Lawyer Profile
Elisa K. Kearney
Toronto, Ontario
Overview
A “brilliant antitrust lawyer,” Elisa is known to be “top-notch,” “sharp and hard-working,” and “willing to get down to details.”
Elisa has a broad regulatory practice with a specialization in competition and foreign investment law. With vast knowledge of Canada's regulatory framework, she provides strategic advice on numerous federal statutes to domestic and international clients interfacing with the Canadian government.
Elisa’s broad-based expertise has earned her the trust of leading technology, communications and media companies; retailers; and consumer packaged goods manufacturers.
Elisa regularly appears before the Competition Bureau and has acted as external counsel to the Commissioner of Competition and the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.
Acted as Canadian counsel to Maistros Shiptrade Limited, a company affiliated with the Angelicoussis Group, in its acquisition of Altera Shuttle Tankers LLC from Altera Infrastructure Holdings LLC, a leading shuttle tanker provider in Brazil, Canada and the North Sea.
Acted for Shaw Communications Inc. in the acquisition by Rogers Communications Inc. of all of Shaw's issued and outstanding Class A and Class B shares in a transaction valued at approximately C$26 billion, including debt, representing a significant premium for Shaw's shareholders. This deal won M&A Deal of the Year at the 2024 Canadian Law Awards.
Acted for National Tire Distributors, the Canadian subsidiary of American Tire Distributors, in its sale to Groupe Touchette Inc.
Acted for DigitalBridge in its acquisition (and related bank financing) of Beanfield Metroconnect, an independent bandwidth infrastructure provider serving the enterprise, carrier and multi-dwelling unit markets in Toronto and Montréal over its owned fibre network.
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Bar Information
Called to the bar: 2004 (ON); 2010 (NY); 2013 (ENG/WALES)