Overview
Josh Zelikovitz is an associate in the Competition and Foreign Investment Group at Goodmans.
Josh advises on all aspects of Canadian competition law, including mergers, behavioural matters and corporate compliance. Josh also advises on mergers subject to the Investment Canada Act and the Canada Transportation Act.
Before joining Goodmans, Josh was a competition law officer with the Competition Bureau, Canada’s competition and antitrust regulator. As a member of the Mergers Directorate, Josh was involved in some of the Bureau’s most significant merger reviews, including in the agriculture, aerospace, natural resources, insurance and manufacturing sectors.
Josh is an expert in merger notification compliance. He previously served as a member of the Merger Intelligence and Notification Unit, advising merging parties and federal public servants on the merger notification compliance requirements of the Competition Act.
Featured Work
Canadian M&A Competition Clearances
- BDT & Company, in its merger with MSD Partners, LP
- Uber Freight, in its USD $2.25 billion acquisition of Transplace
- Revera, in its joint venture with Harrison Street in respect of luxury retirement living communities
- Canadian and non-Canadian private equity funds in transactions of portfolio companies
Behavioural Matters
- pharmaceutical industry clients in defence of allegations of agreements among competitors by the Competition Bureau
- a Canadian client in defence of allegations of misleading representations by the Competition Bureau
- a mining industry client demonstrating its compliance with undertakings under the Investment Canada Act
- an agriculture industry client in respect of the competition aspects of a strategic joint venture
Credentials
Credentials
- University of Windsor, J.D., 2015
- Queen's University, B.A., 2010
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- Canada Bar Association
- Ontario Bar Association
Call to Bar
- 2016 Ontario
Insights
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Competition and Foreign Investment
Canadian Guidance on Wage-Fixing and No-Poaching Agreements
The Competition Act has been amended to include a new criminal offence for employers that enter into agreements to fix wages, or that agree not to solicit or hire each other’s employees. The amendment… -
Competition and Foreign Investment
Government of Canada to Overhaul National Security Rules of the Investment Canada Act
The Government of Canada has introduced amendments to the Investment Canada Act (ICA) that propose to enhance the government’s ability to review, block or modify foreign investments in Canada on the… -
Competition and Foreign Investment
Competition Bureau to Study Competition in Grocery Sector; Proposes Launch of Merger Registry
The Competition Bureau is launching a market study of grocery store competition in Canada. This comes on the heels of mounting political pressure surrounding increased grocery prices. Market… -
Competition and Foreign Investment
The Public Competition Enforcement Review 14th Edition - Canada Chapter
Michael Koch, David Rosner, Devin Persaud and Josh Zelikovitz co-authored the Canada Chapter of The Public Competition Enforcement Review 14th Edition. The Public Competition Enforcement Review is an… -
Competition and Foreign Investment
The Foreign Investment Regulatory Review, 9th Edition - Canada Chapter
David Rosner, Michael Koch and Joshua Zelikovitz co-authored the Canada Chapter of The Foreign Investment Regulatory Review, 9th edition. The ninth edition is an in-depth guide to the laws…
News & Events
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Competition and Foreign Investment
Goodmans Welcomes Josh Zelikovitz
Goodmans is pleased to announce Josh Zelikovitz has joined the firm as an associate in the Competition, Antitrust and Foreign Investment group. Josh will be a terrific addition to our firm. We…