Lawyer Profile
Brian A. Facey
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Brian is a Partner and past Chair of the Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group, widely regarded as one of the leading competition law practices in Canada and recently named Competition Regional Firm of the Year – Americas by Global Competition Review.
Clients note that Brian is "the top competition lawyer in Canada, who would rank among the best antitrust practitioners globally", a "leader" in the market and a "strong advocate with fantastic client skills".
Brian is past chair of the Canadian Bar Association's National Competition Law Section and was an adjunct law professor for more than a decade. His treatises have been cited by all levels of courts in Canada, including the Supreme Court of Canada.
Brian is a member of the Blakes Executive Committee, and Chair, Strategic Business Initiatives.
Secure Energy Services Inc. on its C$2.3-billion enterprise value merger with Tervita Corporation before the Competition Bureau, Competition Tribunal and Federal Court of Appeal.
Canadian counsel to Intact Financial Corporation on its C$12.3-billion acquisition, together with Tryg A/S, of RSA Insurance Group Plc.
The Jim Pattison Group in the sale of Sun-Rype Products Ltd. to Lassonde Industries Inc.
Intact Financial Corporation on its C$1-billion acquisition of The Guarantee Company of North America and Frank Cowan Company Limited
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 1993 (ON)