David Vaillancourt Speaks at CBA Competition Conference
Affleck Greene McMurtry partner David Vaillancourt recently appeared as a panelist at the Canadian Bar Association’s 2024 Fall Competition Law Conference. The conference touched on numerous recent amendments to the Competition Act. David presented on a panel called “Scholars’ Panel – How to Calculate the “Benefit Derived” from Anticompetitive Conduct?” He argued that the compensation under the new private right of access for abuse of dominance must fairly compensate competitors that have been injured by anticompetitive conduct. David will be preparing an article for publication on this topic in a forthcoming edition of the Canadian Competition Law Review journal. [more] Full article
WTO Rules Against Canada in Bombardier Dispute
The WTO has recently ruled against Canada in a dispute started by Brazil, which alleges that Bombardier Inc.’s C-Series aircrafts are receiving unfair subsidies from the Canadian government. According to ... [more] Full article
Softvoyage settles abuse of dominance claims
Softvoyage Inc., a Canadian software company that produces content management software used by tour operators to create vacation packages and manage inventory, and distribution software enabling the sale of vacation packages ... [more] Full article
Ebooks: 4 settlements and 1 application
Apple and ebook publishers Hachette, Macmillan, and Simon & Shuster have agreed to change how they sell ebooks to settle allegations that they entered into an anti-competitive agreement that reduced ... [more] Full article
Civil Anti-Competitive Conduct Contributors
Masiel A. Matus
Masiel has a broad commercial litigation practice and represents both national and international clients in a variety of complex matters. Masiel has experience litigating cases involving professional negligence, commercial leasing and real property disputes, insurance, contract disputes, shareholder disputes, fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of trust, employment matters and defamation claims.
David N. Vaillancourt
David's practice expertise focuses on all matters of Commercial and Civil Litigation, Competition and Administrative Law. David has acted for clients in a wide range of disputes, including shareholder and partnership disputes, securities litigation, class action defence, proceedings under the Competition Act, employment law disputes, contract disputes, breach of confidence/intellectual property disputes, fidelity bond claims, and professional negligence claims. David has appeared before all levels of court in Ontario, including the Court of Appeal for Ontario, and has also appeared before the Competition Tribunal and the Federal Court of Appeal. David has appeared as lead counsel in numerous trials, hearings, and motions. David has been successful in numerous adversarial proceedings, and also has successfully negotiated the resolution of dozens of cases.
