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The Law Society of Upper Canada
Toronto, Ontario
Thursday, February 26, 2015
1:35 - 2:15 pm: Competition Law Primer
Speaker: Michael Koch, Partner, Goodmans LLP
This session will cover the Competition Bureau’s approach to misleading advertising and marketing and abuse of dominance.
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