Lawyer Profile
Charles Tingley
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
Charles has significant expertise in securing competition and foreign investment approvals for complex M&A transactions. He also assists clients in major competition litigation and in negotiating resolutions with the Competition Bureau.
He brings a unique understanding of enforcement agency concerns to his clients’ matters. Before rejoining us in 2012, he was Deputy General Counsel of the New Zealand Commerce Commission, where he managed the Commission’s major litigation portfolio and acted as counsel in a variety of complex competition proceedings.
Charles holds senior leadership positions within the Canadian and American Bar Associations. He currently serves on the six-member Executive board of the CBA’s Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section. He also launched and co-hosted the CBA Section’s Counterfactual podcast and has chaired numerous CBA Section committees. Charles serves as vice-chair of the Unilateral Conduct Committee of the American Bar Association’s section of Antitrust law.
Acted for Velan Inc. in connection with the sale by Velan Holding Co. Ltd. of its entire holdings in Velan Inc. for C$204 million to Birch Hill Equity Partners.
Acted for Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited in the $240 million sale of Tour Deloitte, a landmark office property in downtown Montréal.
Acting as Canadian counsel for McCormick & Company in its US$44.8-billion merger with Unilever Foods, creating a global flavour leader.
Acted for Oxford Properties Group in its C$730-million acquisition of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board's 50% stake in a C$1.5-billion portfolio of seven class AAA/A and trophy downtown office buildings, three in Calgary and four in Vancouver.
Acted for Bureau Veritas with the EUR$360-million sale of its food testing business to Mérieux NutriSciences.
Practice Areas
Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2002 (ON); 2008 (NZ)