
Overview
Julie Rosenthal is a partner in the Dispute Resolution, Class Actions and Competition and Foreign Investment Law Groups at Goodmans.
Julie has extensive experience in complex commercial disputes, competition law, regulatory/administrative law proceedings, procurement law, white collar crime, internal investigations, as well as domestic and international arbitrations. She has appeared on multiple occasions before the Supreme Court of Canada, the Federal Court of Appeal, the Federal Court and all levels of court in Ontario.
Before joining Goodmans in 1998, Julie clerked at the Supreme Court of Canada for Justice Frank Iacobucci.
Julie is recognized as a leading lawyer by Benchmark Litigation Canada in the areas of arbitration, class action, commercial and competition/antitrust, The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory for corporate/commercial litigation, competition law, and commercial arbitration, The Legal 500 Canada for dispute resolution, The Best Lawyers in Canada in corporate and commercial litigation and competition/antitrust law, and is named among Canada’s best litigators in the Lexpert Special Edition: Canada’s Leading Litigation Lawyers.
Expertise
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Appellate Advocacy
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Arbitration - Domestic and International
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Cannabis
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Class Actions
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Competition and Foreign Investment
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Competition Law Litigation
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Corporate and Commercial Litigation
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Dispute Resolution
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Insolvency Litigation
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Judicial Review
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Mergers and Acquisitions
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Procurement
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Regulatory, Administrative and Public Law
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Shareholder Activism
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White Collar Defence and Investigations
Featured Work
Julie’s representative work includes acting for:
- Atlantic Lottery Corporation as lead counsel on a successful appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, where the Court overturned a certification order and dismissed a class action relating to video lottery terminals
- Cineplex Inc. as lead counsel in a claim for breach of a multi-billion dollar arrangement agreement
- Vancouver Airport Authority as lead counsel in successful defence of an application brought by the Commissioner of Competition before the Competition Tribunal, seeking orders pursuant to section 79 of the Competition Act, as well as on a successful appeal to the Federal Court of Appeal, which resulted in a fundamental change to the law of privilege in the competition law context
- Uber Canada Inc. (and related companies) as lead counsel in various matters, including the successful defence of an application in which the City of Toronto attempted to shut down Uber’s operations in Toronto, and including the defence of a class action alleging an unlawful conspiracy contrary to section 45 of the Competition Act
- a Canadian professional sports team as lead counsel in a proceeding seeking injunctive relief before the Court of Arbitration for Sport
- Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation in respect of procurements relating to its modernization of gaming in Ontario
- Apotex Inc. in respect of a number of judicial review proceedings against the federal Minister of Health under the Food and Drug Regulations relating to an “Import Ban” imposed on certain products
- the Ad Hoc Committee of Noteholders of Sino-Forest Corporation before the Ontario Court of Appeal in a matter involving the interpretation of provisions of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act
- Bell Media Inc. on a reference to the Supreme Court of Canada opposite Canada’s largest cable companies
- one of eight co-accused in R. v. JTI Macdonald, et al., one of the largest criminal fraud prosecutions in Canadian history
- a major Canadian mining company as co-lead counsel in an international arbitration relating to alleged breaches of a private placement agreement
Awards & Recognition
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The Legal 500 Canada Leading Individual, Dispute Resolution: Ontario 2024
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Best Lawyers in Canada Recognized, Competition/Antitrust Law, Corporate and Commercial Litigation 2024
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Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation Recognized, Canada's Leading Litigation Lawyers 2023
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Benchmark Canada Litigation Star 2023
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The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory Recognized, Commercial Arbitration, Competition Law, Litigation - Corporate Commercial 2023
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The Legal 500 Canada Recommended, Dispute Resolution: Ontario 2023
Credentials
Credentials
- University of Toronto, LL.B., 1996
- University of Toronto, B.A., 1992
Professional Affiliations
- Law Society of Ontario
- The Advocates’ Society
- Canadian Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Women’s White Collar Defense Association
Call to Bar
- Ontario
Insights
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Competition and Foreign Investment
Canada Radically Expands Private Competition Law Litigation
The Government of Canada has proposed legislation that will amend the Competition Act (the “Act”) to permit (i) far more private competition law litigation, and (ii) the awarding of significant new… -
Competition and Foreign Investment
International Comparative Legal Guide - Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2023, Canada Chapter
Peter Kolla, Julie Rosenthal and Sarah Stothart co-authored the Canada Chapter of International Comparative Legal Guide - Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2023. The Canada chapter covers common… -
Dispute Resolution
COVID Fall-Out: Ontario Judge Awards $1.2 Billion in Damages to Target Company in Failed Business Combination
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice’s recent decision in Cineplex v. Cineworld offers an interesting contrast to the Delaware Court of Chancery’s decision in AB Stable v. MAPS Hotel and Resorts… -
Arbitration - Domestic and International
International Arbitration 2021 - Canada Chapter
Julie Rosenthal, Brad Halfin and Tamryn Jacobson have co-authored the Canada chapter of Global Legal Insights’ International Arbitration 2021, 7th edition. The publication covers international… -
Arbitration - Domestic and International
International Arbitration 2020 - Canada Chapter
Julie Rosenthal, Brad Halfin and Tamryn Jacobson have co-authored the Canada chapter of Global Legal Insights’ International Arbitration 2020, 6th edition. The publication covers international… -
Dispute Resolution
Supreme Court Opens Door To Claims for Breaches of Customary International Law
In its long-awaited decision in Nevsun Resources Ltd. v. Araya, the Supreme Court of Canada has opened the door to claims for breaches of “customary international law”, a source of international law…
News & Events
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Dispute Resolution
Goodmans Partners Recognized in the Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation 2023
We are delighted to announce the Lexpert Special Edition: Litigation 2023 once again features Goodmans partners among Canada's experts in litigation.Congratulations to our 13 featured… -
Banking and Financial Services
Goodmans Continues to Receive Top Tier Recognition from The Legal 500 Canada
We are pleased to announce Goodmans LLP has once again received top tier recognition from The Legal 500 Canada in their 2024 Guide released today. Recognition from The Legal 500 is based on… -
Competition and Foreign Investment
Julie Rosenthal at the Canadian Bar Association's Competition Law Fall Conference
Julie Rosenthal will be speaking the CBA's Competition Law Fall Conference, as part of their panel for the session "Re-Assessing Adjudication: Revisiting the Role of the Competition…