Alysha Pannu

Alysha is an associate in Osler’s Competition/Antitrust, Foreign Investment, and International Trade Group, focusing on competition/antitrust and foreign investment matters.

In her practice, she advises clients on all aspects of competition law, including merger review, abuse of dominance and compliance matters, and is recognized by Best Lawyers in Canada as “Ones to Watch” for Competition/Antitrust Law. Alysha has extensive experience working on complex and high-profile merger transactions, advising clients on potentially anti-competitive business practices, and providing strategic advice to clients regarding investigations and other compliance matters under the Competition Act . She also regularly provides advice to clients on marketing/advertising law matters.

Within her foreign investment review practice, Alysha advises clients on national security, net benefit and cultural sector reviews under the Investment Canada Act .

Prior to joining Osler, Alysha worked in the Competition/Antitrust and Foreign Investment group of another Canadian law firm. She also worked at the Mergers Directorate of the Canadian Competition Bureau where she reviewed high-profile mergers under the Competition Act.

Beyond her legal practice, Alysha serves in leadership roles in both the Canadian Bar Association and the American Bar Association. She is the current Vice-Chair of the Podcast Programming Committee, and the former Vice -Chair of the Unilateral Conduct Committee of the Antitrust Law Section of the American Bar Association. She also serves as Chair of the Reviewable Matters/Unilateral Conduct Committee of the National Competition Law and Foreign Investment Review Section of the Canadian Bar Association.

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