Toronto (Canada) – Fasken is pleased to welcome Randy Hughes as counsel in the Firm's Toronto office as part of the Competition, Marketing & Foreign Investment group.
Randy is widely regarded as one of Canada's leading competition lawyers. He brings extensive experience advising on competition law and Investment Canada aspects of complex domestic and cross‑border mergers and acquisitions. His practice includes representing clients in proceedings under the Competition Act and before the Competition Tribunal, as well as advising deal teams on regulatory risk in high‑stakes transactions.
Deeply engaged in the global competition law community, Randy serves as an officer in the Antitrust Section of the International Bar Association (IBA) and is an advisor to the Board of Interlex, a global, non‑exclusive network of independent law firms. Through these roles, he has developed strong working relationships with competition and M&A lawyers in the United States and internationally.
Randy's reputation, international perspective, and experience in complex and contested matters enhances the Firm's ability to support clients on competition and foreign investment transactions.
Fasken's Competition, Marketing and Foreign Investment group is widely acknowledged as one of the leading competition practices in Canada and South Africa. Our integrated team advises on all aspects of competition, marketing and foreign investment law and continues to be involved in many of the most significant competition, marketing and foreign investment matters. The group is frequently retained by domestic and international companies and international law firms to provide strategic counsel and representation. With more former enforcers than any other Canadian law firm, a key to our success is the ability to use vast experience and insight to effectively assess regulatory risk at an early stage and navigate strategies to secure regulatory clearance or alleviate the need for regulatory enforcement. Where necessary, our team vigorously and effectively defends regulatory enforcement and litigation.