the U.S. Department of Justice's Approach to Crediting Competition Law Compliance Programmes launch (March 3, 2020)

Competition Law Compliance 101: Building a robust program for your organization launch (December 12, 2019) Recording available upon request

Loi canadienne anti-pourriel (LCAP) : Présentation conjointe sur la conformité et l’application de la loi launch (June 6, 2019)
(Program available only in French)

Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL): A joint presentation on compliance and enforcement launch (November 20, 2018)

Compliance Training – an Essential Element to Having a Credible and Effective Compliance Program launch (May 23, 2018) Recording available upon request

Compliance in a Digital World: The Changing Role of In-House Counsel launch (February 22, 2018)

Management Buy-in: The Underpinning of Successful Compliance Programs (May 16, 2017)

Competition Litigation: Trends and Tactics (March 7, 2017) Recording available upon request

CBA Competition Law / ABA Antitrust Law joint Consumer Protection Conference launch (February 2, 2017)

Is Collaboration Key to Innovation? (December 6, 2016) Recording launch

Member Input

Ideas for program topics and other feedback to assist the committee in meeting members’ needs can be forwarded to the Committee Chair, Megan MacDonald.

Become a Committee Member

Any member of the Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section can become involved in this committee through participation in the committee listserv. Join online launch.

Committee Executive